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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 7, 2025

Trump Administration to Revisit Proposals on Emergency Braking, Broker Transparency, ELDs, Side Underride, Hair Testing and More

The Trump Administration has released the semi-annual regulatory agenda, which gives some clues to what regulations are being considered by the administration, are likely to be revised, or dropped altogether.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 31, 2025

Daimler Trucks Recalled for AEB Brake Light Error

Nearly 1900 Freightliner and Western Star trucks have been recalled for possible brake light failure during an automatic emergency braking event, caused by a software error.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 12, 2025

ATA: Revisiting GHG 3, Automatic Emergency Braking Under Trump 2.0

The American Trucking Associations outlined part of its regulatory wish list under the second Trump administration. And it's not all deregulatory.

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Guest Voices December 12, 2024

It’s Time to Address the Real Costs of Nuclear Verdicts in Trucking

John Vaccaro has some interesting observations on trucking liability and how plaintiff attorneys are weaponizing the legal system — and some unusual ideas to address the problem.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2024

Daimler Recalls Nearly 17,000 Upfitted Trucks for Possible Brake Light Issue

Nearly 17,000 Freightliner and Western Star medium- and heavy-duty trucks have been recalled because brake lights may not illuminate during an emergency automatic braking event.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 13, 2024

What Safety Strategies and Technologies are Trucking Fleets Using in 2024?

What strategies and technologies are trucking fleets using in their safety and compliance efforts? Heavy Duty Trucking and Work Truck posed that question to fleet managers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in our third Safety Survey.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 26, 2024

IIHS: Better Detection of Large Trucks Would Improve Front Crash Prevention

Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that most front crash prevention systems do not work as well at preventing crashes when the vehicle about to be impacted is small, like a motorcycle, or large like a medium- or heavy-duty truck.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 17, 2024

Nikola Building ZF Safety Systems into FCEV Truck

ZF's automatic emergency braking and radar-based blind spot detection systems are making their North American debut in Nikola's hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 truck.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 17, 2023

A Law Enforcement Perspective: HDT Emerging Leader Casey Driggers

Casey Driggers didn't plan to follow in his truck driver fathers' footsteps, but with 12 years of law enforcement, this 2023 HDT Emerging Leader is bringing a new focus on safety to Custom Commodities.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 26, 2023

Where is FMCSA with New Regs on Speed Limiters, New-Entrant Exams, AEB?

An update on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's significant rulemakings briefly included a mandatory speed limiter information, which has been pulled back.

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