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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 LockridgeMay 15, 2025

U.S., California Look to Accelerate Self-Driving Truck Deployment

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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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 17, 2025

Hino Hit with Massive Emissions Fines

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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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 13, 2024

Will Side-Underride Guards be Required for Trailers in the U.S.?

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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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2024

Kenworth, Peterbilt Trucks Recalled for Gear Shifter Defect

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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 11, 2024

Speed Limiters, Automatic Emergency Braking, Side Underride? 2024 Regulatory Outlook

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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Newsby Wayne ParhamDecember 27, 2023

HDT’s Top 10 Safety & Compliance Stories of 2023

What were the most-read HDT safety and compliance news and articles in 2023?

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 27, 2023

Proposed Rule Would Require Automatic Emergency Braking, Stability Control

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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 19, 2023

NHTSA Mulls Mandating Side Underride Guards for Trailers

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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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2023

DOT to Seek Comment on Side Underride Guards for Trailers

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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