GM might stop auto production at Opel’s Bochum plant in Germany sooner than planned as the automaker tries to make more cost cuts. Talks between Opel’s management and workers regarding the Bochum plant have begun in June 2012, with the decision that the plant will be closed in 2016. On Tuesday, January 22nd, GM Vice […]
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America along with major automakers, safety advocates and transportation officials from across the country, are joining together to urge the Federal Communications Commission to protect the 5.9 GHz band of spectrum. The spectrum is set aside for connected vehicle technology – which is expected to save thousands of lives each […]
If your record is good, these scores can help you. If your record is tarnished unfairly, it will require your attention to fix it and ensure that your career is not jeopardized by the increasing attention paid to an ever-expanding database of inspection and crash records.
After a truck payment, insurance is often the biggest fixed cost for owner-operators. Whether you’re leased or running under your own authority, there’s plenty you can do to reduce costs when updating existing policies or shopping for new ones.
The majority of serious crashes involving cars and heavy trucks are caused by driver factors such as speeding or failure to stay in lane by the automobile drivers, according to a report released Tuesday by American Trucking Associations.
Following another month of fears that the US East Coast and Gulf ports could be hit by a widespread strike by longshoremen, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between the United States
Following an agreement signed between General Motors and Russian vehicle maker Gaz at the beginning of 2011, the companies have officially rolled their first Chevrolet Aveo off the line this week at the Gaz assembly plant in Nizhny Novgorod. Assembly is being carried out from complete knockdown (CKD) kits shipped from GM Korea by Maersk […]
Suspect data quality, crash accountability and the public nature of carriers’ Safety Measurement Scores were concluded to be the top three concerns of motor carriers, enforcement officers, brokers/shippers and others involved with CSA
Fleets, enforcement officers, trade associations and others impacted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative spoke up this week at public meetings held in Washington, D.C., regarding CSA and its problems.
