Scientific and technical experts on drug testing hair concluded that additional research is needed before regulators adopt a federal standard for commercial vehicle drivers, according to a group report.
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Editorial: What’s at Stake in the Election
There’s a lot riding on the U.S. presidential election this week, and it’s not just the choice between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton that will make a difference for the freight transportation industry.
November 7, 2016Commercial Vehicle Group Results Fall Amid Lower Class 8 Production
Cab-related products and systems supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported net income and revenue fell in the third quarter amid significantly lower heavy-duty truck production in North America.
November 4, 2016Police Organization Urges Regulators to Refine Speed-Limiter Proposal
The National Fraternal Order of Police called on federal transportation regulators to gather additional information and refine a speed-limiter proposal for trucks.
November 3, 2016Bendix Launches Driver Control Module Production at Mexican Plant
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said it has begun to produce driver control modules, or DCMs, built for Navistar Inc. on an advanced new assembly line at its Acuña, Mexico, manufacturing campus, in which it recently invested $4.6 million.
October 31, 2016ATA Safety Management Council Honors Top Driver, Safety Director
American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council saluted its National Truck Driver of the Year and National Safety Director of the Year on Oct. 26 at its Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition in Oklahoma City.
October 28, 2016ATA President Chris Spear: Congress Is Better Forum for Autonomous Technology Discussions
WASHINGTON — The trucking industry’s chief representative on Oct. 26 called on Congress to take the lead on policy decisions regarding self-driving commercial technology.
October 26, 2016Wisconsin Using Grants to Reduce Crashes
For a third straight year, Wisconsin’s State Patrol has received federal and state funding in hopes of continuing to reduce large truck crashes in the state. The yearlong grants of nearly $500,000, which boosted the three-year total over $700,000, took effect Oct. 1.
October 25, 2016FMCSA Panels Advance Sleep Apnea Recommendations
Two Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committees forwarded on Oct. 24 a slate of comprehensive moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea risk factor recommendations that the agency could use in a formal regulatory requirement for truck and bus drivers to submit to costly diagnostic sleep studies.
October 24, 2016Appeals Court Rejects Obese Driver’s Claim That He Needn’t Submit to Sleep Apnea Test
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 obstructive sleep apnea.
October 24, 2016