Kevin JonesBusinessSmarter than a supermodel? What you don’t know about hi-tech will hurt youNetworks. Automation. Connectivity. The cloud. This isn’t your grandfather’s transportation system, or even you father’s. Part 1 of this look at high-tech trucks and data-driven operations reviews recent developments in transportation systems and the vulnerability of a connected world.September 3, 2014BusinessDriver survey: Time to pay r-e-$-p-e-c-tLabor Day note to carriers: Respect for drivers might keep them around, but it’s going to take more money to get them behind the wheel in the first place.September 1, 2014BusinessMore red tape: The Great Pre-Buy of 2020? Are felons government’s answer to driver shortage?Trucking is the definition of a dynamic industry, even a commercial free-for-all – or was. The government is taking it the wrong way, fast, with rules and regs that touch every aspect of carrier operations.August 29, 2014BusinessRange of new rules will steer trucking to consolidation, de facto re-regulationWith the federal government setting rules for the way trucks perform, for how vehicle owners need to maintain them, for when truck drivers may and may not work and how they are to be paid and even for the responsibilities of shippers in the supply chain, one might wonder if Washington wants to be in the trucking business.August 28, 2014BusinessTrucking groups ask DOT to take down public safety scoresA coalition of transportation trade groups have written DOT urging that the scores produced by the FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability system be removed from the agency’s website.August 26, 2014BusinessScott Darling, FMCSA’s top lawyer, to serve as interim administratorFMCSA has a new acting administrator. The news came in a farewell message from former FMCSA Admin. Anne Ferro. Also in her message was another bit of personnel news: Deputy Administrator Bill Bronrott is leaving the agency at the end of the year.August 22, 2014BusinessTruck makers, operators ask NHTSA to consider ‘real world’ in setting efficiency standardsTruck, trailer and engine makers, along with buyers and operators, are strongly encouraging government regulators to consider real-world operating factors in the development of the next round of heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency standards. The industry is also hoping the government has learned from the unintended, economically disastrous and potentially conflicting results of other recent emissions rules.August 20, 2014BusinessMonday Money: ‘Tis the season for freight slowdowns; volume, rates still ahead of last yearA roundup of recent reports on the state of freight shows the usual summer slowdown in volume, but the broader economy continues to trend favorably heading into the fall freight season.August 18, 2014BusinessRating the Ferro administration: Is trucking more safe, or less?Time, and some basic statistics, will tell how effective Anne Ferro’s stint as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been. Still, let’s review her five years in office.August 15, 2014BusinessFerro gets last word: Defends agency, agenda, her leadershipWrapping up five-years on duty at the wheel of FMCSA, Anne Ferro says she wouldn’t do anything differently: She’s worked to implement Obama administration policy within the framework of the agency’s mandate, and that includes keeping a wide range of truck safety initiatives on the road to implementation.August 15, 2014Previous PagePage 8 of 29Next PageTop StoriesDriver coaching and scorecardingDrivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outwardTruck drivers ranked a camera, depending on which way it faces, as having a good and bad influence on driver safety.Test DrivesQuick spin: Pete's electric Model 579Recruiting & retentionTrucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most driversTechnologyTransportation a top 10 target of cyberattackers, cases nearly triple last yearFeatured SponsorDownload the Heavy Duty Maintenance Checklist