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Big-picture executives have the ability to see well beyond the day-to-day grind. If you’re in this category, you support an active safety department and insist on taking a variety of preventive measures.

BALTIMORE — New regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that are focused specifically on trucker health standards will have to wait until next year, Administrator Anne Ferro said.

BALTIMORE — Improving employees’ health can pay off for trucking companies whose unique issues include a lack of exercise and smoking, experts said.

Earlier this year, American Trucking Associations released a very upbeat forecast for U.S. freight transportation. That’s good news, but motor carriers will be challenged to keep pace with this growth.

Dean Newell, vice president of safety and training for Maverick Transportation, was recently honored as National Safety Director of the Year by American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved in October, showing continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.

Cummins Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit almost tripled, led by strong performances in its engine segment and international markets.

PHOENIX — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making several changes in its soon-to-be-implemented overhaul of truck safety standards as a result of industry comments, Administrator Anne Ferro told Transport Topics.

PHOENIX — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking ahead to a number of rules focused on driver health and fitness in the next year or two, after the agency completes its spate of mandatory regulations, Administrator Anne Ferro said last week.

The top “take-aways” from the 2010 Management Conference & Exhibition last week seemed to be: Things are better than they were; things are not as good as they could be; and things are going to get even better.