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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for public comment on a pilot program to study the one part of the hours-of-service proposal that didn’t make it into the final rule: allowing drivers to pause their on-duty driving period with one off-duty period up to three hours.
Read More →A protest rally and march is expected to shut down portions of the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 15. Several thousand participants are expected.
Read More →The leaders of the Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lauded trucking for its work during COVID-19 and addressed safety issues such as truck parking and advanced driver assistance systems during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 2020 Trucking Safety Summit.
Read More →Hiring the right drivers, supporting them with technology, and keeping them healthy are three winning strategies when it comes to operating a safe fleet. Those were some of the observations from seven panelists participating in two discussions on "What’s Working" at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Truck Safety Summit held Aug. 5.
Read More →A group of Black Lives Matter protesters are planning to shut down Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway in an Aug. 15 march.
Read More →The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is pushing for the Federal Communications Commission to reserve the spectrum required for "vehicle-to-everything" technology.
Read More →Trucking fleets that have implemented hair testing for illegal drugs in addition to the DOT-mandated urine testing for commercial drivers say not only is it the right thing to do, but it also offers benefits that fleets might not think about.
Read More →While age does have some impact on potential truck driver risk, commercial motor vehicle driving experience is more important than age when considering risk, according to a Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study.
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared an Ohio-licensed commercial driver an imminent hazard to public safety following a fatal crash that killed four children involving drugs and driver distraction.
Read More →Owner-operator Jeff Clark shares his thoughts on how to stay safe during the ongoing protests over police violence, and how they can affect drivers' routes.
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