The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has banned certain large trucks from traveling on Ky. 151, the two-lane road in Anderson and Franklin counties that has seen numerous accidents involving such vehicles.
May 2, 2016Business, Safety
Large Trucks Banned From Accident-Plagued Kentucky Road
Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government
Letters: Regulatory Policies, Driver Commendation, HOS, Fatigue
This week's letters address traffic, a driver commendation, HOS policy and driver fatigue.
May 2, 2016Government, Safety
Federal Regulators to Conduct Listening Sessions on Sleep Apnea Next Month
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration announced on April 27 that the two agencies will hold public listening sessions next month in Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles on the subject of obstructive sleep apnea.
April 27, 2016Government, Business, Safety
FMCSA Seeks Feedback on Trust Fund Practices
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comment and will hold an informal roundtable discussion on May 20 pertaining to the adequacy of existing trust fund industry practices for property brokers and freight forwarders.
April 26, 2016Business, Safety
Truck-Involved Deaths Dip
Even though large trucks traveled upward of 4 billion more miles in 2014 than in 2013, fewer of them were involved in fatal crashes and fewer people died in those accidents.
April 25, 2016Editorial, Business, Safety, Autonomous
A Welcome Reduction
Readers of Transport Topics see stories every week that involve the different ways trucking companies, industry suppliers and government regulators all aim to improve highway safety. So signs of progress should not be a surprise.
April 25, 2016Business, Safety, Autonomous
March Tonnage Increases 2.2% Amid Slow Economic Growth
Truck tonnage rose 2.2% in March on a year-over-year basis, reflecting slow economic growth and mixed freight trends, American Trucking Associations reported.
April 25, 2016Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Traffic Costs Industry $49.6 Billion During 2014, ATRI Study Shows
Traffic congestion on the nation’s highways added more than $49.6 billion in operational costs for the trucking industry in 2014, according to a study released April 19 by the American Transportation Research Institute.
April 25, 2016Business, Safety
Four Families Settle Georgia Truck Accident Lawsuits
Total Transportation of Mississippi, the employer of a tractor-trailer driver blamed for a fiery interstate crash that killed five Georgia nursing students, has agreed to settle multiple wrongful death lawsuits for large sums, with at least one victim’s family receiving $14 million, attorneys in the case said April 20.
April 22, 2016Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Mack Unveils 2017 Powertrain
AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks celebrated Earth Day here by rolling out its 2017 powertrain designed to meet the second part of Phase 1 federal greenhouse-gas limits that start in January, including new technologies for its MP7 and MP8 engines.
April 22, 2016