In December 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) amended its regulations in a way that will completely transform how records of duty status (RODS) will be recorded for commercial truckers.
The new FMCSA amendment is...
Truck Underride Fix Will Do Little to Stop Deadly Crashes, Critics Say
Truck underride crashes are some of the deadliest on the road today. These gruesome accidents involve a car sliding under the rear of a tractor trailer, and usually involve severe head trauma or even decapitations.
An underride crash in...
Connecticut State Police Crack Down on Big Rig Safety Violations
The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Connecticut State Police spent three days this month stressing the rules of the road to truck and bus drivers as part of the national 'Roadcheck' program.
Police officers focused on traffic, weight and...
Truck Driver Fired for Refusing to Violate Hours of Service Rules
A Boston truck driver was fired for refusing to violate truck safety regulations, but he is now getting a big payday, due to an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
NFI Interactive Logistics had assigned the truck...
Volvo Recalls 20,000 Big Rigs with Bad Steering
Volvo tractor trailer rigs were recalled two weeks ago due to a serious steering defect, and now the company has been told by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that the tractors are so unsafe that they must be removed from...
FMCSA Proposes Entry Level Truck Driver Training Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed a new rule on federal training requirements that would apply to novice commercial truck and bus drivers.
Under the proposal, truck driver applicants who seek a Class A CDL,...
Federal Spending Bill Nixes 33-Foot Double Trailers
The $1.8 trillion federal budget that was just passed this month prohibits increasing the length of double trailer big rigs that trucking companies wanted.
Language that would have boosted the limit on the length of double trailer rigs, from 28...
FMCSA To Mandate Electronic Logging Devices on Big Rigs by 2017
Nearly 4,000 people died in accidents with tractor trailers in 2013, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). That is why the federal agency is mandating that all big rigs in the US have electronic logging devices...
Insurers Won’t Pay Walmart’s Tracy Morgan Crash Settlements
Walmart is suing several insurance companies for declining to pay for its victims' settlements, including the settlement for actor Tracy Morgan, which stemmed from the high profile crash in June 2014 on the New Jersey turnpike. That crash killed...
Congress Could Hide Truck Safety Records
A bill that is pending in Congress could block the American public from viewing trucking firms' safety ratings online. This is a change that the trucking lobby has long wanted because they maintain the system is unfair.
That online database was...
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