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GE Capital Fleet Services opens Vehicle Innovation Center
GE Capital Fleet Services announced the opening of its Vehicle Innovation Center, a facility designed to provide businesses, industry groups and researchers with a firsthand experience with alternative fuel vehicles and enabling GE technologies. GE says the center reinforces its commitment to the deployment of more efficient vehicles in its fleet and in customer fleets. […]
May 31, 2012
Business
FMCSA shuts down 26 bus operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, May 31, announced the largest single safety crackdown in the agency’s history – the shutdown of 26 bus operations, declaring them imminent hazards to public safety. Additionally, FMCSA ordered 10 individual bus company owners, managers and employees to cease all passenger transportation operations, which includes selling bus […]
May 31, 2012
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Freightliner debuts Cascadia Evolution tractor
The next step in Daimler Trucks North America’s continuing quest for more fuel-efficient trucks appeared at a press conference on Wednesday, May 30, on the eve of Freightliner’s annual dealer meeting in Washington, D.C. The 2014 Cascadia Evolution is designed to be what its model name implies: a sophisticated and well-designed step forward in terms […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Vigillo rolls out CSA Intervention Manager
Vigillo – creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format – announced the release of its new Intervention Management Solution, the Vigillo Intervention Manager. The Web-based application represents the eighth and newest product in the Vigillo Daylight Suite designed to give carriers, […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Demco Express ordered to shut down
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, May 25, announced that it had ordered Denny Mekenye, doing business as Demco Express and/or Demco Trans Inc., to immediately cease all transportation services based on what the agency described as “serious safety violations that posed an imminent hazard to public safety.” FMCSA said it shut down […]
May 28, 2012
Business
RockTenn granted hours exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced its decision to grant RockTenn an exemption from the driver hours-of-service provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. This limited exemption is for RockTenn’s shipping department employees and occasional substitute commercial driver’s license holders who transport paper mill products short distances between its shipping and receiving locations […]
May 28, 2012
Business
SMS comment period extended
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration late Friday, May 25, announced a 60-day extension of the time that motor carriers have to comment on proposed improvements to the agency’s proposed Safety Measurement System. The comment period now runs through July 30. SMS is the workload prioritization tool that helps FMCSA identify motor carriers for safety […]
May 25, 2012
Business
First Kenworth K370 cabover goes to Coca-Cola Refreshments
Kenworth Truck Co.’s first Kenworth K370 cabover was officially presented to the Coca-Cola Refreshments fleet operation in Bellevue, Wash., during a special ceremony on Thursday, May 24. “It’s exciting to bring the Kenworth K370 cabover into the market, and there’s no better way to start than with Coca-Cola Refreshments,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth general manager […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Jacobson buys 259 Mack Pinnacle tractors
Mack Trucks on Thursday, May 24, announced that Jacobson Companies has purchased 259 Mack Pinnacle on-highway commercial vehicles. The new tractors – of which 139 are daycabs and 120 are sleepers – recently were delivered to Jacobson locations throughout the United States. Jacobson – a third-party logistics service provider based in Des Moines, Iowa – […]
May 24, 2012
Business
ATA urges highway bill conferees to address trucking’s needs
The American Trucking Associations on Wednesday, May 23, asked members of the conference committee currently negotiating on the highway bill to address several issues of importance to the trucking industry. “The trucking industry has consistently delivered for members of Congress who have asked for our support in advancing a long-term surface transportation bill, so now […]
May 23, 2012
Business
FMCSA official: U.S.-Mexico pilot program in trouble
The U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking pilot program may fail unless more Mexican carriers elect to join, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said on Wednesday, May 23. To date, Mexican trucks have entered the United States only 33 times under the program, according to William Quade, FMCSA’s associate administrator for enforcement and program delivery. “The […]
May 23, 2012
Business
Ferro: Safety Fitness Determination, entry-level driver training rules coming
Updating CCJ Spring Symposium attendees on the latest Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rulemakings, FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro on Tuesday, May 22, said the industry can be on the lookout for a Safety Fitness Determination proposal and perhaps a rulemaking in 2013, as well as possibly a long-awaited entry-level driver training rule. The Safety Measurement […]
May 22, 2012
Business
NHTSA launches annual ‘Click It Or Ticket’ holiday campaign
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined law enforcement officers and national safety advocates on Monday, May 21, to launch the Department of Transportation’s 2012 “Click It Or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement mobilization effort. This year’s campaign coincides with new advertisements by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that highlight unsafe attempts by drivers to fake seatbelt […]
May 22, 2012
Business
Rand McNally sets new pricing, feature options for TND 760 device
Rand McNally announced a new pricing plan, features and warranty program for its TND 760 Fleet Edition, an in-cab EOBR device that installs in less than 30 minutes. For as little as $649 for the hardware and $19.95 per month for service, trucks can be equipped with a fully compliant EOBR system. For $799, as […]
May 21, 2012
Business
Eaton acquires electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries
Eaton Corp. and electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries on Monday, May 21, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Eaton will acquire Cooper in a $11.8 billion transaction both say will significantly increase the capabilities and geographic breadth of the combined company’s power management portfolio and electrical business. At the close of […]
May 21, 2012
Business
Cargo Transporters’ Waddell named TCA Safety Professional of the Year
The Truckload Carriers Association’s Safety & Security Division has presented its 2012 Safety Professional of the Year Award to Jerry Waddell, safety director for Cargo Transporters Inc. of Claremont, N.C. The award, known as the Clare C. Casey Award, was presented during the division’s 31st annual Safety & Security Meeting, held in Norman, Okla., at […]
May 21, 2012
Business
NHTSA hosts technical workshop on electric vehicle safety
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday, May 18, hosted a technical workshop to discuss regulatory and safety considerations for electric vehicles. The meeting included the participation of representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, the National Fire Protection Association, the University of Michigan, […]
May 18, 2012
Business
Volvo launching LNG engine, Remote Diagnostics service
Volvo Trucks on Friday, May 18, announced plans to launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas engine for North America in 2014. The company also launched its Remote Diagnostics aftermarket service for North America to provide a seamless, dynamically connected system of vehicle management tools to help maximize vehicle uptime. Volvo said the LNG engine’s […]
May 18, 2012
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