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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

FMCSA Webinar to Examine 2009's Historic Truck Crash Decline

The FMCSA Office of Analysis, Research and Technology will host a webinar examining last year's historic decline in truck crashes. The webinar will be held Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1-2 p.m. Eastern Time

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Survey Examines How Regulatory Uncertainty Affects Fleet Business Plans

When asked about whether regulatory uncertainty has caused them to rethink the future of their company, more than half of fleet managers surveyed said they were staying the course. Smaller carriers, however, were more likely to be thinking of selling the company or at least some assets

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Truck Dealer of the Year Meets with Business Students at Indiana University

Commercial truck dealer Jack Saum of Maryland recently visited Indiana University's Kelley School of Business as a featured speaker, an annual honor bestowed upon the winner of the Truck Dealer of the Year award presented by American Truck Dealers association and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine

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Driversby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

CSA 2010: Report from the Field

Starting in December, compliance with federal safety regulations is going to get a lot tougher, say carriers that have been participating in the pilot version of the new safety regime, CSA 2010. Pilot carriers in a recent webinar warned that a carrier's performance under the SafeStat measurement system is not a reliable indicator of how it will perform under CSA 2010

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Driversby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

FMCSA Posts Ban on Texting While Driving

Following up on guidance it issued earlier this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a formal rule banning truck and bus drivers from texting while driving. The rule also prohibits carriers from requiring or allowing their drivers to text

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Driversby StaffSeptember 21, 2010

Despite CSA 2010 Deadline, Relatively Few Carriers Have Checked Data

A new era in truck safety enforcement is going to begin in December, but so far relatively few carriers have taken an active interest in what the new regime will mean to them

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 21, 2010

AxleTech Unveils New Michigan Headquarters

AxleTech International officially unveiled its new world headquarters facility in Troy, Mich., last week

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 21, 2010

More Shippers Turn to Transloading to Streamline Supply Chain

Industry experts report an increase in a tool known as transloading on the West Coast over direct shipping to the Midwest via intermodal rail,

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 21, 2010

Texting, Eating, Talking Top Distracted Driving Behaviors in Study

When it looked at the most common activities going on in the cab before a crash, SmartDrive Systems found that operating a handheld device, like texting on a phone or operating a GPS, was the most common. Eating/drinking/smoking came in second, and talking on a mobile phone came in third

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 21, 2010

Xata Turnpike Makes Push in Canada with Glentel Agreement

Xata Turnpike, a division of Xata Corp., has added Glentel, a leading wireless provider in Canada, to its list of value-added resellers

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