
More than a decade after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration implemented its CSA program to use data to identify potentially unsafe motor carriers, it's again looking at ways to use that data to determine if carriers are fit to operate.
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A Senate bill aims to put in place a national “safety fitness” standard for shippers and brokers to use in selecting motor carriers, providing a standard in face of negligent-hiring claims.
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A report on the impact of 2020 hours-of-service modifications indicates that, so far, the frequency and severity of HOS violations have not been reduced, nor has there been a significant effect on crash or fatality rates.
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The new federal task force of industry experts aims to ensure truck leasing arrangements are fair to owner-operators new to the trucking industry.
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As motor carriers begin using trucks with high levels of autonomous features in real-world operations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking at how they should be regulated.
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Boosting truck driver wages is more than a numbers game. It also takes creative thinking, among fleets, the trucking industry, and even the government.
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What can trucking expect this year from the new Congress and regulatory agencies?
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Proposed rules would crack down on freight brokers that don't pay motor carriers for their services.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to limit the trucking regulations that are suspended — and for how long — for truckers providing direct relief in emergency situations.
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The urgency of certain supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic has dropped to the point where regulatory exemptions for emergency loads have been allowed to expire.
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