Letters: EOBRs and Waiting, Load Securement
To improve our scores with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, many of us have worked diligently to put electronic onboard recorders in our trucks.
April 4, 2011Cummins to Remain Profitable Through Technology, Execs Say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Executives of Cummins Inc. said that despite the trend by truck manufacturers toward vertical integration of engines and trucks, the sole remaining independent manufacturer of heavy-duty truck engines will be able to offer unique technology and service that will keep their company profitable.
April 4, 2011MATS Equipment Vendors See Stronger Truck Market
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Vendors at the Mid-America Trucking Show said that the growing U.S. economy will support a stronger truck equipment market this year and for the next few years, at least.
March 31, 2011Xata Corp. Becomes a SkyBitz Reseller
Telematics and mobile communications provider Xata Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., now resells trailer-tracking systems made by SkyBitz, the companies announced March 9.
March 22, 2011Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Locks in Lower Tax Rate for OmniTracs
Purchasers of Qualcomm Inc.’s OmniTracs system in Washington state dodged a tax hit following a March 10 decision about the legal classification of that system by the Washington Supreme Court.
March 21, 2011Letters: EOBR Bombshell, Megaloads, Detention Times
Just so I can get this straight, now: We are allowing Mexican trucks to come into the United States as cross-border operations — almost a done deal. Then, FMCSA is going to pay for EOBRs to be placed in those Mexican trucks to do business in the United States, while requiring U.S. fleets to purchase EOBRs with company money?
March 21, 2011Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Hits Highest Level Since 1984
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region rose to its highest level in 27 years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said.
March 17, 2011Truckload Carriers Back Electronic Logging for HOS
The Truckload Carriers Association has voted to support the mandated use of “electronic logging devices” to ensure compliance with hours-of-service regulations.
March 15, 2011U.S. to Require EOBRs on Trucks From Mexico and Plans to Pay for Them With Federal Money
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require all Mexican trucks entering the United States to be equipped with electronic onboard recorders — and will pay for them — an agency spokeswoman said last week.
March 14, 2011FMCSA Extends EOBR Comment Period
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended to May 23 the comment period on its proposed onboard electronic recorder mandate.
March 11, 2011