US government officials are abandoning their plans to mandate sleep apnea screening for tractor trailer drivers and train engineers. This decision could put millions of lives at risk, according to some safety advocates.
The Federal Railroad...
Congress Should Not Delay Sleep Requirement Rules For Truckers
It is not easy for a car driver to navigate congested and/or wet roads. But imagine trying to do so when you are driving an enormous tractor trailer with a heavy load. This is very dangerous work, and truck drivers need to be well rested to do it...
Trucking Companies Seek FMCSA Approval for Hair Drug Screen Analysis
Six trucking companies are seeking approval from the Federal Motor Carrieer Safety Administration (FMCSA) to use hair sample analysis instead of urine tests as part of the pre-employment screening process for truck drivers.
At this time, truck...
Truck Safety Groups Fear Speed Limiter Rule Could Fall
The administration of soon-to-be-president Donald Trump will decide the fate of a pending US government regulation that would limit the speed electronically of new tractor trailers.
Safety advocates were pinning their hopes on a decision on...
Trucker Couple Says Better Driving Training Needed
According to a husband and wife truck driving team in Trucks.com, the federal government adding new trucking industry regulations - including speed limiters for trucks and electronic logging devices - will not address the root causes of most...
Brain Injury Association Fights Bigger Tractor Trailers
The Brain Injury Association in Rhode Island is fighting against longer and heavier tractor trailers that have been proposed several times in Congress in recent years, according to a Sept. 5 article in the Providence Journal.
Several...
Trucking Firms Having Some Success and Challenges with Driver Cameras
NFI Industries in New Jersey started to put cameras in its 2200 delivery trucks in 2014, and has seen the frequency of accidents cut in half and insurance costs have been reduced by 25%. In one month, the company's vice president claimed that the...
South Carolina UPS Driver Drives 4 Million Miles With No Accidents
A South Carolina UPS tractor trailer driver named Roosevelt Green has been driving his rig for more than 40 years - over 4 million miles - and has never had an accident.
Four million miles is the distance of eight trips to the moon and...
Tesla Driver Killed in Crash Could Have Lived If Truck Had Side Underride Guards
The driver of a Tesla Model S who died May 7 when his car on autopilot drove under the side of a tractor trailer may have lived if the truck he hit had been equipped with side underride guards, according to media reports.
Tesla noted in a...
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...