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FMCSA: Stop Using These 15 Electronic Logging Devices
Fleets and drivers must replace the revoked ELDs with ones on the FMCSA's registered device list of electronic logging devices.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHFleets and drivers must replace the revoked ELDs with ones on the FMCSA's registered device list of electronic logging devices.
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The latest truck safety data are in, and they show continued improvement. The number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes dropped 31% between 2007 to 2009, from 4,633 to 3,215, said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in a new report
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Olivia Chow thinks all trucks need side guards on their trailers and she is introducing a bill in Canada's Parliament to try to make it a reality
Read More →The Washington State Patrol's Commercial Vehicle Division is using automated license plate readers to help it find drivers violating hours of service rules
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Last week the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously reported out a bill that would reauthorize the federal highway program for two years. One move does not make a chess game, but it's a welcome developmen
Read More →A legal firm representing a group of small trucking and construction business owners in California has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal government's new fuel-economy standards for heavy duty and medium duty vehicles
Read More →The National Transportation Safety Board has thrown its full support behind Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, November 6-12, 2011
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will vote on a two-year, $109 billion highway reauthorization bill this week. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), as the bill is called, is intended to preserve current spending levels
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Driver monitoring has evolved tremendously in recent years. Some carriers still rely on reports from a 1-800 "how's my driving" number to find out when a driver is driving poorly, but many more are putting technology to wor
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One definition of success in driving any sort of vehicle is getting where you're going without hitting stuff. Doing that involves the coordinated use of brakes and throttle and steerin
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In late 2005 and early 2006, two J.B. Hunt drivers were involved in accidents that claimed three lives. Both drivers had clean records, but both tested positive at the scene for cocaine. The Arkansas-based transportation and logistics company decided it was time for a change.
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