The National Tank Truck Carriers has requested that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grant commercial vehicle drivers who transport petroleum-based fuels a five-year exemption from a federally required 30-minute rest break.
September 26, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Agency, Industry Prepared for Upcoming ELD Mandate
ATLANTA A delay in the upcoming mandate on electronic logging devices for carriers is highly unlikely to occur, federal regulators and stakeholders said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 26.
September 26, 2017Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
National Tank Truck Carriers Seeks Five-Year Exemption From Rest Break Rules
Government, Safety
White House Nominates N.J. Official Ray Martinez for Chief Post at FMCSA
Ray Martinez, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commissions chief administrator, has been nominated to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the White House announced Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say
ATLANTA Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA
Transportation Rebounding From Hurricane Harveys Havoc
Container ships bound for Houston called on other ports as Hurricane Harvey slogged its way across the upper Texas coast and into the history books.
September 25, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services
Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video.
September 25, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Editorial
Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager
A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers.
September 21, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Uber Unveils Second Generation Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh
Uber is taking the co-driver out of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as the company rolls out the second generation of its autonomous Volvo SUVs.
September 21, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
'Smart Car' Technology May Make Roads Safer, but Some Fear Data Hacks
Autonomous vehicles are the wave of a rapidly approaching future that is already bringing increasing amounts of smart technology to cars and trucks, and could eventually make passengers of everyone in a vehicle.
September 21, 2017Government, Business, Safety
FMCSA Surveys States on Severity of CDL Testing Delays
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration earlier this month sent a survey to states asking for detailed information on the extent of delays in commercial driver license skills testing after industry stakeholders complaints that the delays are contributing to a driver shortage and slowing employment start dates for new drivers.
September 21, 2017