By SEMA Editors

	UPS is offering to be the single point of contact for all vehicle-shipment needs for exhibitors before, during and after the 2014 SEMA Show.

UPS is offering to be the single point of contact for all vehicle-shipment needs for exhibitors before, during and after the 2014 SEMA Show. Through the UPS Autogistics Finished Vehicle Transportation, exhibitors will benefit from the service that will request quotes, negotiate rates and manage exhibitor’s vehicle shipments from origin to destination.

To participate in the program, find out more information or request a quote, contact Dave Sprock at 702-283-0438.

By SEMA Editors

	UPS is offering to be the single point of contact for all vehicle-shipment needs for exhibitors before, during and after the 2014 SEMA Show.

UPS is offering to be the single point of contact for all vehicle-shipment needs for exhibitors before, during and after the 2014 SEMA Show. Through the UPS Autogistics Finished Vehicle Transportation, exhibitors will benefit from the service that will request quotes, negotiate rates and manage exhibitor’s vehicle shipments from origin to destination.

To participate in the program, find out more information or request a quote, contact Dave Sprock at 702-283-0438.

By SEMA Editors

	UPS is offering to be the single point of contact for all vehicle-shipment needs for exhibitors before, during and after the 2014 SEMA Show.

UPS is offering to be the single point of contact for all vehicle-shipment needs for exhibitors before, during and after the 2014 SEMA Show. Through the UPS Autogistics Finished Vehicle Transportation, exhibitors will benefit from the service that will request quotes, negotiate rates and manage exhibitor’s vehicle shipments from origin to destination.

To participate in the program, find out more information or request a quote, contact Dave Sprock at 702-283-0438.

By SEMA Editors

	David Nelms

Longtime industry veteran and SEMA member David Allison Nelms, 71, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, passed away, Saturday, August 2, 2014. A lifelong resident of the Ringgold, Tunnel Hill areas, he was a former employee of Honest Charley's, where he worked for 29 years, and P&E Distributors, where he worked for 21 years.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Francis Allison Nelms and Laura Mary Bell Cox Nelms; sister Doris Pitts and brother Gene Nelms. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Linda Caylor Nelms of Tunnel Hill; two sons and daughters-in-law Danny and Dana Nelms of Franklin, Tennessee, and Michael and Marla Nelms of Dalton, Georgia; as well as several other family members.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the New Hope Baptist Church David Nelms Nursery Fund at 2105 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd., Tunnel Hill, GA 30755.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken the first step toward requiring vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in all new light-duty cars. The agency issued a research report and an advance proposed rule to mandate the installation of wireless equipment warning drivers of potential danger. The NHTSA has identified the year 2020 as its target to begin implementing the rule. 

The NHTSA intends to create a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), FMVSS No. 150, establishing minimum performance requirements for V2V devices and messages. Examples for which the technology could provide safety benefits include warning the driver of stopped vehicles and vehicles in the blind spot. The NHTSA estimates that the equipment and software could cost around $350 per vehicle. The NHTSA contends that a safety standard is necessary in order to equip a significant number of new vehicles with the technology. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken the first step toward requiring vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in all new light-duty cars. The agency issued a research report and an advance proposed rule to mandate the installation of wireless equipment warning drivers of potential danger. The NHTSA has identified the year 2020 as its target to begin implementing the rule. 

The NHTSA intends to create a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), FMVSS No. 150, establishing minimum performance requirements for V2V devices and messages. Examples for which the technology could provide safety benefits include warning the driver of stopped vehicles and vehicles in the blind spot. The NHTSA estimates that the equipment and software could cost around $350 per vehicle. The NHTSA contends that a safety standard is necessary in order to equip a significant number of new vehicles with the technology. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken the first step toward requiring vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in all new light-duty cars. The agency issued a research report and an advance proposed rule to mandate the installation of wireless equipment warning drivers of potential danger. The NHTSA has identified the year 2020 as its target to begin implementing the rule. 

The NHTSA intends to create a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), FMVSS No. 150, establishing minimum performance requirements for V2V devices and messages. Examples for which the technology could provide safety benefits include warning the driver of stopped vehicles and vehicles in the blind spot. The NHTSA estimates that the equipment and software could cost around $350 per vehicle. The NHTSA contends that a safety standard is necessary in order to equip a significant number of new vehicles with the technology. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

At SEMA’s request, a provision was deleted in North Carolina legislation that would have imposed a fine on any person that equipped a car with headlamps that “change the original design.” The provision conflicted with the federal National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, which specifies that standards adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are to be performance standards and not design standards. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

At SEMA’s request, a provision was deleted in North Carolina legislation that would have imposed a fine on any person that equipped a car with headlamps that “change the original design.” The provision conflicted with the federal National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, which specifies that standards adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are to be performance standards and not design standards. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

At SEMA’s request, a provision was deleted in North Carolina legislation that would have imposed a fine on any person that equipped a car with headlamps that “change the original design.” The provision conflicted with the federal National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, which specifies that standards adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are to be performance standards and not design standards. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.