
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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Testing and deployment of self-driving trucks may accelerate after the federal government announced a new "automated vehicle framework" and California announced proposed new rules allowing autonomous trucks.
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Fines of more than $525 million have been levied against Hino Motors for falsifying data related to emissions performance by its heavy-duty diesel engines.
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NHTSA is mulling a side-underride guard mandate for semi-trailers, but more than a dozen cities now demand companies bidding on contracts use them.
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More than 116,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks are being recalled for a problem with the right-hand gear shifter stalk.
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What trucking can expect this year in federal rulemakings in areas such as mandatory truck speed limiters, mandatory automatic emergency braking, changes in how motor carrier safety is scored, trailer side underride guards, electronic truck IDs, possible ELD rule revisions, and more in this 2024 regulatory update.
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What were the most-read HDT safety and compliance news and articles in 2023?
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DOT said its proposed rule on automatic emergency braking and stability control could prevent more than 19,000 crashes and save 155 lives every year.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published the results of its research on costs and benefits of mandated side underride guards for truck trailers. But in the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, the agency acknowledged that it lacks information on a large number of factors that could affect those calculations.
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The first step in creating a federal rule requiring side underride guards for trailers is under review at the White House.
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