David Heller with the Truckload Carriers Association recently spoke to HDT's Deborah Lockridge about the group's annual Call on Washington in this HDT Talks Trucking Short Takes video.
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Ending months of speculation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued strict greenhouse gas emissions standards that will push medium- and heavy-duty trucks toward zero-emission vehicles.
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FMCSA Deputy Administrator Earl Adams Jr. has left the agency less than a year after being sworn in, going back to the private sector in transportation law with a focus on regulatory issues and new technologies.
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has adopted a policy in support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration moving forward to launch Beyond Compliance, a safety program that was approved in 2015 but has not yet come to fruition.
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As the trucking industry moves toward sustainability, fleets are exploring how to deploy alternative fuel options such as battery-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, renewable natural gas, hydrogen internal combustion engines, and more. However, infrastructure continues to be a key challenge in rolling out widespread adoption of most of the new technologies. But, at the same time, diesel trucks are becoming more efficient than ever.
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If you thought the issue of federal driver hours of service rules pre-empting stricter state meal and rest break laws was settled, FMCSA has other ideas.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed three more electronic logging devices on the Revoked Devices list after they failed to meet the minimum requirements.
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U.S. motor carriers operating in Canada could be subject to new, higher fines for most electronic logging device and hours-of-service violations.
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New House bill that aims to sink FMCSA plan to mandate speed-limiters on trucks is not likely to become law.
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Adam Lang, chief risk officer for Halvor Lines, started his career in human resources. What does that mean for the 2020 HDT Safety & Compliance award winner's role in heading up safety?
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