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Pumped Up - New Tire Sensors Measure Inflation 2:03

Pumped Up - New Tire Sensors Measure Inflation

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Part of Meijer’s philosophy with their private fleet of trucks is to be a good corporate citizen by caring for the ... Read More

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The Connected Vehicle 3:31

The Connected Vehicle

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The next evolution in wireless and safety technology could be vehicles talking to each other and the traffic infrastr... Read More

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Your Raw Data on the Net - Extreme Transparency 2:19

Your Raw Data on the Net - Extreme Transparency

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With the implementation of programs like CSA, the trucking industry has become one of the most transparent industries... Read More

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What Keeps You Awake at Night? 3:08

What Keeps You Awake at Night?

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Worrying about your fleet of vehicles, your drivers, other people on the road, and branding are what keep executives ... Read More

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Randy Seals

What is a Driver?

Randy Seals posted on 2012/02/03
A driver is a father. A driver is a mother, a son, a daughter, a lover, a friend. A driver is someone special. A driver is responsible for almost every comfort we have, because somewhere along the line it came on a truck. A driver is a white knight on the highway. A driver is someone you can trust, depend on and... Read More
Rickey Gooch

CSA, Drivers & Carriers Differences

Rickey Gooch posted on 2012/01/31
Carriers are still attempting to lead CSA rather than follow CSA. That is the failure of the FMCSA. It is almost like the FMCSA is setting up carriers for the fall. The traps have been loaded and as soon as they see a carrier cross this imaginary line, which has proven not to be the threshold line, they hit the carrier... Read More
Bryan T. Symes

Motor Carrier’s “100% Healed” Policy Does Not Give Rise to Per Se Disability Discrimination Under Prior Regulatory Scheme

Bryan T. Symes posted on 2012/01/24
Recently, the federal U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (which has jurisdiction over Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana) opined that a motor carrier’s “100% healed” policy—through which the carrier insisted that its employees be “100% healed” following medical leaves of absence, does not necessaril... Read More
Joe Morrison

Where Do We Go From Here?

Joe Morrison posted on 2012/01/18
It's interesting to note that the bulk of the Hours of Service changes don't take effect for 18 months. Is this possibly a reaction to the reality that there may be another court challenge? Since the regulations have been released neither the trucking industry nor the safety advocacy groups have been happy. Is this the... Read More