L.A. sets up 'bandit tow truck' hotline | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
July 29, 2010 |
As part of a crackdown on so-called bandit tow operators, the Los Angeles Police Commission has set up a towing company complaint hotline.
Anyone victimized by tow companies that demonstrate unethical and illegal business practices may call the number at any time, officials say.
Investigators from the commission's division that regulates permits throughout Los Angeles will be assigned to look into the complaints.
Commission officials say bandit tow operators monitor police and fire department radio frequencies and unlawfully respond to the scene of traffic collisions. They often work in tandem with unscrupulous repair shops, attorneys and medical practitioners or stake out private parking lots to tow away vehicles whose owners are not patrons of the businesses associated with those lots.
The hotline number is (323) 680-4-TOW (4869).
Anyone victimized by tow companies that demonstrate unethical and illegal business practices may call the number at any time, officials say.
Investigators from the commission's division that regulates permits throughout Los Angeles will be assigned to look into the complaints.
Commission officials say bandit tow operators monitor police and fire department radio frequencies and unlawfully respond to the scene of traffic collisions. They often work in tandem with unscrupulous repair shops, attorneys and medical practitioners or stake out private parking lots to tow away vehicles whose owners are not patrons of the businesses associated with those lots.
The hotline number is (323) 680-4-TOW (4869).
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Bill sets cross-border trucking deadline - eTrucker
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Bill sets cross-border trucking deadline By Jill Dunn Next fiscal year’s federal transportation bill directs the U.S. Department of Transportation establish and report on a cross-border trucking program with Mexico by October. Sen. Patty Murray inserted the requirement in the Fiscal Year 2011 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill July 26. The Washington state Democrat added the language to S. 3644 to end retaliatory tariffs Mexico instituted last year following Congress’ vote to discontinue the pilot project program, which allowed a limited number of carriers from both nations to deliver beyond the commercial border zone. The amendment requires the program maintain road safety, enhance efficient movement of commerce and eliminate retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products. The bill passed the Senate subcommittee, which Murray chairs, and the Appropriations committee, and will go to the full Senate for consideration. President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón discussed cross-border trucking May 19, but the issue was not resolved, according to a congressional report released last month. “The cost to federal taxpayers of ensuring Mexican truck safety, estimated by the U.S. DOT to be over $500 million as of March 2008, appears to be disproportionate to the amount of dollars saved thus far by U.S. importers or exporters that have been able to utilize long-haul trucking authority,” the researcher reported. If Mexican carriers receive long-haul authority, the short-term impact in the U.S. is expected to be gradual. These carriers face a lack of prearranged back hauls, higher insurance and capital costs, as well as customs processing delays. In the long term, use of drayage companies will probably decrease as they lose market share to Mexican long-haul carriers. U.S. companies leasing Mexican trucks and drivers may become a major implementation issue. North American Free Trade Agreement implementation ends the prohibition on leasing to allow Mexican trucks and drivers to operate beyond the border zone. If a U.S. firm also arranges for work visas for leased Mexican drivers, it could make them available for more cabotage loads. This could have Mexican drivers competing more often against American drivers in the United States. If this is the case, the researcher suggested Congress may want to revisit the issue. | ||
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Survey Points to Strong Trailer Orders This Year - Truckinginfo.com
7/29/2010 Survey Points to Strong Trailer Orders This Year
Half of fleets surveyed plan to place orders for trailers before the end of this year, according to a recent survey conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research.
Respondents to the survey questionnaire represented small, medium and large for-hire, private and government fleets operating more than 155,000 trailers. For-hire fleets comprised 68 percent of the survey participants expecting to place orders for new trailers in the next six months.
CK Commercial Vehicle Research's 2010 Trailer Study includes charts, analysis and quotes from participants covering the changing dynamics of overall trailer demand, buying and specifying trailers, plans for adding new technology and how those decisions are made as well as fleet executives' view on current deficiencies in trailer design.
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Transportation Department Announces Federal Program Encouraging Female Truckers
Federal gas tax dollars fund programs to encourage young girls to work in trucking, railroad and other transportation fields.
Ray LaHood, May 2010US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to put more women behind the wheels of big-rigs. On Monday, the federal highway chief announced the expansion of an internship program designed to goad young girls into transportation careers that include truck driving, road construction crews, subway or rail work and related jobs.
"Women are an essential part of today's labor force, yet women are underrepresented in the transportation industry," LaHood said in a statement. "We're saying to all the college women out there -- no matter where you're enrolled, there's a Department of Transportation Small Business Transportation Resource Center close by to help you plug into your dream job, whether it's an airport, an engineering or aerospace firm, a railroad, a transit agency or perhaps one of our DOT offices."
In May, LaHood signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Women's Transportation Seminar International in an effort to appeal to girls aged 13 to 18 and "transform transportation through the advancement of women." The move is also part of a broader goal of using federal transportation funding, which comes primarily from the federal excise tax on fuel, for use on high-value projects unrelated to building and maintaining roads. A total of $510,000 in grants are currently being offered to non-profits willing to conduct outreach at the department's resource centers. Another $383,000 in grants closed in June. In 2008, $2.3 million in grants were set aside for schools with "internships that offer students experience in the transportation field," particularly for women and minorities.
The new internship program will be coordinated through the Transportation Department's eleven regional Small Business Transportation Resource Centers. Staff at the centers will arrange transportation-related placement within the appropriate region.
"We are excited about expanding a great program that will introduce young women to transportation careers nationwide," Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization Director Brandon Neal said in a statement.
Female involvement in the industry has been growing. The Women in Trucking Association boasts 1500 members, including corporate sponsors like Walmart and Frito-Lay. The group last year celebrated the confirmation of Anne Ferro as the first female administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the trucking industry's top regulator.
"I am pleased to join Women In Trucking to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of professional female truck drivers," Ferro said in a December statement. "As more women pursue careers behind the wheel, they continue to break barriers and reinforce the fundamental standards of motor carrier safety -- professionalism, safe driving skills and work-life balance."
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Transportation Department Announces Federal Program Encouraging Female Truckers
Ray LaHood, May 2010US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to put more women behind the wheels of big-rigs. On Monday, the federal highway chief announced the expansion of an internship program designed to goad young girls into transportation careers that include truck driving, road construction crews, subway or rail work and related jobs.
"Women are an essential part of today's labor force, yet women are underrepresented in the transportation industry," LaHood said in a statement. "We're saying to all the college women out there -- no matter where you're enrolled, there's a Department of Transportation Small Business Transportation Resource Center close by to help you plug into your dream job, whether it's an airport, an engineering or aerospace firm, a railroad, a transit agency or perhaps one of our DOT offices."
In May, LaHood signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Women's Transportation Seminar International in an effort to appeal to girls aged 13 to 18 and "transform transportation through the advancement of women." The move is also part of a broader goal of using federal transportation funding, which comes primarily from the federal excise tax on fuel, for use on high-value projects unrelated to building and maintaining roads. A total of $510,000 in grants are currently being offered to non-profits willing to conduct outreach at the department's resource centers. Another $383,000 in grants closed in June. In 2008, $2.3 million in grants were set aside for schools with "internships that offer students experience in the transportation field," particularly for women and minorities.
The new internship program will be coordinated through the Transportation Department's eleven regional Small Business Transportation Resource Centers. Staff at the centers will arrange transportation-related placement within the appropriate region.
"We are excited about expanding a great program that will introduce young women to transportation careers nationwide," Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization Director Brandon Neal said in a statement.
Female involvement in the industry has been growing. The Women in Trucking Association boasts 1500 members, including corporate sponsors like Walmart and Frito-Lay. The group last year celebrated the confirmation of Anne Ferro as the first female administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the trucking industry's top regulator.
"I am pleased to join Women In Trucking to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of professional female truck drivers," Ferro said in a December statement. "As more women pursue careers behind the wheel, they continue to break barriers and reinforce the fundamental standards of motor carrier safety -- professionalism, safe driving skills and work-life balance."
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Transportation Department Announces Federal Program Encouraging Female Truckers
Good Career Choice!
A woman with drive - from typewriters to trucking
NEENA BHANDARI
Sidney Morning Herald
July 27, 2010When Heather Jones decided to launch a solely female owned and operated multi-truck company in the resource-rich rugged landscape of Western Australia, few thought she would survive in what is predominantly a male business.
But six years on, her aptly named Success Transport company has become a profitable enterprise.
Jones was working as a secretary for a mining company, when a call went out for Haulpak drivers. Having grown around motorbikes and cars, she promptly exchanged her typewriter with a seat behind the wheel and progressed to driving long-haul trucks.
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