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 […]
Alex Janssens will be appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) on 1 March, the same day that Wojciech Halarewicz takes over as Vice President Communications at Mazda Motor Europe.
Washington — The Treasury Department’s banks can immediately start selling off the government’s remaining 300.1 million shares in General Motors Co. The Treasury — which plans to sell its 19 percent stake in the Detroit automaker by the end of March 2014 — said Friday it had filed a written trading plan for its stake.
DETROIT – Ford’s newly appointed president-The Americas, says he expects intense competition in the U.S. market this year, but vows the auto maker will not resort to profit-eroding incentives to boost sales and market share.
DETROIT – A visit to Hyundai’s U.S. Twitter page on any given day is liable to find people looking for help or just tweeting about a bad experience purchasing their vehicle. “We’re encouraging that,†Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president-sales for Hyundai Motor America, tellsWardsAuto on the sidelines of the Automotive News
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicles. It introduces a new enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact a larger number of […]
