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Newsby David CullenApril 26, 2016

Trucking Regulations in the Pipeline: Update from NPTC

It took him all of an hour and a half, but Rick Schweitzer, general counsel for the National Private Truck Council, gamely managed to get across the key elements of the sweep of regulatory changes coming down the pike for trucking.

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Newsby David CullenApril 20, 2016

Missouri Wants Exemptions to Help Turn Veterans into Truckers

The Show-Me State is showing how the federal government could make it easier for vets to become truckers.

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Newsby David CullenApril 19, 2016

FMCSA Seeks Input on Beyond Compliance Recognition Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting public input on its Beyond Compliance carrier safety-recognition program.

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Newsby David CullenApril 18, 2016

Fatal Truck-Involved Crashes Drop, But Injury Crashes Increase

The number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes decreased by 5%, from 3,921 to 3,744, in 2014 vs. 2013, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s latest annual Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts report.

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Newsby Tom BergApril 15, 2016

FMCSA Directs Retesting of Certain Tankers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a safety advisory to owners and operators of certain cargo tanks that were improperly inspected and tested, and warned that the tanks must be re-inspected and retested before being used in hazardous materials hauling.

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Newsby David CullenApril 14, 2016

FMCSA: Use New Driver Medical Forms Starting April 20

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reminding Medical Examiners and commercial motor vehicle drivers that certified MEs performing physical exams of CMV drivers must use the revised versions of the Medical Examination Report (MER) Form (MCSA–5875) and the Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC) Form (MCSA–5876) as of April 20.

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Newsby David CullenApril 12, 2016

Trucking Groups Slam FMCSA Approach to Safety-Fitness Rule

A coalition of trucking interests has come out bluntly critical of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s efforts to put in place its proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule.

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NewsApril 11, 2016

DOT Forms Safety-Grant Allocation Panel

In accordance with a provision of the FAST Act highway bill, the Department of Transportation has formed the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Formula Working Group.

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ProductsApril 11, 2016

Gorilla Safety Platform Automates Fleet and Safety Management

Gorilla Safety has launched a mobile application and web-based dashboard designed to automate fleet and safety management for fleets.

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Newsby David CullenApril 7, 2016

FMCSA: Safety-Fitness Proposal Gives Carriers Fixed Target

“Carriers will always know what their [safety fitness] target is,” Joe DeLorenzo, Director of Enforcement and Compliance, told reporters during an April 7 briefing on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed rulemaking on Safety Fitness Determination.

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