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under the MAP-21 funding law after the
carrier did not cooperate with an investiga-
tion into its compliance history. One of
Espinal's tractor-trailers collided into a line
of passenger vehicles in a construction
zone on Interstate 55 in Will County, Ill.
t '.$4" XBSOFEDBSSJFST about fraudu-
lent letters appearing to be from "Equifax
Credit Information Services – Government
division." The letters were dated July 11,
2014, were signed by "Thad Brown" and
sought to obtain banking information for
the companies targeted. Contact FMCSA's
investigative support unit at tom.frazier@
dot.gov or bob.thomasson@dot.gov.
t 5IF4PVUI$PBTU"JS2VBMJUZ
.BOBHFNFOU%JTUSJDUselected Siemens
to install its eHighway system in Carson,
Calif., as part of a yearlong demonstration
project set to begin in July 2015 that will
use overhead cables to power electric
trucks. Siemens is developing the vehicles
with Volvo Group, Mack and various truck
integrators. The two-mile test infrastructure
will be installed on Alameda Street where it
intersects with Sepulveda Boulevard.
t 0GUIFESJWFST JOTQFDUFE in this
year's Roadcheck event, 4.8 percent were
placed out of service, up slightly from last
year's 4.3 percent. The rate of vehicle OOS
orders, however, fell to 18.7 percent from
2013's 20.6 percent. The 72-hour inspec-
tion blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety
Alliance and FMCSA was held June 3-5.
About 10,000 inspectors worked at 2,500
locations, and the majority of inspections
were Level I.
t "53* JTBTLJOH carriers to rank their top
issues of concern, along with strategies
for addressing them. This is the 10th year
of the Top Industry Issues Survey by the
American Trucking Associations. To take
the survey, go to www.atri-online.org; the
results will be unveiled at ATA's annual
Management Conference and Exhibition in
October in San Diego.
