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- Con-way Exec Named to FMCSA Safety Committee
- Ford Recalls Medium-Duty Trucks
- Ontario Trucking Sets Plan to Recover Stolen Cargo
- Ford Recalls Medium-Duty Trucks
Con-way Exec Named to FMCSA Safety Committee
Robert Petrancosta, an executive with less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight, has been named to serve on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, the company said Monday.Petrancosta will represent the trucking industry on the approximately 20-member panel, which is tasked with advising FMCSA’s administrator on policy, rule development and other regulatory issues.The committee is made up of members of the motor carrier industry, safety advocates and safety and law enforcement officials.“We are proud that Con-way will be represented on this committee,” said David McClimon, president of Con-way Freight, which is a unit of Con-way Inc., ranked No. 6 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers. Transport TopicsFord Recalls Medium-Duty Trucks
Ford Motor Co. said it was recalling 37,400 medium-duty pickups after dealers reported flames coming out of the trucks’ tailpipes.Ford spokesman Dan Jarvis said the recall covers 2008-model F-Series Super Duty trucks with 6.4-liter Power Stroke engines built by International Truck and Engine Corp., the Associated Press reported. About 8,400 of the trucks have been sold, he said.International spokesman Roy Wiley told Transport Topics the trucks have a Ford aftertreatment system — which Ford installs after it receives the engines and which may be the cause of the fires. Transport TopicsOntario Trucking Sets Plan to Recover Stolen Cargo
The Ontario Trucking Association said it is using a new nationwide system to help trucking companies recover stolen cargo.The deal, with Stolen Cargo and Equipment Tracking Inc., will allow investigators to go to one place to find information on stolen cargo, OTA said. SCAET is a nation-wide, centralized database which contains details of cargo theft crimes and is accessible to both fleet managers and police investigators, via the Web.“All fleets should consider becoming a participant in this database,” said Barrie Montague, a senior policy advisor with OTA. “More effective tracking of cargo that is stolen will benefit the industry at large not just those who have freight stolen.” Transport TopicsPrevious Security & Safety Briefs
