The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to pilot-test a program to determine the preventability of certain types of “less complex” truck crashes, reports Heavy Duty Trucking. Findings from…
FMCSA Proposes Taking Closer Look at Crash Accountability En savoir plus
U.S. regulators are taking further steps toward a rulemaking on the detention of truck drivers by shippers and their customers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is set to begin…
US Regulators Begin Reviewing Shipper Delay Tactics En savoir plus
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had adjusted fines for violations of federal safety regulations during the adjustment for inflation process. Some fines are higher than previous years, and some…
FMCSA Adjusts Truck Violation Fines En savoir plus
If they haven’t done so already, now is the time for Canadian carriers to start planning for the implementation of an electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which is coming in…
Expert: Start Planning Now for ELDs En savoir plus
A year-long field study of collision avoidance systems (CAS) conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) found that collision avoidance systems (CAS) can reduce, if not eliminate some…
NHTSA Study: Collision Avoidance Tech Reduces Truck Crashes En savoir plus
Provincial discrepancies in truck configuration standards and limits on the use of high-tech, fuel-efficient single tires are among two of the most “mind-boggling” policies “sapping billions of dollars” from the…
Senators: Tear Down Barriers to Truck Configurations, Single Tire Uniformity En savoir plus
After years of negotiations, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has made some important headway regarding the need for roadside enforcement to give credit for electronic and triage inspections. CTA has reopened…
CTA Advances Issue of Accounting for Electronic and Triage Inspections En savoir plus
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule in the Federal Register requiring that all passengers traveling in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles wear seat belts. While it already…
US Requires Seat Belts for Passengers in Large Trucks Starting Aug 8 En savoir plus
Transport Canada (TC) has amended the reporting requirements found in PART 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations for incidents involving Dangerous Goods Shipments in a Canada Gazette…
Amended TDG Incident Reporting Requirements in Canada En savoir plus
