Truck Side Guard Bill Introduced After Deadly Crashes
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bipartisan bill which aims to change and improve truck safety standards. The goal is to prevent the often deadly crashes which occur when a car slams under a tractor...
View ArticleRecent Investigation Into Long-Haul Trucking Violations
There was a computer-assisted investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation using heavy truck inspection data from 2003 to 2008 for Northwest Indiana. Some of the statistics are startling and...
View ArticleU.S. Departmen of Transportation Acts to Ensure Truck Driver Rest Time and...
Recently, as part of the hours of service, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) held public sessions across the country to encourage various advocates, drivers, trucking companies,...
View ArticleFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has Powers to Declare Trucking...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has the ability to declare transportation companies and trucking companies as imminent hazards to public...
View ArticleTexting and Mobile Phone Restrictions for Truck Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has specific rules that prohibit Interstate truck and bus drivers and those who are moving quantities of hazardous materials that require placards from...
View ArticleFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Potential Reform of...
On August 21, 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) announced that it has commenced a rulemaking process that is aimed at reforming specific areas of the current...
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