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March 12, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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Study
touts benefits of truck stability systems
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
A new report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) and the American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) says that
the benefits of using roll stability control systems (RSC) on commercial
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PeopleNet
opens BLU to third-party apps
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
At the annual Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Convention here
this week, PeopleNet announced the launch of BLULink, a technology
developed to make it easier and faster for customers and other
third-party applications providers to develop custom software
applications to run on PeopleNet’s own BLU in-cab PC.
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Obama
officially ends cross-border trucking program
The cross-border trucking program, targeted for extinction by the
Obama administration, has been officially cut as the President signed
the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, which contains a provision
preventing the Dept. of Transportation from funding the
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Kelley
Fleet Services taps Parks
Kelley Fleet Services LLC has named Mike Parks vp of maintenance.
He will be responsible for overseeing maintenance operations, including
all policies and procedures as well as managing the company’s national
vendor contracts.
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Rethinking
the shop
By David Cullen, executive editor
Quality and quantity should never be mutually exclusive in the
maintenance shop. Just as fleet owners ignore either or both at great
peril, they can't afford to emphasize one of these performance factors
over the other.
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Trucks
at Work: IT and labor
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Let me stress out the outset here: this post isn’t about
information technology (IT) replacing OR eliminating people in today’s
trucking and logistics workforce – no way, no how. Neither is it about
removing people from the communication channel with
customers.
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