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ATA: Study crash causes
Addressing risk factors would improve safety, trade group executive says.
April 29, 2010
Channel 19
Models of efficiency: Introducing Fikes O/O Scott Grenerth
Finley, Ohio-based owner-operator Scott Grenerth, 40, I met in Nashville the day I ran with Jazzy Jordan (sheās nearing Statesville,Ā N.C., now ā go go go!). HeĀ wasĀ in the area headed to a pickup and brought his cycle out (pictured) to rideĀ along as we ran. Turned out he was in the area frequently, and heās lately discovered [ā¦]
April 29, 2010
Business
UCR fees almost doubled
The minimum fee, which applies to a one-truck operation or to a broker or freight forwarder, will go from $39 to $76.
April 28, 2010
Business
ATA truck tonnage index rises
The March increase of 7.5 percent was the fourth straight year-over-year monthly increase.
April 28, 2010
Business
LED lighting for tractors, trailers
LEDs for class 6, 7 and 8 trucks have ultraviolet resistant polycarbonate lenses and a high diode count. The circuitry is compact and uses 85 percent less electrical power than equivalent incandescent lamps, the company says. The circuit board dissipates heat from the diode, producing light without risking damage to the diode. The lens and [ā¦]
April 27, 2010
Business
ATA exec finds CSA faults
Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 rules will rely on inconsistent state accident reporting, official says.
April 27, 2010
Channel 19
Animal magnetism, or lack thereof, on the road
Sarah Nielson, writer of the āThatās What She Saidā entertainment/pop culture column at In Utah This WeekĀ claimed yesterday that she was, and I quote,Ā a āTurn On for Truckersā¦ā, right there in the title of her postĀ about the perceived phenomenon. (HereāsĀ Nielsonās bio, with picture, at her home site.)Ā But I imagine the men among you might [ā¦]
April 27, 2010
Business
New Mexico may close 14 rest areas
Ten of the rest stops are along Interstates 10, 25 and 40, and the rest are on U.S. highways 64, 70 and 180.
April 27, 2010
Channel 19
Flex time ā ATA lays down support for sleeper berth/HOS flexibility in comments to feds
The latest wrinkle in the ongoing debate over potential changes to trucking hours-of-service regulations, for which so many drivers have offered various proposals for injecting flexibility into the system, is the biggest trucking-company organization in the nationās support for codifying split rest in the sleeper berth. āAllowing shorter documented sleeper berth periods [other than theĀ currently [ā¦]
April 22, 2010
Business
ATA: Modify sleeper berth rules for more flexibility
FMCSA should better address the true causes of fatigue in transportation.
April 22, 2010
Business
Kentucky bans texting behind the wheel
Kentucky became the 23rd state to ban texting for all drivers, following Nebraska last week.
April 22, 2010
Channel 19
Introducing Wayne Dollar, a story-telling quilter who loves trucking, too
Though he perhaps needs no introduction, since you may haveĀ met him at his booth at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas last year, owner-operator Wayne Dollar (pictured), 54, not only stitches his own quilts, heās been winning awards with three of his uniquely themedĀ creations since he started making them last summer. A trucking-themed quilt, [ā¦]
April 21, 2010
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