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House unveils highway bill that calls for removal of CSA scores, younger truckers and more

The U.S. House’s Transportation Committee released Oct. 15 a six-year, $325 billion long-term highway funding bill that would if law remove carrier rankings in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program from public view and set up a pilot program for under-21 

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Fleet executive panel: driver retention a game of expectations

When the driver turnover rate at Milan Supply Chain Solutions surpassed 100 percent this year, management analyzed its data to understand why.

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DOT sets sights on mandating crash avoidance systems with auto-braking functionality

A Department of Transportation agency this week said it has begun work to determine whether it will pursue a federal rule to require new trucks to be equipped with crash avoidance systems that automatically brake without driver input. 

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Paccar debuts new 11-liter engine option, showcases GPS-controlled cruise control system

The new MX-11 was, like its big-brother MX-13,  designed by Paccar’s DAF subsidiary in The Netherlands where it underwent extensive testing on the European continent since its debut there in 2013, eventually logging 250 million miles there, with another 2 million logged here in North America. 

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NHTSA extends comment period for proposed rule on underride guards, reflective tape on straight trucks

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced it will reopen the comment period for an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will, if made final, require single-unit trucks 

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FMCSA tells critics its CSA program works, issues report defending carrier ranking system

A new analysis from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reiterates the agency’s position that its Safety Measurement System utilizes enough data to issue rankings (also known as “CSA scoresâ€) to prioritize carriers for intervention.  

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Celadon buys Tango Transport equipment, 80 Tango workers to be laid off

The Celadon Group announced its subsidiary Celadon Trucking has purchased certain equipment-based assets of truckload carrier Tango Transport .

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Rush Truck Centers of Texas, LP PETERBILT / 2011-2016 Seat Belt Anchorage Assembly/FMVSS 210

Rush Truck Centers of Texas, LP (Rush), doing business as Custom Vehicle Solutions, is recalling certain modified 2011-2016 Peterbilt 337 trucks manufactured March 26, 2010, to March 9, 2015, modified 2013-2015 Peterbilt 348 trucks manufactured May 14, 2012, to March 25, 2014, and modified 2014 Peterbilt 382 trucks manufactured on November 1, 2013. The affected […]

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Fontaine Trailer Company FONTAINE / 2016 Bolted Connections may Loosen from Cracked Washers

Fontaine Trailer Company (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2016 Revolution flat deck platform and step deck platform semi-trailers manufactured April 20, 2015, to May 13, 2015. In the affected trailers, the hardened washers used in the bolted connections that secure the upper coupler, landing gear and suspensions to the trailer sub-frame may crack.

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