If you decide to get your own DOT number and strike out on your own, one regulatory requirement you will need to be aware of is the “new-entrant safety audit.†This is an in-depth audit conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. It involves examining six areas of the new carrier’s safety compliance and […]
General Motors named U.S. sales chief Alan Batey as senior vice president of Chevrolet worldwide, a newly created post charged with growing GM’s largest brand into a global powerhouse.
Last month saw the 15th annual World Excellence Awards (WEA) ceremony at which Ford Motors celebrated 35 suppliers who demonstrated the ‘Go Further’ attitude and were awarded special honours.
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration’s, US and Foreign Commercial Service (CS) is organising an auto supply chain trade mission to Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico in September.
A graduate of Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA, Connor served as President of Region Americas; Chief Operating Officer for Ocean Services; and EVP of Commercial before adding COO to his deputy CEO title in June 2011.
The OEM recognised 21 worldwide partners for their development expertise, product quality, competitiveness and project management.
As one of the two biggest non-labor expenses that trucking fleets have, tires require careful maintenance. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program further underscores the importance of good tire maintenance practices.
DataQs, the online system for correcting CSA scoring, has the reputation of being cumbersome and unpredictable, but there’s a way for safety managers to get what they need from it. Call it the ABCs of DataQs.
Who is affected by the new hours-of-service rules? The new federal hours-of-service rules, with a compliance deadline of July 1, 2013, apply to drivers and motor carriers who are operating commercial motor vehicles and either:
