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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, 2011Truck 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, 2011N.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, 2011Opinion: 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, 2011FMCSA 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, 2011FMCSA 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, 2011Nevada 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, 2011Truck 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, 2011NAFC, ITLC Set Meeting Agendas for Phoenix Meeting
Finance and information technologytrucking executives are set to meet this week in Phoenix, as American Trucking Associations embarks on a campaign to reinvigorate some of its councils that had to retrench during the recession.
June 20, 2011ATA, Port of Los Angeles Continue Court Fight Over Classification of Independent Truckers
If an appeals court agrees with a lower court judge who backed the Port of Los Angeles’ argument that it is a business, then all drayage truck drivers will be required to be employees of licensed motor carriers.
June 20, 2011