Driver iQ announced its SingleCheck Employment Verification online service is available to motor carriers for processing all direct employment verification requests on current and past drivers.
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...Read the rest of this storyManhattan Associates, Inc. announced new additions to its Transportation Management System (TMS) to allow shippers to utilize the transportation market's sharing economy.
Available as a free download from the Apple App Store or Google Play, Manhattan noted its new TMS Mobile application leverages the ubiquity of smartphones to reduce the barrier to entry and give small and medium-sized contract carriers access to constant, real-time visibility.
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...Read the rest of this storyOver the last several years, there's been a noted uptick in weather-related telematics offerings within the trucking industry and now that technology is getting a workout in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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...Read the rest of this storyAs Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate Houston, the shocking images are drawing comparisons to Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans in 2005.
Unfortunately, Houston's unique location means the supply chain is already feeling Harvey's effects, even before the rain stops falling, according to executives with DAT load board.
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...Read the rest of this storyCalifornia legislators may soon target older diesel trucks in a new round of tough state emissions regulations. Photo: Jim Park
">California legislators may soon target older diesel trucks in a new round of tough state emissions regulations. Photo: Jim Park
">California seems determined to defy the Trump administration's efforts to turn back the clock on The Paris Accords and other emissions control measures. Four California state senators have called for significantly increased state funding to further reduce emissions from trucks and buses in the state. The legislators said such funding is needed to improve air quality and help reduce toxic emissions along freight corridors and near ports and schools.
California state Senators Ricardo Lara, Nancy Skinner, Richard Pan, and Bob Wiechowski led the call.
In the final weeks of the 2017 legislative session, the senators are calling for $1 billion in funding from the California greenhouse gas Cap-and-Trade program to be focused on cleaner trucks and buses. This would amount to a tripling of the amount of funds spent last year.
It comes on the heels of just-released study by The Diesel Technology forum, which polled Californians and found that an overwhelming majority of respondents support tougher emissions reduction standards and technologies in the Golden State.
The Diesel Technology Forum is a national association of diesel vehicle, engine and equipment makers, suppliers and fuel providers. The survey of 2,190 registered voters found that 89% of California voters believe a balanced mix of energy and transportation options is needed to achieve cleaner air and lower carbon required by the California Air Resources Board's 2030 and 2050 deadlines.
The survey also found that some 75% of registered voters agree California must balance its investments between proven technologies and those that might benefit the future. In ddition, Californians said they see low emission vehicles and reduced fuel consumption as the largest contributors to better air quality. Of those surveyed, 73% view clean diesel technologies as positive contributors to air ...Read the rest of this story
David L. Biersmith, owner and president of Industrial Medical center in Independence, Mo., was sentenced for his role in a fraud scheme involving false medical examinations truckers and veterans.
He was sentenced to 60 months of probation, serving the first 4 months under house arrest and ordered to pay $39,155 in restitution. In April 2017, Biersmith was charged with and pleaded guilty to health care fraud and making false statements to government agents
His company offered medical services to commercial vehicle drivers, including drug tests and physical exams required by the FMCSA. Biersmith did not have a medical license or other medical credentials and signed the name of a legitimate chiropractor, without permission, on the medical examination reports and certificates of at least 65 drivers. He also signed off on the invalid examinations of 53 military veterans between Aug. 2013 and Dec. 2013.
DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with the Department of Veterans Affairs OIG, DOL's OIG and Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Department of Health and Human Services OIG, with assistance from FMCSA.
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