Industry News – March 2011
Industry News
Accident Reconstruction
- Expert Witness Blog Collision Speed Expert Witness On Cause Analysis Part 4 – 3/17/11
Events
- School Transportation News NTSB to Hold Forum on Bus, Truck Safety – 3/24/11
Insurance Industry
- Insurance Journal Commercial Insurance Prices Still Flat After 8 Quarters: Towers Watson – 3/25/11
- BNET Money Watch Auto Insurance Costs: Where Does Your State Rank? – 3/14/11
- Claims Journal Progressive’s Usage-Based Car Insurance Goes National – 3/14/11
- Insurance Journal Progressive Extends Pet Injury Coverage to Commercial Auto Customers’ Pets – 3/8/11
- Insurance Journal State Farm Posts $1.8 Billion Net Income for 2010 Despite Underwriting Losses – 3/3/11
- South Florida Business Journal Insurance scam allegedly faked crashes – 3/2/11
- Occupational Health & Safety Trailers’ Underride Guards Often Fail: IIHS – 3/4/11
- Daily Tech IIHS Looks to Mandate, Improve Rear Impact Guards on Big Rigs – 3/2/11
Passenger Vehicle News
- Insurance Journal Insurer Rates 16 ‘Best Values’ in Autos – 3/30/11
- Online Journal Crash Test Dummies Fail to Mimic Children Effectively – 3/29/11
- Detroit News Carmakers resist new fed fuel rules – 3/30/11
- Motor Trend Magazine NHTSA Issues New Child Seat Guidelines – 3/22/11
- Kansas City Star Renting out recalled cars – 3/21/11
Traffic Crashes
- Auto Guide NHTSA Launches Faces of Distracted Driving Series – 3/11/11
- Claims Journal Winning Team’s Fans in More Deadly Crashes Following Big, Close Games – 3/14/11
Transportation Regulations
- School Transportation News York, New Jersey Federal Motorcoach Safety Bill Gaining Steam Following Deadly Crashes in New York, New Jersey – 3/29/11
- Transport Topics ATA Chairman Makes Trucking’s Case for Highway Bill at Congressional Hearing -3/30/11
- Insurance Journal Federal Government Lifts Cargo Insurance Requirement for Truckers – 3/28/11
- School Transportation News NTSB to Hold Forum on Bus, Truck Safety – 3/24/11
- Transport Topics FMCSA: Carriers May Ignore Cargo Insurance Warning Letters – 3/15/11
- Wichita Business Journal Brownback signs Kansas vehicle fleet tax bill – 3/11/11
- Today’s Trucking Carrier group, FMCSA settle suit over public CSA data – 3/10/11
- The Trucker.com FMCSA extends EOBR comment period to May 23 – 3/9/11
- Industry Week NASSTRAC: Hours-of-Service Proposal Unacceptable – 3/9/11
- Truck News ATA calls on FMCSA to abandon ‘politically motivated’ HoS changes – 3/7/11
- Truck News Numerous groups pan FMCSA’s proposed HoS changes – 3/8/11
- U.S.News Rankings & Reviews NHTSA Won’t Pursue Power Window Safety Law – 3/8/11
- The Detroit News Senator praises hike in NHTSA budget – 3/8/11
- Daily Tech NHTSA Won’t Seek Bans on Hands Free Tech While Driving – 3/8/11
- ABC News Rental Car Agencies Band Together Against NHTSA Study – 3/8/11
- Claims Journal Bill Targets Misclassification of Trucking, Courier Workers – 3/8/11
- The Trucker.com Enforcement group: Proposed HOS changes are too complex – 3/7/11
- School Transportation News NHTSA to Perform Public Outreach This Month on Rear Visibility – 3/7/11
- Today’s Trucking CSA paper ‘interventions’ underway – 3/7/11
- Insurance Journal Bill Banning Texting While Driving Advances in Oklahoma -3/7/11
- Consumer Reports Auto regulators drop rule for power window safety requirement
- Daily Tech IIHS Looks to Mandate, Improve Rear Impact Guards on Big Rigs – 3/2/11
- Journal of Commerce Members of Congress Blast HOS Proposal – 3/2/11
- TheTrucker.com ATA requests extension for EOBR comments, HOS documents – 3/2/11
- Truck News Researcher says FMCSA misrepresented findings – 3/1/11
- Truck News US politicians defend current HoS rules – 3/2/11
Trucking News
- Dayton Business Journal Truckers fight for improved highways – 3/29/11
- Kansas City Business Journal American Trucking Associations: Truck tonnages dip in February but trend is up – 3/22/11
- Transport Topics February Truck Tonnage Rises 4.2% – 3/22/11
- Trucking Info TCA Will Support Mandatory E-Logs – 3/15/11
- Kansas City Business Journal Kansas plans electronic system to monitor oversize/overweight truckloads
- Today’s Trucking ATA seeks an end to highway inspections of hazmat -3/10/11
- The Packer Truckers say rules could cut into their ranks – 3/8/11
- Claims Journal Bill Targets Misclassification of Trucking, Courier Workers – 3/8/11
- Today’s Trucking Buy for now: 8 fleets Wall Street loves – 3/7/11
- Today’s Trucking CSA paper ‘interventions’ underway – 3/7/11
- Occupational Health & Safety Trailers’ Underride Guards Often Fail: IIHS – 3/4/11
- Indy Star Federal official says proposals aim to ramp up carrier safety – 3/3/11
- TheTrucker.com ATA requests extension for EOBR comments, HOS documents – 3/2/11
- Truck News Trucking conditions continue to improve: FTR – 3/1/11
- Truck News Researcher says FMCSA misrepresented findings – 3/1/11
- Truck News US politicians defend current HoS rules – 3/2/11
Vehicle Technology
- DNA Info Investigators Turn to Black Box for Clues on Deadly Bus Crash – 3/14/11
- Consumer Affairs Congress May Require ‘Drunk-Proof’ Cars
- USA Today NHTSA to analysis burns caused by heated seats in a car – 3/13/11
- U.S. News Rankings & Reviews Chrysler Recalls Nearly 250,000 Vehicles for Engine Stalling – 3/4/11
- Edmunds Auto Observer Is Keyless Start Another Technology Backfire? – 2/17/11
- Consumer Reports Auto regulators drop rule for power window safety requirement
Video
- OverDrive.com (You Tube Video) – A few extra horses power rig through snow – 3/10/11
- The Journal of Commerce FMCSA’s Ferro on Regulatory Trucking Safety Initiatives – 2/22/11
- ABC News Is Your Rental Car Deadly?