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Business
FMCSA says itā€™s addressing cross-border program concerns
The audit reported the agency had adequate border inspections, but more action is necessary to meet U.S. regulations and standards.
September 8, 2011
Business
Court asked to review cross-border program
The Teamsters and Public Citizen petitioned a federal appeals court to review the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationā€™s plans.
September 6, 2011
Business
FMCSA warns about phony marketing tactics
FMCSA has received numerous inquiries from carriers about pushy attempts to sell products such as logbooks.
September 2, 2011
Business
FMCSA: Study shows CSA improves compliance
CSA model enables the agency and its state partners to contact more carriers earlier to correct safety problems.
September 1, 2011
Business
Breaking Free: The history of the owner-operator in trucking
From fighting for freedom to haul in its early days to stressing smart business practices later, Overdrive has championed the owner-operatorā€™s concerns. Here, a history of owner-op business, from 1960-2011, with a special request for you.
September 1, 2011
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Business
Experts: Tire maintenance critical in CSA era
Truckers should use fuel-efficient, properly mounted tires that suit the hauls they carry, experts said during a tire technology seminar.
August 29, 2011
Channel 19
Say ____ to electronic logs, Take 2
Itā€™s time to play fill in the blank again on the Channel 19 blog. Itā€™s been nearly Ā a year since the above headline graced this hall above a post about a rash of legislative proposals to mandate electronic logs for the entirety of interstate truckers and certain low-cost electronic logging options out there. In the [ā€¦]
August 29, 2011
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Business
FMCSA groups to discuss Mexico program
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationā€™s advisory group and Medical Review Board will have an open meeting that will include discussions on oversight of the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.
August 28, 2011
Channel 19
The Keys Truckersā€™ ā€˜Letter to Capitol Hillā€™
File this one under ā€œmodest proposal.ā€ Seems Keys Truckers Jan and James (pictured) McCarter are always involved when a nice slab of satire graces the blog here, not to mention good music. In any case, last week was a banner in both quarters. Amid the weekā€™s run of comments surrounding our top-10 trucking songs poll [ā€¦]
August 15, 2011
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Business
DOT updates rules timetable
Agency has updates on electronic recorders, hours of service and speed limiters on trucks.
August 12, 2011
Channel 19
A window on FMCSAā€™s CSA driver-enforcement authority goals
I thought Iā€™d share a document leaked earlier in the year ā€” specifically in May, and to the Transportation Weekly publication ā€” that purported to be a draft highway bill whose genesis was within the Obama administration. It contains a 12-page section headed by ā€œDriver Safety Provisions,ā€ beginning on p. 366, that seems to further [ā€¦]
August 10, 2011
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Business
LogBook
Driver data could go public, U.S. and Mexico sign trucking deal, broker regulatory bill reintroduced and other industry news items are featured.
August 5, 2011
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