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Business: Page 357

Business
Continental acquires Zonar; DTNA to retain minority stake
Established in 2001, Zonar pioneered what it calls “smart fleet telematics” in markets that include commercial trucking, vocational and passenger fleets.
October 6, 2016
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Business
Proposed CSA changes open for comment, Q&A sessions begin next week
FMCSA is asking for industry and public comments on the proposed changes to Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores the agency announced earlier this year.
October 6, 2016
An example from FMCSA’s SMS Preview site of a carrier who’s no longer within the intervention threshold in the Driver Fitness BASIC, as outlined by the blue and yellow lines, which represent the old intervention threshold and the new intervention threshold, respectively.
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Business
Feds OK Rhode Island’s controversial trucks-only toll plan
Federal officials have approved Rhode Island’s controversial plan to institute Class 8 truck-only tolls to fund road and bridge repair. The Rhode Island Trucking Association has fought the measure hard over the past year. RITA blasted the DOT’s decision on Wednesday.
October 6, 2016
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Business
Are You CK-4 or FA-4? Find out which new API diesel oil specification is right for you.
October 6, 2016
Business
Gorilla Safety to offer white-label version of ELD application
Gorilla will allow companies to offer its ELD solution under their own brand to their clients without undergoing the arduous development process.
October 5, 2016
Gorilla Safety’s electronic logging device is currently available for iOS and Android devices
Business
SmartDrive expands driver behavior, risk analysis with ‘segmentation’
SmartDrive’s new tool can instantly look across driver and vehicle segments to identify relevant and predictive performance differences for improvement strategies.
October 5, 2016
Reporting tools in the SmartIQ Suite from SmartDrive are able to compare fleet performance to industry peer groups.
Business
Reefer rates dip in September, van and flatbed steady
Spot market rates for van and flatbed segments were mostly unchanged in September, according to monthly rate data from Truckstop.com, while reefer rates fell a dime from the month prior.
October 5, 2016
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Business
DOT, FMCSA aim for zero on-highway deaths within 30 years
The Department of Transportation announced Oct. 5 a new initiative targeting an ambitious highway safety goal by the year 2046: Zero fatalities from on-road crashes.
October 5, 2016
The Road to Zero coalition hopes to accelerate the development of automated vehicle technologies as a means to reaching its goal of zero on-highway deaths, the DOT says.
Business
Crime report: Carrier owner pleads guilty to reincarnating after shutdown, CDL testing scheme busted
A Pennsylvania trucking company owner pleaded guilty to charges relating to the reincarnation of a company shut down by FMCSA, more people were sentenced in a widespread CDL testing scheme and more.
October 5, 2016
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Business
Jet Express’ Kevin Burch named ATA’s next chairman
Burch replaces Pat Thomas, senior vice president for state government affairs at UPS, as ATA’s chairman. He has been the president of Jet Express since 1990 and a CDL-holder since 2008.
October 5, 2016
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Business
ZF withdraws offer in Haldex acquisition
With total a shareholding in Haldex of 21.67 percent, ZF is the larggest shareholder in Haldex.
October 5, 2016
Business
Cummins begins production of 2017 X15 engine
The X15 introduces two configurations with both available in limited production for the rest of the year.
October 5, 2016
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Business
September truck orders hit lowest mark in 7 years
Last month’s mark is a 2 percent drop from August and was the worst month of September since 2009.
October 4, 2016
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Business
Sessions focusing on driver recruiting, trucking regs, fuel economy and more highlight CCJ’s Fall Symposium
Fall Symposium will be held Nov. 14-16 in Scottsdale, Ariz., and will feature breakout sessions focusing on business and management, equipment and maintenance, and safety and technology.
October 4, 2016
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Business
ATA panel: the future of trucking is ‘liquidity and automation’
The panel agreed driverless trucks are coming, but did not provide a specific timeframe as to when that would happen. Uber is already in hot pursuit.
October 4, 2016
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Business
FMCSA offering preview of carriers’ CSA scores under proposed changes, seeks industry feedback
The key changes proposed to CSA and its Safety Measurement System percentile rankings (and now available for preview) include lowering intervention thresholds in some SMS categories/BASICs, raising the threshold in one BASIC and increasing the number of crashes needed before carriers’ register a Crash Indicator BASIC rating.
October 4, 2016
An example from FMCSA’s SMS Preview site of a carrier who’s no longer within the intervention threshold in the Driver Fitness BASIC, as outlined by the blue and yellow lines, which represent the old intervention threshold and the new intervention threshold, respectively.
Business
Industry orgs launch new parking app to help drivers find open spaces
When the app is opened, it gives the user the option to search for parking spaces within a certain distance of their current location, up to 250 miles, or to search by state or along an interstate.
October 4, 2016
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Business
Volvo rolling out Active Driver Assist platform
Volvo currently is the only OEM to fully integrate the system into its Driver Information Display.
October 4, 2016
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