Category: Trucking News

Americans issue minimum driver-training standards

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a Final Rule establishing comprehensive national minimum training standards for entry-level commercial truck and bus operators seeking to obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL) or certain endorsements. The standards established in today's rule address the knowledge and skills necessary for the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and also establish minimum qualifications for entities and individuals who provide entry-level driver training. The entry-level driver training Final Rule retains many of the consensus recommendations of a negotiated rulemaking committee comprised of 25 stakeholders and FMCSA representatives. ...Read the rest of this story

Time running out for speed limiter comments

Trucking interests not supportive of proposal, point to range of flaws The month-long extension is about up, so anyone who'd like to share his or her thoughts on the proposed speed limiter mandate for heavy-duty trucks has to hurry to file formal comments by the Dec. 7 deadline—adding to the current of collection of more than 4,000 opinions from truck drivers, trade associations, and safety groups.

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Zonar Names President, CEO

Ian McKerlich has taken over as president and CEO of Zonar Systems as the successor to co-founder Brett Brinton, the company announced.

McKerlich has been serving as president of the company. The change was part of a planned leadership transition after Continental AG took a majority stake in the company. Brinton will remain with the organization as a strategic advisor.

Zonar has also promoted Larry Jordan to senior vice president of product management. Jordan is responsible for managing Zonar products across their lifecycle, including the Zonar Connect tablet and platform announced in October.

The company has also hired Arun Jacob as vice president of software development and Chad Maglaque as vice president of program and partner management. Jacob brings experience from roles with Hewlett-Packard, Walt Disney Company, Evri.com, and Vulcan. Maglaque joins Zonar with over 20 years of experience managing large-scale products and services for both fast-paced start-ups as well as Fortune 100 companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Walmart Labs, Macy's and Internet-pioneer RealNetworks.

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