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Channel 19
Giving back: Pink Kalmar Ottawa yard spotters auctioned to benefit breast cancer research
Pink Kalmar Ottawa yard spotters were auctioned in October for breast cancer reearch, resulting is a $28K plus donation check to the Susan G. Comen foundation.
November 24, 2020
Business
How brokers, carriers can prevent business ID theft schemes
When it comes to business identity theft, both carriers and brokers can do their due diligence and derail the business impersonation schemes. More on Overdrive.
March 12, 2020
Business
New research under way on prevalence of sexual harassment in trucking
With the FMCSA moving toward a study of the predominance of the issue of sex/gender- and/or race-related crimes and other harassing or discriminatory acts, one Kentucky researcher and former trucker, Kim Bourne, moves ahead with her own research into the prevalence of sexually harassing behaviors toward women in trucking.
December 18, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Further dissection of post-ELD mandate crash rates, and the blues of Watermelon Slim
The Overdrive Radio podcast highlighted a recent study around potential safety-sensitive impacts of the ELD mandate. Get more details on it here on Overdrive.
February 8, 2019
Business
Used truck prices surged 10 percent in 2018
Steve Tam, Vice President at ACT Research, says dealers report used truck sales continue at a very high pace, with the only immediate dark clouds being that there are not enough trucks to meet demand.
January 29, 2019
Channel 19
When a simple seatbelt could save you
Do you wear your seatbelt? Some people do, but some people don't. Read reports regarding seatbelt usage and the uptick in seatbelt violations over the years.
July 9, 2018
Channel 19
Trucker Bob Stanton on sleep apnea, fatigue research and bringing researchers, regulators into the truck
âOh my God, Iâm one of them, Iâve got it! I have the scarlet A on my forehead!â âTrucker Bob Stanton somewhat facetiously opening his presentation on apnea to the regulators, researchers and transport folks attending a conference last month.
April 21, 2017
Hours of Service
Fixing the 14-hour rule: FMCSA moving closer to flexible sleeper-split pilot program
Kelly Regal, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationâs associate administrator for research and information technology, outlined the agencyâs research work around sleep and fatigue at the Managing Fatigue international conference in San Diego, Calif., Tuesday. Of perhaps principle interest to owner-operators, Regal updated attendees on progress toward what sheâs calling the FMCSAâs âFlexible sleeper berth [âŚ]
March 22, 2017
Channel 19
PTDI, others: A behind-the-wheel minimum is âcriticalâ for effective training rule
Just why did FMCSA exclude a behind-the-wheel minimum from its entry level training rule? Answers explored here, with views from another call for the agency to reconsider the rule to include a BTW minimum.
February 2, 2017
Channel 19
Sleep apnea back front and center of health/safety conversation
Following release of FMCSA apnea âpre-ruleâ requesting information, and release of study on apnea and crash risk, conversation among advocates heats up over studyâs validity, more.
May 5, 2016
Business
Amid âfatigued driverâ out-of-service discussions, panel releases report on research into fatigue measurement
The 392.3 âill/fatigued operatorâ regulation has come under fire from truckers and inspectors in recent years due to lack of objective standards for its enforcement. A new report from the National Academies in some ways underscores the criticism while charting a course for FMCSA on fatigue research.
March 10, 2016
Business
Wireless Roadside Inspection research projectâs final phase under way
Though the FAST Act highway bill and late-2015 appropriations bill made future Wireless Roadside Inspection funding contingent on a forthcoming report, bills left open funding streams dedicated to current projects, now under way.
February 2, 2016
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