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Apr 23, 2013

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA

* Nevada - “Slow-paced” recovery could dampen trucking’s prospects

Las Vegas,NV,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Apr. 19, 2013: -- A slower-than-expected pace for economic growth in the U.S. is throwing a wet blanket of sorts on trucking’s freight prospects for the near term, according to a variety of reports. Yet opportunities remain for big well-capitalized carriers, albeit at the expense of smaller ones... “The economy is recovering but at a slower pace than the mainstream media suggests,” noted John Larkin, a transportation analyst with Stifel Nicolas, in a research brief based on information gleaned from the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) annual meeting in Las Vegas last week...   

* Pennsylvania - Operation SAFE takes trucks and drivers off the road 

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Harrisburg,PENN,USA -Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -Apr. 19, 2013: -- The Pennsylvania State Police placed 106 trucks and 71 drivers out of service during a one-day enforcement effort called Operation Seatbelt and Fatigue Enforcement (SAFE) held on April 9... “During the operation, state police motor carrier enforcement personnel focused their attention on seat belt use by truckers and an examination of commercial driver's licenses, vehicle inspection reports, hours of service logs and other required documentation,” State Police Commissioner, Frank Noonan, said... In addition, 1,520 commercial vehicles were inspected across the state, resulting in the issuance of 703 traffic citations and 1,072 written warnings. About 47% of the trucks inspected resulted in the discovery of at least one violation of the federal motor carrier safety regulations... One hundred citations were issued for commercial drivers not wearing their seat belts...
* Noth Carolina - Reincarnated carrier challenges FMCSA’s out-of-service order

Murfreesboro,NC,USA -CDL Life -19 April 2013: -- A trucking company is using administrative review to challenge FMCSA’s findings that it operated a “reincarnated carrier” after disregarding multiple federal safety and maintenance regulations... Last December, FMCSA ordered Two Dayes Trucking and Two Dayes Transport to immediately cease all commercial motor vehicle operations. The order came after a Nov. 12, 2012, fatal wreck when company driver  William Moore of Two Dayes Transport backed a 2004 International truck with trailer into a private drive on a hilly section of U.S. 258. Media reports said 73-year-old Roy Futrell’s pickup slammed into the trailer and became wedged underneath it, resulting in Futrell’s death at the scene... Investigators said dirt had covered the truck and trailer’s reflective tape... FMCSA then investigated the companies after the wreck and said both Two Dayes incarnations disregarded federal regulations on vehicle maintenance and repair, driver hours of service, qualifications of drivers and controlled substance and alcohol use. The companies hauled recycled steel and roofing shingles...

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