San Francisco, March 14~16 (Wed~Fri) 

Senate Passes Highway Bill - Two-Year, $109 Billion Plan Awaits House Action - The U.S. Senate last week passed a two-year, $109 billion transportation bill that contains an array of provisions important to the trucking industry, including creation of a national freight program and a mandate for electronic... Continue reading.

Public Listening Session on Electronic On-Board Recorders - FMCSA will hold a public listening session to solicit information, concepts, ideas, and comments on Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) and the issue of driver harassment. Specifically, the Agency wants to know what factors, issues, and... Continue reading.

Common Sense Must Govern CSA Crash Accountability Decisions - American Trucking Associations' leaders expressed serious concern over the recent decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after pressure from anti-truck groups, to continue to hold the trucking industry responsible in its CSA program for every truck-involved crash... Continue reading.

FMCSA Announces Proposal on Sleep Disorders - Chalk this one up to the open government initiative: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has laid out the agencies plan to combat the problem of truck drivers with sleep disorders. Over... Continue reading.

Billboards Spread Message about New Pennsylvania Texting Ban - It's a pleasure to be able to remind readers that the new Pennsylvania law against texting while drivingin the Keystone State took effect on March 8. But, as the AAA clubs of Pennsylvania know, a law can only be effective when people know about it. That's why, beginning this week, the organization is posting the message "DNT TXT N DRV - It's the Law" on approximately 60 billboards across Pennsylvania.... Continue reading.

DOT Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released the latest video in the U.S. Department of Transportation's "Faces of Distracted Driving" series, featuring the story of Alison Holden from Washington, DC. On April 27, 2009, single mom Alison Holden was... Continue reading.

Use Social Media to Enhance All Areas of Career Services - With over 16% of all time online being spent on social networks and with 96% of college students having a social media account, Career Services departments must learn to leverage social media to engage students and effectively market their services... Continue reading.

 

 

 

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