Tagged: HighwaySafety

FMCSAโ€™s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

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 askedโ€ฆ

Truck Driver walking to truck at highway rest-stop, truck parking

Address Truck Parking Shortage

Trucking Law Enforcement Group Urges States to Address Truck Parking Shortage. ATAsโ€™ Law Enforcement Advisory Board sent a letter to all 50 governors and state departments of transportation urging them to apply forโ€ฆ

Trucks zooming on highway

NHTSA Underride Rule Backlash

NHTSA underride rule backlash from safety advocates. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is upgrading safety standards on rear underride protection on tractor-trailers to help prevent crashes involving passenger vehicles, but safety advocates sayโ€ฆ

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS)

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 worldโ€™s leading automakers and the U.S. DOTโ€™s NHTSA toโ€ฆ

Trucks on Roadway

โ€˜Roadcheckโ€™ 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 Allianceโ€™s (CVSA) 2021 International Roadcheck. Overall, some 40,000 commercial vehicles were inspected during the three-day blitz…

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