Industry News – April 2011

Industry News

  • Events

  • Insurance Industry

  • Passenger Vehicle News

  • Traffic Crashes

    • Claims Journal Study: High Gas Prices Results in Fewer Auto Accidents – 4/29/11
    • BNET 4 Ways Crooks Stage Accidents to Crash Your Car – 4/25/11
    • Fleet Owner Study claims traffic violations raise risk of future crash – 4/21/11
    • Trucking Info Research Links Truck Crash Involvement to Driver History – 4/21/11
    • Trucking Info Small Percentage of Drivers Represent Highest Distracted Driving Risk – 4/20/11
    • Truck News Decline in truck-related crashes quashes need for HoS changes: ATA – 4/14/11
    • Fox NY NTSB: Truck Did Not Hit Bus Before Fatal Crash in the Bronx – 4/15/11 (NTSB Report Included)
    • Fleet Owner Study: Few create most driving distractions – 4/20/11
    • Claims Journal Strike Force Inspections Remove 289 Unsafe Passenger Buses and Drivers – 4/13/11
    • Transport Topics Truck-Involved Highway Fatality Rate Falls to Record Low – 4/12/11
    • CLaims Journal 3 Most Common Errors That Lead to Teen Drivers’ Crashes – 4/11/11
    • New York Daily News In wake of deadly Bronx crash, NTSB announces it will probe discount bus industry – 4/4/11
    • The Washington Post Traffic deaths in U.S. drop to lowest level since 1949, NHTSA reports – 4/1/11
    • Journal of Commerce Traffic Deaths Drop 3 Percent in 2010 – 4/1/11
    • NY Post US traffic deaths hit lowest level since 1949 – 4/1/11
    • The Citizen – Laconia, NH ‘Black box’ accident info still sought
    • Star Tribune – Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN Destruction of car’s ‘black box’ at issue in deadly crash – 4/1/11
    • Claims Journal Traffic Fatalities Drop to Lowest Level in Recorded History – 4/1/11
  • Transportation Regulations

    • DC Velocity Proposed HOS changes will harm truckers and shippers, executive warns – 4/20/11
    • Trucking Info Former FMCSA Chief Speaks out on HOS, EOBRs – 4/20/11
    • Transport Topics NPTC Board Backs Electronic Logging – 4/18/11
    • Trucking Info ATA Leaders Call on FMCSA to Retain HOS Rules in Face of New Data – 4/14/11
    • Charleston Business Journal Proposed trucking law seeks added safety – 4/7/11
  • Trucking News

    • Fox Business Shipping Costs May Follow Fuel Prices Up – 4/27/11
    • Fleet Owner Freight laughs at oil prices – for now – 4/27/11
    • Reuters UPDATE 1-U.S. truck tonnage up in March – ATA – 4/26/11
    • Transport Topics Leading Economic Indicators Grow 0.4% – 4/21/11
    • LandLine Magazine CVSA Roadcheck coming in June – 4/18/11
    • The Economist Keep on trucking
    • Truck News Hiring, turnover increases indicate economic recovery: ATA economist – 4/15/11
    • Tranport Topics Driver Turnover Rises, Showing Stronger Economy, ATA Says – 4/14/11
    • Truck News Trucking safety reaches record levels in 2009 – 4/12/11
    • Truck News Commercial vehicle market strength expected to continue through 2011-12 – 4/13/11
    • Fleet Owner Truck-involved fatality rate declines 14% – 4/12/11
    • Journal of Commerce Biggest Trucking Companies Get Bigger – 4/11/11
    • TheTrucker.com ATA: Trucking achieves record best safety performance – 4/11/11
    • Transport Topics Government Shutdown Would Not Affect Federal Transportation Safey Programs – 4/8/11
    • Fleet Owner Is trucking ready for the next downturn? – 4/7/11
    • Trucking Info Bill Would Allow States to Raise Truck Weight Limits -4/8/11
    • Transport Topics ATA Backs Electronic Logging to Monitor Drivers’ Hours – 4/8/11
    • Fleet Owner (Blog) Why are traffic deaths on the downswing? – 4/6/11
    • Logistics Viewpoints Relationships Matter: Social Media and Transportation – 4/6/11
    • Today’s Trucking ATA wants ‘unnecessary’ truck rules off the books – 4/5/11
    • Insurance Journal Federal Government Lifts Cargo Insurance Requirement for Truckers – 3/28/11
    • Trucking Info CVSA: Cutting Funding Will Weaken Commercial Vehicle Enforcement – 4/1/11
    • Tranport Topics Graves Tells Congressional Panel Trucking Needs Affordable Diesel Fuel – 3/31/11
  • Vehicle Technology

    • AutoWeek.com Keyless ignition trends toward standardization – 4/5/11
    • Truck News Bendix offers enhanced drum brake for stopping distance requirements – 4/3/11
    • Truck News Bendix advances Wingman, sees continued growth of full-stability – 4/6/11
    • Fleet Owner Bendix foresees boom times ahead – 3/30/11
    • Fleet Owner Regulations opening up new opportunities for safety technology – 3/30/11
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