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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 19, 2024

Is Trucking Doing Enough to Prevent Crashes and Compensate Victims?

If a Big Mac isn't the same price as it was in 1980, why is trucking's minimum insurance requirement still the same?

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PodcastsSeptember 19, 2024

Is Trucking Meeting its Duty to Public Safety? [Podcast]

Why aren't trucks as safe as airplanes? Should motor carriers be required to carry more insurance? Hear from The Trucking Alliance's Lane Kidd in this episode of the HDT Talks Trucking podcast.

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Videosby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 18, 2024

What is Trucking's Duty to Public Safety? [Video]

Why aren't trucks as safe as airplanes? Should motor carriers be required to carry more insurance?

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 17, 2019

Study: Major Split Between Truck Driver Urinalysis and Hair-Testing for Drugs

According to the Trucking Alliance, results of a university study indicated “a major discrepancy between the number of drivers who failed a urinalysis drug screen and those who failed a hair test."

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Newsby David CullenJuly 10, 2019

Speed-Limiter Bill Garners Support of Trucking Groups

Solid support is growing from trucking lobbies in favor of a new bipartisan Senate bill that would require all new Class 7 and Class 8 trucks to be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a maximum speed of 65 mph.

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Newsby David CullenJune 14, 2018

Trucking Alliance Blasts Senate Bill to Rewrite HOS for Livestock Haulers

The Trucking Alliance is urging every member of Congress to oppose passage of a bill proposed in the Senate that aims to rewrite the federal hours of service regulations for a very specific group of truck drivers: those hauling livestock or insects.

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Articlesby David CullenMay 25, 2018

Q&A: Lane Kidd Explains the Aims of the Trucking Alliance

We spoke at length with Lane Kidd, managing director of the Washington, D.C.-based Alliance for Driver Safety & Security (known as the Trucking Alliance) about which issues the carrier-driven and safety-focused lobbying group is most engaged with this year.

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