Industry News – May 2011
Events
- The Great West Truck Show Jun 09, 2011 – Jun 11, 2011 – Las Vegas, NV
- Occupational Health & Safety EOBRs, Wellness on Tank Truckers’ Agenda – 5/11/11
- NTSB National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) – May 10-11, 2011
Insurance Industry
- Claims Journal Progressive Hiring in Multiple States – 5/25/11
- Washington Business Journal Allstate buying insurance firms for $1B – 5/18/11
- Insurance Journal Best Sees ‘Growing Pressure’ for Higher P/C Insurance Rates – 5/17/11
- Insurance Journal Allstate Targets Online Insurance Sales; Buys Esurance, Answer Financial – 5/18/11
- Insurance Journal Americans Oppose Accident Response Fees: Insurance Industry Survey – 5/18/11
- Claims Journal Report: Companies Score High Marks in Claims, Underwriting and Service – 5/6/11
- Insurance Journal Overcapacity in P/C Insurance Keeping Commercial Prices Down – 5/3/11
- Insurance Journal Survey: Commercial Lines Prices Fall 3% in Q1 – 5/4/11
Passenger Vehicle News
- Daily Tech NHTSA Working on Automotive Black Box Standards, May Release Guidelines Next Month – 5/25/11
- Dvice.com Feds to require black box event recorders in all new cars – 5/24/11
- Auto Evolution NHTSA to Impose Data Recorders Next Month – 5/23/11
- Wired News Automotive Black Boxes, Minus the Gray Area – 5/23/11
- Boston Business Journal Drive for hybrids stalled by challenged inventory – 5/20/11
- The Tennessean Product recalls are on the rise – 5/22/11
- Reuters US closes investigation of Toyota Corolla steering – 5/20/11
- Examiner.com Ford Escape, Nissan Rogue roll over in NHTSA side crash test (photos and video) – 5/15/11
- The Detroit News Feds study impact of 2017-25 mpg increases – 5/10/11
- U.S. News Rankings & Reviews NHTSA Expands Investigation into Ford F-150 – 5/9/11
- Atlanta Business Chronicle Deal OKs golf cart use for Georgia streets – 5/5/11
- BNET (Blog) Toyota’s Great Recall: It Wasn’t the Media’s Fault – 5/4/11
- Chicago Tribune NHTSA looks into issues with Ford, GM, Honda SUVs – 5/2/11
- BNET Crash Test: 5 Things People Do While Driving – 5/2/11
Traffic Crashes
- Staunton News Leader Black box clears man in fatal crash – 5/16/11
- Journal and Courier Senior drivers must make adjustments for safety – 5/13/11
- The News Virginian Police seek vehicle black box from fatal crash – 5/13/11
- Insurance Journal Cost of Fatal Car Crashes by State – 5/13/11
- Truck Trend Magazine 2010 Traffic Fatalities Drop to All-time Low In The U.S – 5/9/11
- Automobile Magazine Traffic Fatalities Lowest in 60 Years, EVs a Public Health Threat? – 5/6/11
Transportation Regulations
- Transport Topics ATA Cites Qualified Support of EOBR Rule – 5/24/11
- Kansas City Star Safety group seeks limits on trucks’ size, drivers’ hours – 5/23/11
- FMCSA What’s New: CSA News and Information – 5/20/11
- Fleet Owner Cell phone bans hard to enforce – 5/23/11
- Transport Topics ATA Board Votes to Oppose Regulating Detention Times – 5/18/11
- Today’s Trucking FMCSA may miss HOS rule-writing deadline – 5/17/11
- Occupational Health & Safety NHTSA Updates Motorcyclists’ Helmet Rule – 5/14/11
- Fleet Owner (Blog) Get it right and pass Jason’s Law – 5/13/11
- The Detroit News US may require at least 2% better fuel efficiency annually – 5/11/11
- LandLine Magazine OOIDA defends drivers at NTSB forum – 5/10/11
- Trucking Info CVSA Considering Out-of-Service Citation for Drivers Who Don’t Have a Medical Certificate – 5/9/11
- Transport Topics White House May Look at Mileage Tax, Tolls – 5/9/11
- Transport Topics FMCSA Reopens HOS Comment Period for Review of Four New Studies – 5/9/11
- Occupational Health & Safety FMCSA Ramping Up Commercial Bus Enforcement – 5/9/11
- The Trucker.com FMCSA announces news measures to improve bus safety – 5/5/11
- Landline Magazine Safety advisory committee focuses on trucker detention time – 5/4/11
- Landline Magazine FMCSA executes compliance sweep of moving companies – 5/4/11
Trucking News
- The City Wire (Fort Smith, AR) Trucking reports predict slow economic growth – 5/26/11
- Logistics Management CSA 2010 remains a major concern for trucking capacity and liabilty, says Transplace panel – 5/25/11
- Fleet Owner Prime offers on-site medical facility – 5/25/11
- Trucking Info Overturned Trucks at Flying J #669, Joplin, Mo. – 5/23/11
- Transport Topics Missouri Tornado Damages Con-way Truckload’s Headquarters – 5/23/11
- Truck News ATA forecast suggests trucking will continue to be dominant mode of freight transportation – 5/20/11
- Fleet Owner Freight outlook bright – 5/23/11
- Delaware Online Delaware jobs: Trucking companies hard-pressed to keep drivers on their payrolls –
- Dayton Business Journal Report: U.S. freight economy expected to grow – 5/20/11
- Today’s Trucking ATA tells feds to butt out of driver detention issue – 5/19/11
- Trucking Info FMCSA Considering Using DataQ’s to Transmit Crash Accountability Information – 5/13/11
- Journal of Commerce DOT Freight Index Hits 33-month High – 5/9/11
- Transport Topics I-40 Lanes Reopen in Arkansas – 5/11/11
- Transort Topics New FMCSA Web Page Allows Greater Access to Motor Carrier Legal Orders – 5/9/11
- Trucking Info Expert Defines Keys to Growth in Trucking Industry at Conference – 5/10/11
- Market Watch Truckers prosper despite rising diesel prices – 5/9/11
- Truck News US fleets acknowledge driver shortage a problem, report finds – 5/6/11
- Truck News Trucking conditions continue to improve: FTR Associates – 5/6/11
- Truck News It’s a Woman Thing – 5/4/11
- The Trucker.com Arkansas floodwaters cause longer I-40 detour for trucks –
- Transport topics Tornadoes and Trucking – 5/9/11
- Trucking Info FMCSA Reopens HOS Docket; Comments Sought on Four New Fatigue Studies – 5/9/11
- School Transportation News NTSB Releases Bus, Truck Safety Forum Video – 5/4/11
- Fleet Owner More truck drivers buckling up – 5/3/11
Vehicle Technology
- Fleet Owner See clearer with LED headlamp – 5/23/11
- Occupational Health & Safety DOT to Test Connected Vehicle Technologies in Six Cities –
- Fleet Owner Refuse fleets eyeing natural gas, hydraulic hybrids – 5/11/11
Video
- Truck News It’s a Woman Thing – 5/4/11
- YouVideo by NTSB Member Sumwalt introduces the Truck & Bus Forum – 5/4/11