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Preventing Truck Terror Attacks Starts With You – And Me.

Ever since 2001's horrible terror attacks on 9-11, we've all been conditioned to think of terrorists as Middle Easterners who hate America for various reasons. But it's important to note that there are a lot of home-grown terrorists out there today – Americans who, for one reason or another, have a beef with our government or our society – and feel they have to act in order to either stop whatever troubles them, or inspire an uprising of some sort. Studies commissioned by various law enforcement agencies over the past few years have concluded that inside the United States today, we are actually far more likely to experience attacks from home-grown terrorists than extremists from the Middle East or Asia.

Regardless of where they're from or whatever motivates them, it's crucial to remember that terrorists are opportunists by necessity. They may fantasize about getting their hands on weapons of mass destruction or armies of like-minded fanatics rising up after being inspired by their actions, but in most cases they're social-awkward losers without the financial support to carry out their schemes the way they want to. They have to use whatever weapons they can find – often going down to Plan C or even Plan D before they hit on something they can use to attack innocent people. And in many cases, the tool or method they choose to use in their attacks is an object most of us don't even view as a “weapon." Pretty much anything can be a weapon. Remember the guy trying to kill 007 with some poison in a thread back when we were kids? (I think that was in “You Only Live Twice,” but I could be wrong.)

Which brings us to the Transportation Safety Administration's recent warning regarding the use of trucks as a ...Read the rest of this story

ERoad Offers Electronic IRP

ERoad announced a new electronic registration management solution for International Registration Plan recordkeeping, data capture, and management processes.

ERoad's Electronic IRP automatically generates trip information such as distance, location, and state line crossings to support distance record requirements for IRP and to calculate apportionment percentages by fleet, jurisdiction, and vehicle. Data is captured and transmitted by ERoad's in-vehicle device to its Depot web-based application.

“Our new Electronic IRP simplifies the IRP recordkeeping and application process for carriers,” said Gail Levario, vice president, strategy and market development at ERoad. “This solution captures, records and manages information in one place, eliminating the need to chase down driver records, sift through paperwork, and reduce the time-intensive registration renewal process. We've added Electronic IRP to our best-in-class electronic tax solution to further reduce administrative time and paperwork required for complete management of recordkeeping compliance using highly accurate fleet data.”

Key Features of ERoad IRP Electronic Registration Management include:

Electronic Recordkeeping – IRP Vehicle Trip Records display mileage information such as distance, routes of travel, and state line crossings per vehicle per month. The application provides summaries by fleet, jurisdiction, and vehicle for recordkeeping and audit purposes.

Advanced Reporting – Automatically combines mileage information from the in-vehicle device to display and report distance and location traveled by vehicle and calculates IRP apportionment percentages for each jurisdiction and vehicle.

IRP Fleet and Vehicle Management – Set up and manage IRP apportioned vehicles and organize them by fleet to speed up the IRP application and annual registration and renewal process. Record and maintain details about each vehicle required for IRP.

Equipment List – View and export detailed information about vehicles for the yearly IRP registration fee process.

ERoad's all in one platform, including its ELD + Tax Compliance solution, is designed to meet compliance, operational, and driver needs. It was created with the ...Read the rest of this story

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My20 App Takes Electronic Logging to the Cloud

Konexial has launched the My20 app, offering an ELD solution for the iOS and Android platforms.

My20 is compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration mandate, according to Konexial, which will go into effect at the end of 2017. My20 features an electronic logging device, map integration, real-time fuel information, driver status buttons, and rewards.

The solution will be a part of Konexial's GoLoad service which is scheduled to launch on June 30, 2017 and is designed to connect drivers and shippers to fill available capacity.

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Ex-Yahoo President Sue Decker rips Marissa Mayer's $186 million exit package

"Given what happened in the performance of the company, it seems on the egregious side," Sue Decker tells CNBC.