J.J. Keller Releases OSHA Compliance Guide

J.J. Keller & Associates has introduced OSHA Compliance for Transportation – a new publication to help transportation safety professionals comply with complex OSHA regulations.

Focusing on employer responsibilities, the publication explains the OSHA requirements that apply to the transportation industry. These include inspections, training provisions and requirements related to recordkeeping.

The publication features written safety plans, sample forms, compliance checklists, FAQs, implementation tips and J.J. Keller EZ Explanations summaries to aid in the understanding of the regulations.

Topics reflect the most common hazards for transportation personnel: asbestos, electrical safety, emergency planning/response, fire protection, hazard communication, HAZWOPER, jacks, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, powered industrial trucks, tire/rim servicing, walking-working surfaces and 31 more critical topics.

OSHA Compliance for Transportation is available in print and online editions. The online edition provides access to the content from anywhere, using a web browser and mobile device, and includes not only the industry-specific compliance information but also customizable safety plans, checklists and forms. An update service is available to ensure that transportation safety professionals can stay current with any changes to applicable OSHA regulations.

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Parts of I-95 in North Carolina Still Closed

Clearing a road of debris from Hurricane Matthew. Photo: South Carolina Dept. of Transportation

Interstate 95 is closed in multiple locations between Exit 77 (Dunn, N.C.) and the South Carolina state line due to flooding in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, according to the latest update issued by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. In addition, I-40 West is closed between Exit 341, NC-55 to Exit 334, NC-96 between Newton Grove and Benson, also due to flooding.

NCDOT added that all lanes of I-95 in South Carolina between Exit 68 SC-61 and the Georgia State line are open. Indeed, South Carolina DOT's latest update shows all Interstates are open. However, numerous stretches of U.S. and state highways there remain closed due to a variety of causes, including road washouts, flooding, fallen trees, and downed power lines.

Georgia DOT stated this morning that I-16 Eastbound is now open. I-95 is also open. The department has set up a special hurricane page to provide the latest information on road closures and other public services impacted by the hurricane.

In Florida, which was hit first by Matthew on Friday, only two road closures were noted as of this morning by the state's DOT. A portion of FL A1A in Flagler Beach remains closed as does a bridge on FL 206 in Crescent Beach.

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Truck groups question RI’s plans to restrict truck access to roads

Late last week, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced that it executed 13 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Highway Administration regarding the state's plan to implement bridge tolls on large commercial trucks. Trucking groups, which have vocally opposed truck-only tolls from the governor's initial proposal, are concerned about how the state plans to police trucks that end up using secondary roads to avoid tolls.

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Navistar’s Clarke: Trucks will drive logistics

Within the next decade every truck will be “a connected truck,” and from there “it's a short next step to integrating trucks into logistics systems,” according to Troy Clarke, president and CEO of Navistar. “Asset utilization is a big deal,” said Clarke, who comes to that perspective from years of running manufacturing operations. “You have to use your assets every minute possible to generate revenue in a plant, and I look at trucks the same way.”

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Canadian Pacific’s Intermodal Traffic Stayed On Track

Agility and Hexagon create Agility Fuel Solutions

Agility Fuel Systems and Hexagon Composites have finalized their merger, which unites Hexagon Composites' CNG Automotive Products Division (includes medium- and heavy-duty vehicle composite cylinder manufacturing operations and its bus systems) with Agility to form the new company Agility Fuel Solutions.

The new entity is owned equally by Hexagon Composites and Agility's current investors. Agility Fuel Solutions said it is positioned to transform the global medium- and heavy-duty industry with clean fuel technologies.

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Register now for Connected Fleets Conference & Exhibition 2016

TU-Automotive announced its agenda and speaker lineup for the Connected Fleets USA Conference & Exhibition 2016 (Nov. 15-16 in Atlanta), an event for the discussion and networking around future fleet management technologies in the USA.

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