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Winter roadway “pileups” aren’t one crash — they’re a chain reaction. Here’s what triggers them, how truck drivers can spot the danger early, and what to do if you're suddenly trapped in the mess.
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Legislation expected to be signed by Alabama's governor will stiffen fines for truckers found hauling improperly secured steel coils in the state
Read More →The American Trucking Associations Tuesday released a statement to the media in response to the most recent legal challenge against the hours of service rules, calling safety advocates' criticism of the rules "myths.
Read More →The Teamsters, Public Citizen, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and the Truck Safety Coalition have again attacked federal hours of service rules in court
Read More →On March 3 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking extending by 18 months a requirement that trailers with antilock brake systems be equipped with an external antilock malfunction indicator lamp.
Read More →Freymiller, a 48-state refrigerated carrier based out of Oklahoma City, received first place for Outstanding Achievement in Highway Safety, presented by the Oklahoma Trucking Association and Great West Casualty
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood spoke last week to the American Trucking Associations' Board of Directors, focusing largely on safety issues, but also touching on the economy and infrastructure funding
Read More →The California Trucking Association managed to get commercial vehicles exempted from California's new increases on state vehicle license fees
Read More →A requirement for duplicative background checks for commercial truck drivers has made the Small Business Administration's top 10 list of burdensome federal regulations
Read More →The omnibus budget bill in the U.S. House introduced Monday would put a halt to the Department of Transportation's controversial cross-border Mexican truck pilot program
Read More →The American Trucking Associations put out a press release in response to a national news magazines' recommendation to use potentially dangerous techniques to save fuel, trying to alert other media and the public about the issue
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