Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced the video camera component of its Wingman Fusion collision mitigation technology and AutoVue lane departure warning system will remain compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules, following an exemption that was recently made permanent.
October 17, 2016Government
Two FMCSA Advisory Boards to Meet Next Week
Two Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory boards will meet Oct. 24 to discuss recommendations for agency guidelines on how to diagnose and treat truck driver obstructive sleep apnea.
October 17, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Anger Over Speed Limiters Voiced in Comments to DOT
Some motorists said they favor the idea of slowing trucks down on the highway, but the overwhelming majority of the nearly 3,000 comments filed thus far on a federal heavy-truck speed limiter proposal came from truckers calling it a recipe for disaster.
October 17, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyEditorial
Editorial: The Speed Limiter Debate
It looks as if the comments on the speed-limiter proposal for heavy trucks will give the federal government plenty of reading material this winter.
October 17, 2016Government
ATA, State Association Express Outrage Over R.I. Truck-Toll Enforcement Threat
Rhode Island’s truck-only toll plan may have received the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, but the battle over RhodeWorks isn’t finished.
October 17, 2016Government
FMCSA to Simplify Process for Veterans to Get CDLs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week announced its final rule intended to assist the transition of military personnel to civilian careers as truck drivers by simplifying the learner permit and driver license process.
October 17, 2016Government
New Jersey Transportation Funding Deal Becomes Law as Fuel Taxes Hiked
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie concluded his state’s long-running transportation funding crisis on Oct. 14 by signing bills that will raise taxes on diesel fuel by 27 cents per gallon and on gasoline by 23 cents per gallon.
October 14, 2016Government
Operation Safe Driver Week Is Underway
Operation Safe Driver Week, conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and sponsored with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, begins Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 22.
October 14, 2016GovernmentBusiness
DOT Gives $5 Million to N.C. for Hurricane Matthew Recovery
To help with the cleanup and repair of critical infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Matthew, the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing North Carolina with $5 million, the department announced Oct. 13.
October 14, 2016GovernmentSafetyBusiness
Appeals Court Rejects Driver's Claim That High BMI Should Not Require Sleep Apnea Study
An appeals court has rejected claims by an obese truck driver that he should not have been required by his employer to submit to a sleep study to determine if he had sleep apnea.
October 14, 2016