2023 Update: FMCSA Safety Measurement System Overhaul Enhances Carrier Assessments
Discover the proposed changes to the FMCSA Safety Measurement System that aims to modernize and streamline safety assessments for carriers in the trucking industry.
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The Future of Tank Transportation in 2023 & Beyond
The Future of Tank Transportation: What to Expect for the Tank Transport Industry in 2023 & Beyond? The future of tank transportation will be shaped by a combination of new technologies and changing regulations. The cost of fuel will play a key role in the future…
FMCSA denies request for data
FMCSA denies request for data. FMCSA once again denied a request from a group of carriers to expand the scope of drug clearinghouse results reported to include hair testing. Carriers represented by the Trucking Alliance asked…
Truckers Overlook Tires
Driving a vehicle safely is a combination of several abilities. Hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills are likely a couple of the most important, but there’s a host of others. For example, vehicle maintenance; namely…
Coercion Claims By Drivers At Record Breaking Levels
Coercion claims by drivers could easily break record in 2022. The latest data compiled by the federal government reveals that complaints of coercion filed by truck drivers could easily break record in 2022.
Schneider Test Safety System
Schneider will become the first truckload carrier to conduct a trial deployment of “lifesaving technology” developed through the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program, a public-private partnership between the world’s leading automakers and the U.S. DOT’s NHTSA to…
‘Roadcheck’ Sidelined 6,700 Vehicles
Commercial motor vehicle inspectors removed more than 6,700 vehicles and 2,000 drivers from service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2021 International Roadcheck. Overall, some 40,000 commercial vehicles were inspected during the three-day blitz…
Scientists Developing Rollover Solution
A team of trucking outsiders is working on a fifth-wheel solution to reduce the death and injuries caused by Class 8 truck and trailer rollovers on U.S. highways.
LSP, Suttles Win NTTC Safety Awards
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), a trade association for tank-truck transporters, manufacturers and related companies recently released the names of the winners of its annual safety awards. LSP Transport of Bryan, Texas, won in the…
NTSB Issues “Most Wanted” List
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ’s latest “Most Wanted List” of the top 10 transportation safety improvements highlight several highway and driver-related safety recommendations, including a recommendation to require collision-avoidance technologies on all vehicles…
