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Saskatchewan truck drivers help keep people up-to-date on roads

2012-05-17T18:02:01+00:00

Truck drivers in Saskatchewan know full well how dangerous the roads can get in bad conditions, which is exactly why one carrier joined a program to help keep drivers informed about the latest news on the roads.

Trucking sees positives and negatives in EOBRs

2012-05-17T17:44:25+00:00

The battle over electronic on-board recorders and Hours of Service being played out in the debates over the transportation bill cover a lot of different perspectives.

Despite doubts, some optimism about transportation bill

2012-05-16T17:53:09+00:00

The new transportation bill went to conference committee last week and is currently being worked out between members of the House and Senate.

NASTC’s Owen says costs the real matter in EOBRs

2012-05-16T17:49:19+00:00

As legislators continue to negotiate the issue of electronic on-board recorders in the conference committee over the transportation bill, one leader in the trucking industry has laid out the case against adopting a mandate for the devices.

FMCSA withdraws initial EOBR mandate

2012-05-16T17:44:26+00:00

On Friday, May 11, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it was officially rescinding the first mandate for electronic on-board recorders introduced two years ago.

Freight falls in March

2012-05-15T18:03:52+00:00

News for the trucking industry has generally been looking up in recent months, but March saw a bit of a dip.

New research offers map of rollover accidents across U.S.

2012-05-15T18:00:01+00:00

One trucking industry research group has taken it into its own hands to help prevent the rollovers that can prove most dangerous for truck drivers.

Georgia logging company taken out of service … again

2012-05-15T17:57:20+00:00

While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration faces a difficult task monitoring driver compliance for all of the thousands of carriers around the U.S., it certainly can come down hard if it needs to.

Split in labor changes landscape for EOBRs

2012-05-14T18:00:01+00:00

When legislators came to the table to talk about the new transportation bill in a conference committee, one of the big issues was the Senate’s decision to include a mandate for the electronic on-board recorders in its version of the legislation.

No light at the end of the tunnel: ATA’s Graves pessimistic about transportation bill

2012-05-10T20:23:37+00:00

As of Tuesday, Congress has started discussing the new transportation bill in earnest, with the House and Senate coming together in a conference committee.