The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has simplified its instructions for driver off-duty time. The old guidance said that the driver had to get written instructions from his employer spelling out how long the off-duty time would be.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has simplified its instructions for driver off-duty time. The old guidance said that the driver had to get written instructions from his employer spelling out how long the off-duty time would be.
Meritor is making a $42 million investment to position its air disc brake manufacturing facility in Cwmbran, Wales, for expected increased demand in North American, European and emerging commercial vehicle markets. The company expects to nearly double its share in the global ADB market from 20% in 2011 to 39% by 2017, and the improvements […]
Jörn Hasenfuss is the new head of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Procurement division, replacing Rüdiger Koch who is taking up a new role within the VW Group. Hasenfuss, who is now member of the Management Board for the division, moves over from his role as first vice-president and commercial executive vice president of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive, […]
Jaguar Land Rover could see changes to its parts export and import flows into and out of the UK and Europe in the coming years as it expands production in overseas locations, notably China.
Rail services for automotive parts in the UK could grow with the launch of services this year by DB Schenker at DP World London Gateway, a new port outside London that starts operations in the fourth quarter of this year.
Logistics workers from the Unite union have voted in favour of strikes over a pay dispute with DHL Supply Chain across all of Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) manufacturing plants in the UK, a move that could severely disrupt production.
PeopleNet announced a new partnership with Drivewyze for improving driver efficiency, regulatory compliance and safety. When PeopleNet’s GPS and mobile communication technologies integrated with Drivewyze PreClear offers hands-free delivery of the weigh station bypass service.
The speed limit on 570 miles of rural Ohio interstate highways increased to 70 mph from 65 mph on Monday under a new state law that allows the Ohio Department of Transportation to increase the speed on all nonurban interstates. The Ohio Turnpike, which is maintained by its own state agency, already has a 70 […]
Introduction Listed below are 28 examples of the Federal hours-of-service rules for property-carrying commercial motor vehicles as published on December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81134). Most, but not all of the examples focus on the changes to the hours-of-service rules in the December 27, 2011 Final Rule