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Video evidence: the next wave of driver scoring

Using technology to score drivers started the moment the automobile replaced the horse-drawn wagon. By the early 1920s many fleets were using mechanical devices to record time and miles and compare drivers’ performance with route standards.

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Anne Ferro resigns as head of FMCSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Anne Ferro will be stepping down from her position as administrator of the agency, the Department of Transportation announced July 25.

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2014 Member Conference-Jacksonville, Florida

Please join us for the 2014 Member Conference in Jacksonville, Florida November 11-13. Save the Date  

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ATA Forecast: Tonnage to grow, freight revenues ‘surge’ through 2025

American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of its look at the future of freight, and that future is bright: continued growth for not just the trucking industry, but for the freight economy overall.

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Dear Congress: ‘This is no way to run a railroad,’ a dozen USDOT secs say

Current Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 former DOT chiefs on Monday sent a letter to Congress saying the lawmakers’ work doesn’t end with the patch to the shortfall

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Preventable or not: Doe’s trailer dinged by dock door

Sick of spinning his duals on snow and ice-covered roads in the Northeast, trucker John Doe happily accepted the task of delivering a load of colorful belly boards and swimwear to the Supreme Surfer

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FMCSA sued by drivers over allegedly divulging too much in pre-employment reports

Six drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration claiming the agency “disparaged†their safety records and diminished their value as truck drivers by oversharing information on

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Association Election Results-2014

Association of Election Results 2014 Congratulations to the new Executive Committee, who will be seated effective July 1 2014! Kirk Williams- Chairman Donald Carney- Vice Chairman Anthony Carpentier-Secretary  

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Lawsuits against Caterpillar consolidated, new suits continue to be filed

More than a dozen lawsuits have now been filed against former truck engine maker Caterpillar over its 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines, as carriers claim the engines had defects that Cat knew about

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