Trucking Industry Safety News

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Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.

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DOT Freight Index Rose 1.4% in May

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday its freight transportation services index rose 1.4% in May from a year ago.

July 13, 2011
EditorialGovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous

Opening the Border

Congratulations to the U.S. Department of Transportation for finalizing the cross-border trucking program with Mexico.

July 11, 2011
PerspectiveBusinessSafety

Opinion: Please, DOT, Flip the Switch for PSP

When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration finally launched its Pre-Employment Screening Program in May 2010, it represented a huge leap forward for improving the safety of America’s highways.

July 7, 2011
GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous

N.Y. City Not Ticketing Trucks, Pending Appeal on Decals

New York City recently announced that it is not enforcing its truck decal requirement and has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider a ruling that the city cannot require truckers to have such identification.

July 5, 2011
GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous

Truck Groups Defend La.’s Anti-Indemnification Law

American Trucking Associations and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association have filed a brief supporting Louisiana’s anti-indemnification law against a lawsuit that calls it unconstitutional.

July 5, 2011
Safety

Safety Technology Bill Proposed in Senate

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) has introduced a bill that would provide tax credits for half the cost of certain commercial vehicle safety systems.

July 5, 2011
Safety

FMCSA Seeks Input on Five-Year ‘Strategic Plan’ for Truck, Bus Safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has unveiled a draft 2011-2016 “strategic plan” for improving truck and bus safety, and has invited the public to comment on the plan through the end of July.

July 1, 2011
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA Panel to Look at CSA Issues

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked its advisory committee to examine concerns about the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s roadside violation severity weightings.

June 28, 2011
BusinessSafety

Nevada Bans Texting, Handheld Conversations While Driving

Nevada became the 34th state to ban texting while driving and the ninth to ban talking on handheld cell phones while driving.

June 21, 2011
EditorialSafety

Truck Cab Safety

When American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association — two groups frequently at the opposite ends of trucking industry issues — are able to agree on something, you know it’s a pretty momentous occasion.   And recently the two trucking groups agreed to take on an issue that’s close to our heart: truck driver safety.

June 20, 2011