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Highway bill, CSA, cross-border trucking on MCSAC meeting agenda
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee will meet Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 27-29, to discuss the recently enacted highway funding bill, the agency’s Compliance Safety Accountability program, cross-border trucking and motorcoach hours of service. On Monday, Aug. 27, MCSAC will be provided with briefings on the major motor carrier safety provisions of […]
August 3, 2012
Business
CDL holders may not have to report out-of-state traffic convictions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed to eliminate the requirement for certain commercial driver’s license holders to report an out-of-state traffic conviction to his state of licensure. Current regulations require both CDL holders and states with certified CDL programs to report a CDL holder’s out-of-state traffic conviction to the driver’s state of licensure. […]
July 31, 2012
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NHTSA seeks comments on Vehicle Lighting Performance Technical Report
NHTSA has requested comments on the general approaches and specific technical merits presented in a technical report that evaluates new approaches for the regulation of motor vehicle lighting performance. The report, “Feasibility of New Approaches for the Regulation of Motor Vehicle Lighting Performance,” identifies several potential opportunities for performance requirements in the following areas: headlighting […]
July 26, 2012
Business
FMCSA distorted data to justify hours rule, ATA argues
In a brief filed Tuesday, July 24, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the American Trucking Associations argued that the latest changes to the hours-of-service rules add tremendous cost to the economy and undue burden onto drivers while providing minimal possible safety benefits. “From the outset of FMCSA’s review […]
July 24, 2012
Business
NHTSA holds hearing on stability technology mandate
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems on Tuesday, July 24, endorsed the choice of full-stability technology by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the agency’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require stability technology for commercial vehicles. Fred Andersky, Bendix director of government and industry affairs, presented comments on the company’s behalf at NHTSA’s public […]
July 24, 2012
Business
FMCSA to study crash accountability
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday, July 23, announced that it will conduct an analysis to determine if a carrier’s role in a crash is a better indicator of future crash risk under the agency’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis safety regime. The agency describes the Crash Weighting Research Plan as “a focused initiative” for […]
July 23, 2012
Business
Trillium, AMP Americas to collaborate on CNG station network
Trillium CNG, a business unit of Integrys Energy Group, and AMP Americas on Monday, July 23, announced a joint venture, AMP Trillium, focused on building a network of CNG stations across the United States. Initially, AMP Trillium will construct stations along the Interstate 65 and I-75 trucking corridors and major routes in Texas, with the […]
July 23, 2012
Business
CVOC presentation to address employment law landmines
R. Eddie Wayland, an employment law expert and general counsel for the Truckload Carriers Association, will discuss “Employment law potholes on the road ahead,” on Wednesday, Aug. 22, during the first day of the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference. Wayland, a partner in Nashville, Tenn.-based King & Ballow, has represented companies in the trucking industry for […]
July 23, 2012
Business
Hino to launch new cabover trucks in U.S. this fall
Hino Trucks announced that its new Class 5 195 and 195h COE trucks will be arriving at Hino dealerships across the country this fall. Available with a diesel (195) or diesel-electric hybrid (195h) powertrain, the 19,500 GVW trucks feature 210 horsepower and 440 lb.-ft. of torque from Hino’s 5-liter J05E Series engine. Hino says the […]
July 23, 2012
Business
DHL Express launching 100 Roush CleanTech propane autogas P&D vans
DHL Express, an international express services provider, on Monday, July 23, announced the launch of 100 pickup-and-delivery vans fueled by propane autogas. The new Ford E-250 cargo vans, each equipped with a Roush CleanTech-dedicated liquid propane autogas fuel system, will be on the road by late August and will support DHL Express P&D service within […]
July 23, 2012
Business
J.J. Keller’s EOBR supports oil field exception
J.J. Keller announced that Encompass, a compliance management tool, now will support the U.S. oldfield logging exception through the use of Keller’s Android-based electronic onboard recording system. “The U.S. oilfield exception is critical to effectively manage hours-of-service requirements in the oil and gas field industry,” said Rustin Keller, vice president of business services for J.J. […]
July 23, 2012
Business
Eaton working on home NG refueling station
Eaton Corp. on Friday, July 20, announced it will develop an affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles, utilizing existing natural gas sources in the home and compressor technology to deliver the alternative fuel source safely and efficiently to vehicles. The effort is funded in part by a $3.4 million grant from the Department […]
July 20, 2012
Business
PSP records system reviewed, updates proposed
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed to update and reissue a System of Records Notice titled “Department of Transportation / Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – 007 Pre-Employment Screening Program.” The updated system of records consists of information that is created and used by the program to provide commercial drivers and persons conducting pre-employment […]
July 19, 2012
Business
TransAm specs Eaton’s UltraShift Plus for 1,000 Kenworth T680s
Eaton Corp. announced it recently received one of the company’s largest single fleet orders for its lineup of fully automated UltraShift Plus transmissions. As part of a new truck order for 1,000 Kenworth T680 tractors, TransAm Trucking of Olathe, Kan., has specified Eaton’s UltraShift Plus Linehaul Active Shifting model 10-speed transmissions on all of the […]
July 19, 2012
Business
Rand McNally touts upgrades to mobile communications systems, Web portal
Rand McNally on Thursday, July 19, announced a new hardware design and upgrades for its top-end TPC 7600 mobile communication fleet management system, cutting the system’s price to less than $1,200. The company said the new box, measuring one-third the size of the prior-generation mounted device, packs the same computing power and Windows 7 operating […]
July 19, 2012
Business
Mentor Engineering touts new Ranger in-vehicle computer
Mentor Engineering’s Mentor Ranger 4.0 rugged in-vehicle computer is designed to provide real-time electronic dispatching of work orders and job time tracking while enabling in-vehicle navigation, tracking and instant communications. Ranger also is designed to function as an electronic onboard recorder and to monitor speeding, and has an integrated G-force sensor for tracking unsafe driver […]
July 19, 2012
Business
Industry groups challenge FMCSA statement on SMS
The Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation, along with four trade associations and 12 other named plaintiffs, filed suit earlier this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to seek judicial review of an agency publication. Petitioners allege FMCSA’s “New […]
July 18, 2012
Business
Waller Truck recognized for safety
Waller Truck Co. announced it was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Co. as part of the 2011 National Safety Awards Program. Waller is a family-owned and -operated dry van truckload carrier of general commodities headquartered in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Started in 1959 by Jack Waller and now under second-generation leadership of Bob Waller, […]
July 18, 2012
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