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NewsOctober 11, 2017

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week Is Right Around the Bend

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week, where law enforcement personnel focus on identifying unsafe driving behavior by both truckers and motorists, starts this Sunday, Oct. 15.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 11, 2017

Moving From Paper to ELDs Saves Time for Midwest Carrier

Moving from paper to electronic hours of service tracking has made it easier for everyone from drivers to dispatchers to operations at R&M Trucking, which has terminals in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas.

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Newsby David CullenOctober 10, 2017

FMSCA to Exempt Short-Term Truck Rentals from ELD Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected to announce on Oct. 11 that it will grant an exemption from being required to use an electronic logging device to “all drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles rented for eight days or less, regardless of reason.”

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Newsby David CullenOctober 10, 2017

NHTSA: Highway Deaths Rise Again, Including Those Involving Trucks

The latest traffic crash data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that 37,461 lives were lost on U.S. roads in calendar year 2016 – marking a significant increase of 5.6% over the same period in 2015.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

FDA Offers Sanitary Transportation Rule Training

The Food and Drug Administration is offering a free, one-hour training module to assist motor carriers in meeting the requirements of FDA’s Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Rule, also known as the Sanitary Transportation Rule.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Tool Automates Hiring and Compliance Processes for Fleets

Foley, a provider of compliance, financial, and insurance services for the transportation industry, has launched a new driver-file web tool to automate hiring and compliance processes for fleets.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Teletrac Navman Integrates Supply Chain Software into ELD

HighJump, a global provider of supply chain solutions, has announced the integration of the company’s Prophesy Dispatch TMS, a trucking software solution for truckload carriers, brokers, and private fleets, and Teletrac Navman's Director fleet management solution.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Former CIA, NSA Director Hayden to Keynote Work Truck Show

General Michael Hayden, a retired four-star general and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, will keynote the Work Truck Show 2018.

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NewsOctober 5, 2017

CVSA Transitions to New Leadership for 2017-2018

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has transitioned to new leadership for the 2017-2018 term, naming Capt. Christopher Turner of the Kansas Highway Patrol as its new president.

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ArticlesOctober 4, 2017

4 Tips to Get the Bypass Green Light

If your safety scores aren’t where you would like them to be, you’re probably not getting weigh-station bypass green lights as often as you wish. But there are ways to improve.

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