Overdrive Online – During enforcement and compliance inspections of trucks and drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its state-based partners will begin conducting random verifications of driver medical cards, the agency announced Tuesday.
Commercial Carrier Journal – In the wake of powerful Hurricane Sandy, Meritor today released the following technical bulletin providing fleets with suggested inspection and maintenance practices for vehicles exposed to contaminated flood waters: Axles
:  Rear Drive and Front Drive Steer
Commercial Carrier Journal – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC will join other commercial vehicle industry leaders in sharing insight at the 9th International CTI (Car Training Institute) Conference, which will focus on commercial vehicles. Richard Beyer, vice president, engineering and R&D, and a member of the Bendix senior leadership team, will present
Commercial Carrier Journal – Cargo theft isn’t a new crime. One could argue that it’s one of mankind’s oldest wrongdoings, developing in parallel with civilization over thousands of years. What is piracy other than cargo theft on the open sea?
A new study found severely obese truck drivers are more likely to crash in the first two years of driving on a job. With this new information supporting previous assumptions regarding obesity, experts are now looking at sleep apnea as the cause of the transportation accidents.
More than 42.5 million motorists are expected to travel over 50 miles this Thanksgiving Holiday, making it one of the busiest holiday travel times of the year. AÂ group of elite professional truck drivers, with millions of accident-free miles, are offering advice on how to navigate through highway traffic safely. Story from Automotive Fleet
Western star: an issue with thermal overload on bendix air disc brakes where abs sensor wires melts, brake actuator fails to properly operate due to vent hole in bottom not opening, calipers coated with red or bright orange dust and tapped
From July 7th, 2011:  This is a revised notification for the subject campaign. The replacement conventional hubs are now available. Please disregard previous notification for the subject Meritor campaign number C11AA  (NHTSA file # 10E-057). This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
For the second year straight, the number of out-of-service violations issues during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week (Sept. 9-15) rose.
