2010 May

FLO TV now available for trucks

| May 31, 2010

The mobile TV service FLO TV can now be installed into preexisting truck entertainment systems, the company announced. Nearly 20 different stations can be received, including ESPN, FOX News, MTV, Comedy Central, NBC and ABC. ...

Electronic Torque Wrench

| May 31, 2010

The electronic torque wrenches use beam movement to gauge torque value and a gyro chip to measure angular rotation and sound an alarm to alert the over-use of torque. The wrenches’ limited part movement design ...

ACT: Trailer orders dip in April

| May 29, 2010

April commercial trailer net orders fell from stronger levels in the past few months, dropping 13 percent from March, according to ACT Research Co. The April net orders were 3 percent above the prior year level ...

Crete raises starting driver pay

| May 28, 2010

Pay will increase 3 cents effective July 1 for starting long-haul drivers at Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation, Crete announced. Pay for new regional drivers will be raised 1 cent, the Lincoln, Neb.-based ...

Crete increasing driver pay

| May 28, 2010

Fueled by increased demand, Crete Carrier Corp. is increasing pay for new national drivers by 3 cents a mile and for new regional drivers by a penny a mile at divisions Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking ...

Arizona to work on I-40

| May 28, 2010

The Arizona Department of Transportation plans to resume roadwork on Interstate 40 between the Winona and Walnut Canyon interchanges (milepost 205 to 209) on June 7. The project to reconstruct portions of westbound I-40, which began ...

Agency sets procedure for routine rules

| May 28, 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration May 28 established direct final rulemaking procedures for use on routine or noncontroversial rules. Under these procedures, FMCSA will make regulatory changes that will become effective a specified number of ...

FMCSA sets procedure for routine rules

| May 28, 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration May 28 established direct final rulemaking procedures for use on routine or noncontroversial rules. Under these procedures, FMCSA will make regulatory changes that will become effective a specified number of ...

Watch those post-crash-inspection violations

They shouldn't be assigned severity weights to contribute to a carrier's ranking in any CSA BASIC if the violation was a result of the crash.

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Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap

Infographic: Owner-operators inspected four times more often than largest fleets

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