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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA
* Panama Canal: Expansion draws concern about heavier trucks
Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by David Tanner -23 Aug 2012: -- The proponents of longer-heavier trucks are attempting to exploit the expansion of the Panama Canal to lobby for their cause. OOIDA says it’s just another tactic to get truckers to haul more freight for the same pay... The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association supports the federal freeze on 80,000 pounds on five axles. Heavier trucks require permits and extra fees... State officials in Texas stated on Aug. 15 that they are preparing to ask federal officials to allow trucks to weigh up to 97,000 pounds on six axles in anticipation of the giant cargo ships that will be allowed through the Panama Canal once the expansion is completed in 2015...
* California - Driver tracking by insurers sparks privacy debate
Sacramento,CAL,USA -Reuters/The Bottom Line, by Ben Berkowitz -17 Aug 2012: -- California is turning into a battleground for technology that allows auto insurers to track their customers' driving behavior and offer them lower premiums, but that privacy advocates reject as an excessive intrusion with serious consequences... Insurance companies are increasingly installing small boxes in clients' cars that monitor everything from how much customers drive to their average speeds to where they drive. Auto insurer Progressive Corp, which leads the market for so-called usage-based insurance, estimates that about 70 percent of the people who sign up for the program drive well enough to get a discount. But privacy advocates say the lower premiums are not worth the tradeoffs, because the data could be used for unexpected purposes like penalizing drivers who visit unsafe neighborhoods. That argument holds sway with the California Department of Insurance, which is opposed to expanding the technology...
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