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Hourly driver pay remains rare
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill recommended researching hourly pay’s effect on trucker safety at a recent Senate hearing.
June 8, 2010
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Twitter-enabled load service starts
Carriers registered with Con-way Multimodal can leverage freight loads through Twitter, Con-way Multimodal announced June 8. Load information is updated every 15 minutes, the third-party carrier service said. Con-way Multimodal arranges services for over-the-road, intermodal, flatbed, heavy haul and specialized transportation for freight shipments. For details, go to www.twitter.com/ConwayTweetLoad.
June 8, 2010
Business
Grote starts lighting tour
A tour displaying LED light products for heavy-duty trucks began June 1, Grote Industries announced. The Madison, Ind.-based light maker made its first stop on the Trilliant Technology Tour at a Cincinnati facility and plans visits at several truck stops in more than 80 cities, said Grote spokesman Rick Ashley. The tour is scheduled to […]
June 8, 2010
Business
OOIDA to challenge onboard recorder rule
They are contesting rule that carriers with a 10 percent or greater non-compliance with hours regulations will face mandated use of EOBRs.
June 7, 2010
Business
Los Angeles port says emissions dropped
Diesel particulate matter emissions in 2009 dropped by 37 percent from 2008 and nitrogen oxide emissions fell 28 percent.
June 7, 2010
Business
Roadcheck begins Tuesday
Last year, the vehicle compliance rate of 80.4 percent was the highest since 1996, CVSA said. The driver compliance rate of 95.7 percent was the highest ever.
June 7, 2010
Roadcheck will cover North America.
Channel 19
Good ink on Missouri truck driving championships
Among drive-image-building efforts that are decades-long institutions are the yearly state truck-driving championships, which in 2010 will culminate in the final national competition Aug. 3-7 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The efficacy of the championships in the image arena was on full display in this story, published Sunday in the Springfield, Mo., News-Leader, about […]
June 7, 2010
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LaHood responds to ATA letter
The June 3 letter responded to an ATA letter in which the ATA said the DOT appeared to disproportionately support non-truck transport.
June 5, 2010
Business
Agency changes hours docs policy
The FMCSA will relieve carriers that use electronic mobile communications of maintaining other supporting documents to verify driver logs.
June 4, 2010
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FTR: Truck orders off in May
Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs were at 12,903 units, a 9.8 percent decline from April.
June 4, 2010
Channel 19
From fuel price ‘nightmares’ to trucking book
Writer Mary Richardson, whom Atlanta-based Creative Loafing describes as a former editor with the Truckers Connection publication, had what she describes as “nightmares” during relatively modest spikes in fuel prices during the year 2006, shortly after she started working there. She “was having these apocalyptic nightmares about fuel prices getting so high that trucks would stop,” she […]
June 4, 2010
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FMCSA hearings planned
Hearings will be on on several areas including hours of service, electronic on-board recorders and household movers.
June 4, 2010
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