Volvo Trucks is searching for the safest fleets in North America to recognize them with the annual Volvo Trucks Safety Award. For the fifth consecutive year, two fleets with the safest driving records and top safety programs will receive $25,000 to be used toward their safety-related activities.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake have announced the 2013 schedule for its Bendix Brake Training School, continuing its efforts to support and educate both new and experienced technicians. Bendix opens this year’s training school on Tuesday, March 5, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The schedule offers classes into November, with a […]
Mack Trucks today announced that Tri-State Truck Center, Inc. of Memphis, Tenn. is its 2012 North American Distributor of the Year. The annual award recognizes the top-performing distributors within Mack’s North American dealer network based on sales, facilities, service, general management, customer satisfaction, parts, personnel and community service.
At a panel at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, held this week in Las Vegas, John Blodgett of MacKay & Company, said that fleets are beginning to evaluate whether it is worth it to keep maintenance in-house or to focus more on their primary goal — transport.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has initiated an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program. This month, the OIG began assessing whether CSA has adequate controls to ensure the quality of the data used to evaluate carrier performance and risk. The office also will examine […]
Transportation app creator BigRoad announced that it is partnering with the National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC), and its cellular partner Sprint to provide BigRoad’s electronic HOS logging system to NASTC members across North America.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released new materials to assist motor carriers in identifying and addressing their safety and compliance issues. These materials include the Safety Management Cycle (SMC), an important tool that Agency Safety Investigators use during on-site investigations.  The SMC is able to identify safety problems, their root causes, and […]
You may focus on driving while you are behind the wheel, but it is not always easy to ensure your employees are doing the same. This issue has prompted 81 percent of employers to adopt written policies defining acceptable use of mobile phones while driving (Source: Aegis Mobility, FMCSA Survey 2012). But policies alone are […]
Mercedes-Benz is expanding its vehicle lineup with its all-new 2014 CLA-Class mid-size luxury sedan. Described as a four-door coupe, the vehicle features is based on the automaker’s “Concept Coupe†and feature’s that concept vehicle’s styling with its frameless doors. Mercedes said it received an “overwhelming†positive response to its Concept Style Coupe and decided to […]
