Con-way Freight

Rolling the Dice

Accident-prevention technologies bring visibility, control The most minor of accidents involving one of your drivers still can cause great financial pain – even if it wasn’t your driver’s fault. Property damage, injuries, legal fees and other incidentals often will exceed the cost for technology that might ...

By Aaron Huff Published January 1, 2012

Market Watch

Too much of a bad thing? The driver shortage actually might become a problem By Avery Vise Perhaps the biggest open secret in trucking is that everyone wants a driver shortage. Actually, what you really want is for all of your competitors to face a shortage while you ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 4, 2011

Journal

FMCSA wants EOBRs for interstate carriers Plan would apply to all carriers that use logbooks All interstate commercial truck and bus carriers that now use records of duty status (RODS) to track compliance with hours-of-service regulations would have to use electronic onboard recorders under a proposed regulation ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 6, 2011

Journal

ATA slams lastest hours proposal FMCSA leaning toward 10-hour driving time limit The American Trucking Associations said the Obama administration missed the mark in many ways with the latest hours-of-service rewrite. Bill Graves, ATA president and chief executive officer, described the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 13, 2011

Law

Are you working your CSA numbers? Vicarious liability has shippers, brokers worrying By Henry Seaton Q We are a motor carrier and operate about three dozen over-the-road trucks, including company equipment and owner-operators. We are heavily dependent on brokers for backhaul freight to service our hometown shipper. We ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 8, 2010

Safety

Con-way Freight invests in safety Company rolls out advanced technologies Following its participation in a major study of integrated safety technologies, Con-way has put into service nearly 1,300 new Freightliner Cascadia 2010-model tractors equipped with an integrated suite of advanced driver alert and truck control technologies. The ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 15, 2010

Journal

ATA objects to HOS documents policy Group asks court to resume lawsuit proceedings The American Trucking Associations last month asked a federal appeals court to resume consideration of its lawsuit to force the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue long-overdue regulations governing supporting documents for hours-of-service ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 13, 2010

FMCSA delays full CSA 2010 rollout and more

FMCSA delays full CSA 2010 rollout Carriers now have access to data for new program The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pulled back on its original plan to implement its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program in July, but the agency has given motor carriers access to ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2010

Safety

States get help with distracted driving DOT’s sample bill to aid in legislative bans The U.S. Department of Transportation in late February unveiled sample legislation to be used as a starting point for states crafting new laws to prohibit texting while driving, the latest step in its ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 1, 2010