WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a Web site where trucking companies can register for access to a safety database they will be able to use for screening applicants for driving jobs.
Read More →MINNEAPOLIS - XATA Corp., a leader in fleet optimization software and services, announced that Pinnergy, Ltd., a provider of drilling, fluid, and oil and gas waste disposal services to the energy industry, is installing XATANET on 78 of its trucks in the Barnett Shale area of Texas.
Read More →GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has appointed industry expert Rob Abbott as vice president of safety policy.
Read More →As more state legislatures across the U.S. enact laws that ban phoning and texting while driving, a new Highway Loss Data Institute study has found no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) joined petroleum refiners and other end-users in a legal challenge to California's recently enacted low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS).
Read More →ST. LOUIS, MO - To better manage its fleet of trucks, St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc. has hired Xata Corp., Minneapolis. Xata aims to help customers improve fleets by cutting costs and ensuring compliance with trucking regulations.
Read More →Auditing fuel purchase invoices takes time and access to industry pricing data, but such scrutiny can avoid overcharges and duplicate transactions.
Read More →FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), an association for the work truck industry, announced the launch of the new Market Data and Industry Statistics section of www.NTEA.com.
Read More →ST. LOUIS - Schnucks will use XATANET's fleet operations software platform and services for real-time communications and for monitoring the performance of its 85-vehicle fleet of trucks.
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