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• ‘Black Box’ Proposal Divides Truckers

  

  (Opinion Poll Appears At The End Of The Article)A proposal to require that commercial truckers install electronic on-board recorders — a cruder version of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Lack of Confidence a Drag on Truck Orders

  

  Some industry analysts believe that a major reason for the current slump in heavy truck orders and sales is due largely to a growing lack of confidence in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• House Defeats Transportation Bill Motion

  

  The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, June 8, defeated a motion to instruct conferees on the transportation reauthorization bill that would have limited... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Google, Apple ‘spy Planes’ Could Film You Sunbathing in Back Garden

  

  With competition heating up between Google and Apple to take powerful satellite images, the tech giant Google and Apple have now deployed military grade ‘spy... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• We’ve Been Playing It Safe with Our Blog. But That Changes Today. A Paradigm...

  

  We could have just chalked this up to a learning process and then made our changes but, in the interest of transparency, we wanted to fill in the gaps and... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• FedEx Freight to Raise Truck Pricing 6.9 Percent

  

  Base rate increase likely to be first of many in LTL trucking marketFedEx Freight, the nation’s largest stand-alone less-than-truckload carrier, is first out... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• House Leader Boehner is Open to Six-month Transportation Bill Extension, Says...

  

  When it comes to passing a new transportation bill, politics are still taking center stage.With progress on a new federal transportation bill at an ongoing... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Johnson County Dedicates ‘Green’ Fleet Facility

  

  OLATHE, KS – Johnson County officials dedicated two new buildings on May 30, a 22,250-square-foot, eight-bay fleet maintenance building and a... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Trucks May Have to Limit Idling Time Under Law

  

  The Senate approves a House bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissionsSALEM — The Oregon Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would restrict how long... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Trucking Data Surges In May; Summer Outlook Good

  

  Trucking companies don’t make it into the IBD 50 often, but Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt (JBHT) made the grade in recent weeks. And while many broad economic... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Dynasty Limousine Inc. Partners with Susan G. Komen For The Cure®

  

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Dynasty Limousine Inc. (pinksheets:DNYS), a full service Luxury Transportation and Limousine firm... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• DOT Will Pay Truckers to Test Connected Vehicle Technology

  The Dept. of Transportation is inviting truck drivers to try connected commercial vehicle technology and let officials know what they think about it. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Taxi and Limousine Commission Form Working Group to Look at Wheelchair-accessibl...

  

  Comes on heels of judge allowing lawsuits against Bloomberg taxi plans to proceedThe Taxi and Limousine Commission is taking a second look at whether or not... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Election Year Will Stall Regulatory Activity, Says Sandberg

  

  San Diego. Annette Sandberg, principal of TransSafe Consulting, LLC and former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) administrator, advised... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Crackdown Pleases Local Bus Companies

  

  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHUTS DOWN SEVERAL CURBSIDE OPERATORSArea bus companies are pleased with a recent U.S. Department of Transportation-driven... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Green Corporate Car Fleets on the Way

  

  AAPOne of the world’s top leasing companies is betting that corporations with fleets of cars and trucks increasingly will want them to be powered by... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• TMHE Counterbalanced Trucks Impress Police Chemical Works

  

  Press release date: May 30, 2012Police Chemical Works produces 1,400,000 tons of fertilizer a year for the domestic and world markets. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Repairing Technical Issues With Our Blog

  We apologize to all of our subscribers. We didn’t make any fresh blog posts yesterday and we won’t be today either. Apparently some of our subscribers were... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• How Smaller Fleets Can Better Deal with CSA

  

  Software can level this playing fieldThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin.’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) safety-scoring system is... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Diesel Down but Capacity Worries Grow

  

  The average price for diesel fuel in the U.S. dropped almost six cents this week, falling to $3.897 per gallon compared to $3.956 last week and $4.004 per gallo... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH