Industry News – February 2012
Accident Reconstruction
- Chicago Daily Herald Vehicles’ black boxes tell tales behind suburban accidents – 2/28/12
Events
- The Trucker NTSB to hold forum on attentive driving – 2/23/12
- Transport Topics FMCSA to Hold EOBR Listening Session at MATS – 2/22/12
Insurance Industry
- Claims Journal NICB Reports a 19 Percent Rise in Questionable Claims – 2/28/12
- Insurance Journal North Carolina Farm Bureau to Raise Homeowners’ Rates, Drop Policies – 2/27/12
- Insurance Journal Survey: 51% of Insurers Expect to Increase Staff in 2012 – 2/23/12
Passenger Vehicle News
- AutoGuide.com NHTSA Expands Investigation into Side Airbag Problems – 2/24/12
- Detroit News Automakers press for some changes to fuel rules – 2/13/12
Transportation Regulations
- Consumer Reports Car backup camera rule delayed again by NHTSA -2/29/12
- Bloomberg Trucker-Fatigue Rules Challenged in Second Lawsuit in a Month – 2/24/12
- Trucking Info ATA Seeks Change in New Tank Vehicle Definition – 2/24/12
- Trucking Info New Definition of Tank Vehicle Will Affect CDL Endorsement Requirement – 2/23/12
- CNET Feds to automakers: Block drivers’ tweets, texts, surfing – 2/17/12
- Automobile Magazine NHTSA Announces Proposed Driver Distraction Guidelines – 2/16/12
- News Channel 9 WSYR NTSB pushes for tougher cell phone ban – 2/13/12
- LoHud.com Going Places: Feds seek technology to block drivers’ calls, text – 2/12/12
Trucking News
- Trucking Info FMCSA Posts New HOS Examples – 2/28/12
- Trucking Info Vieth: Economy Improving, Driver Shortage Looming – 2/20/12
- Claims Journal Trucking Industry Fights Obama Rules on Driver Fatigue -2/17/12
- Business Week Trucking Industry Challenges U.S. on Driver Rest Rules – 2/14/12
- Today’s Trucking Friday Focus: Driver Wages and The Driver Shortage -2/10/12
- Land Line Magazine ATA retreats from pushing longer, heavier trucks – 2/10/12
- Journal of Commerce Trucking Company Indicted for Breaking Driver Rules – 2/7/12
- Journal of Commerce Federal Inspectors Shut Down Indiana Trucking Company – 2/7/12
- Journal of Commerce Analyst Says 2012 Truck Rates Could Rise 6 Percent – 2/8/12
Vehicle Technology
- PC Magazine Report: Rearview Car Cameras Expected to Be Mandatory by 2014 – 2/28/12
- Chicago Tribune Backup Cameras Likely Mandated for 2014 – 2/28/12
- CNN Crash test dummy unveiled for larger children – 2/21/12
- Mashable Driverless Cars of the Future Are Here Now [INFOGRAPHIC] – 2/20/12
Video
- ABC News VIDEO: Enterprise Rent