Industry News – March 2012

Insurance Industry

CBS News Most and least expensive states for car insurance – 3/12/12
Claims Journal Incomplete Claim Investigations May Create Coverage Where No Coverage Exists – 3/12/12
Insurance Journal Commercial Lines Prices Up for 4th Straight Quarter: Survey – 3/12/12

Kansas City Star Suit alleges Ford F-Series had some bad fuel tanks – 3/16/12
Boston Business Journal Today’s unpaid intern could be tomorrow’s plaintiff – 3/9/12
STLtoday.com Jury rules for Ford in lawsuit over fatal accident – 3/6/12

CNN (Blog) How safe are school buses? – 3/20/12
Insurance Journal 16 Arrested in Brooklyn, N.Y., for Allegedly Staging Auto Accidents – 3/9/12

Transport Topics ATA Cites Safety Study in Pushing for Speed Limiters on Trucks – 3/28/12
Trucking Info CSA Changes Available for Review – 3/28/12
Washington Post (blog) NTSB explores dangers of distracted driving – 3/27/12
The Trucker FMCSA to change CSA scoring; Cargo BASIC goes away – 3/26/12
Supply Chain Digest ATA Says FMCSA Continues Unfair “Blame Truck Drivers First” Policy – 3/21/12
The Trucker FMCSA says it still intends to to develop crash accountability program – 3/21/12
Transport Topics FMCSA to Delay CSA Review Process – 3/14/12
Transport Topics ATA Critical of CSA Program’s Crash Accountability Delay – 3/20/12
Transport Topics ATA to Challenge HOS Rule – 3/19/12
Trucking News EOBR mandate included in US highway bill; needs House approval – 3/14/12
Detroit News NHTSA starts hearings on vehicle electronics – 3/12/12
Detroit Free Press Proposed in-car electronics rules raise concerns – 3/13/12
Washington Post Carmakers respond to demand for hands-free electronics – 3/12/12
School Transportation News Does New Pa. Law Prohibiting Texting While Driving Go Far Enough? – 3/8/12

The City Wire US trucking industry indices up but ‘wobbling’ – 3/27/12
Kansas City Business Journal Freight tonnage climbs up in February, American Trucking Association reports – 3/27/12
Worcester Telegram Truckers leave road in droves – 3/22/12
Truck News ATA, TCA ramp up challenge against HoS changes – 3/16/12
Trucking Info Truckable Economic Activity Reaches New High in 4Q 2011 – 3/16/12
Trucking Info Retail Trends and What They Mean for Trucking – 3/15/12
Today’s Trucking Truckers to be Penalized for Accidents That Aren’t Their Fault – 3/13/12
Overdrive Online 10,200 trucking jobs added in February – 3/9/12
NY Times Trucking Company Workers Are Indicted in Fraud Scheme – 3/8/12
Journal of Commerce Trucking Hiring Rose 3.7 Percent in February – 3/9/12
Washington Times Not getting enough rest a problem for operators of planes, trains, trucks – 3/6/12
Kansas City Business Journal Truckers haul less freight in January but outlook stays rosy – 2/28/12

MSN (Blog) NHTSA Recommends Getting Rid of Moving Navigation Maps – 3/23/12
News & Observer Alcohol ignition lock manufacturer settles lawsuit with DMV – 3/21/12
CNET Fed driver distraction guidelines make navigation unusable – 3/21/12
Hartford Courant State Increases Use Of Auto Device For Convicted Drunken Drivers – 3/8/12