The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week will be happening across North America in a few weeks (Sept. 6-12) as law enforcement agencies will conduct brake system inspections…
CVSA Brake Safety Week Around the Corner Read more...
By David Bradley Although we’re all trying to soak up the last days of summer and fall is still a bit a ways off, we already know it promises to…
Editorial: Trucking In for Busy Fall Season Read more...
The American Trucking Associations has once again urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to go much further in its proposed changes to the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability carrier monitoring…
ATA Says Proposed CSA Changes ‘Fall Short’ Read more...
The American Trucking Association is accusing the Federal Motor Carrier safety Admin of “cherry-picking” a few points in a recent GAO review of the changes made to the 34-hour restart…
ATA Claims FMCSA Spin in HoS Restart Review Read more...
A project in the U.S. that attempts to show 18-21 year old CDL drivers can be as safe as their older counterparts could also identify traits that make for a…
Can Researchers ID the ‘Perfect’ Trucker? Read more...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is once again recommending that dedicated crash electronic data recorders be installed in all new heavy trucks. The NTSB, which is not regulatory body…
NTSB Repeats Call For ‘Black Boxes’ on Trucks Read more...
A Senate bill would instruct the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a pilot study of lowering the age at which Class A CDL holders can drive trucks across…
US Bill Could Be First Step to Lowering Truck Driver Age Limit Read more...
Carriers are reminded that TDG paperwork effective July 15, 2015 requires a Consignor’s Certification. The requirement in the TDG regulations (the Consignor’s responsibility), originally introduced this time last year with…
Reminder: Consignor’s Certification for TDG Paperwork Required by July 15 Read more...
The American Trucking Associations applauded The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed changes to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, but insists there’s much more that needs to be done…
ATA: Move CSA to ‘Risk-Based’ Enforcement Read more...
