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Business
Avery Vise
FMCSA no longer calls CSA comprehensive.
January 1, 2011
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Business
More with less
Don’t count on another 2004 or 2005, but a steady economic recovery and ongoing capacity constraints could make 2011 a good year.
January 1, 2011
Manufacturing Activity: Above 50, manufacturing sector is growing
Business
Equipment
MitFuso unveils a new powertrain, Allison expands 2011 transmission features, Volvo Trucks debuts custom-built VHD pickup and many other equipment news items are featured.
January 1, 2011
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America’s new integrated powertrain is designed to increase fuel economy more than 10 percent compared to the previous-generation 4M50 engine.
Business
Parsing your parts problem
It may cost time and money, but getting a handle on inventory can pay dividends.
January 1, 2011
Parts tracking software allows fleets to be proactive when keeping tabs on parts usage and estimating appropriate purchasing amounts.
Business
Technology
Electronic evidence critical to effective data management, fuel purchase security systems are offered and other technological news items are featured.
December 3, 2010
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Preventable or Not
VW Bug squashed like a bug in pass attempt. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe smashes into a car that made an illegal pass between his rig and a row of parked cars.
December 3, 2010
An impatient driver who tried to pass John Doe’s straight truck on his right side lost control, ended up sideways and was hit by both Doe’s truck and a car pacing Doe to his left. Was this a preventable accident?
Business
Law
Vicarious liability and misused data are a bad mix.
December 3, 2010
Henry Seaton --- info@transportationlaw.net
Business
Journal
FMCSA makes further CSA changes, YRC units seeks to dismiss ABF complaint, election reshapes House tranportation panel leadership and many other industry news items are featured.
December 3, 2010
FMCSA’s latest changes to the CSA methodology address flatbed carriers’ arguments that some violations carried inappropriate severity weights and put them at an unfair disadvantage – especially after the agency removed size and weight violations from the program.
Business
Safety
NTSB calls for event data recorders, collision warning system, a preventable or not accident and more safety news items are featured
November 8, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board released its latest safety technology recommendations following its investigation of a fatal accident involving a tractor trailer in Miami, Okla., on June 26, 2009.
Business
Law
CSA numbers, HOS documents and other legal news item are featured.
November 8, 2010
Henry Seaton -- info@transportationlaw.net
Business
Journal
Industry coalition asks support for EOBR bill, adjustments to L.A. port concession schedule OK’d, trucking’s list of concerns and much more industry news are featured.
November 8, 2010
Business
Safety
Truck-involved fatalities down and other safety news items are featured.
October 1, 2010
865 fewer truck-involved fatalities in 2009
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