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Up in Arms: Industry stakeholders at odds with FMCSA over hours-of-service rule

Carriers, customers, law enforcement and safety groups at odds with fmcsa over hours-of-service final rule.

February 1, 2012

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Up Front

As equipment replacement drives truck demand, what will it take for carriers to expand their fleets?

February 1, 2012

Class 8 North American truck sales were up roughly 53 percent in 2011.

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Journal

CSA touts improved Operation Safe Driver results, NPTC backs Unified Registration System, NBB backs EPA’s renewable fuels requirement and more industry news items are featured.

February 1, 2012

Operation Safe Driver was launched to improve the behavior of all drivers operating in an unsafe manner by, in or around commercial vehicles.

Technology

Monitoring drivers’ personal cell phones, ALK and International Telematics form partnership, Noregon updates J-Pro diagnostic system and more technological news items are featured.

February 1, 2012

Noregon Systems’ J-Pro Commercial Fleet Diagnostics v5.1 is designed to provide visibility of the entire vehicle condition on one easy-to-navigate screen.

Time Will Tell

While it’s too early to know how much the hours-of-service final rule will impact compliance and productivity, technologies already are available to help combat these challenges.

January 29, 2012

Schneider National’s tactical planning simulator shows management how policy changes impact driver home time, pickup and delivery appointments, asset utilization and other areas.

Technology

Cell phone distractions, truck navigation and onboard diagnostics are among the technological news items featured.

January 4, 2012

The TomTom Pro 7150 Truck navigation device is designed to provide truck drivers and fleet managers with automated routing, taking into account vehicle profiles and road attributes and restrictions.

Journal

Hours-of-service final rule retains 11-hour driving limit, lawsuit seeks to block cross-border pilot program, truck-related fatalities up and other industry news items are featured.

January 4, 2012

Mexico agreed to remove regulatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural, consumer and other products after the cross-border pilot program began.

2012 Economic Outlook

With freight demand for 2012 unclear, carriers’ financial fates may rest on how they handle recruiting, rates and costs.

January 1, 2012

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Modern Transport

Modern Transport builds upon crash avoidance system to develop award-winning safety program.

November 1, 2011

Modern installed a new policy requiring drivers to spend no more than 3 percent of their total drive time at an unsafe following distance interval behind the vehicle in front of them.

Technology

Carriers expand services, Speed Monitoring enhancements, Transflo Express Website revamped, Xata announces Compliance Connect and other technological news items are featured.

November 1, 2011

The revamped Transflo Express Website provides improved access to Pegasus TransTech for support and information as well as quick access to scanned documents.

Interact

Truckers weigh in on Unsafe Driver Basic scores, CSA and other issues, plus review on the latest Apps.

November 1, 2011

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Journal

Legislators ask Obama to withdraw hours rewrite, ATA and TCA seek increased productivity for trucks, NTTC says halt two rulemakings and other industry news items are featured.

November 1, 2011

Under the proposal, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering whether to reduce the daily driving limit from 11 hours to 10 hours.

Journal – Viewpoint

Industry response to a federal appeals court decision to vacate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder regulation.

October 7, 2011

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Two rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freight

CN and CSX are looking to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville that replaces an existing trucking leg from Memphis into Music City.

International And Plus Ai Fleet Trials Autonomous Truck

International kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleets

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How fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminals

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Knight-Swift backs rail mega merger

Cargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.

Cargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.

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View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.

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The decision between bringing fleet maintenance in-house versus outsourcing is a pivotal one that could significantly affect your operations.