A new federal rule due for implementation in June that would eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical cards has been delayed for three years due to a hack of the registry of certified medical examiners in December.
April 26, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Road to Zero Group Announces Three More Safety Grant Winners
The Road to Zero Coalition announced three more recipients of the Safe System Innovation Grants on April 23.
April 25, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyPerspective
Opinion: Safety Culture Falls Outside Government Purview
Should the federal government be measuring your company鈥檚 safety culture? The short answer is 鈥渘o.鈥 Absolutely not.
April 24, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
FMCSA Grants Fuel Tank Drivers 5-Year Rest-Break Exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a five-year exemption from the 30-minute rest-break requirement for trucks hauling petroleum products and will allow fuel trucks to operate 12 hours a day without triggering the requirement under certain conditions.
April 10, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Plans to Consider Lengthening Commercial Learner Permit Validity Timeline
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to submit a proposal that will lengthen the amount of time a commercial learner鈥檚 permit is valid, according to a statement from the agency.
April 4, 2018BusinessTechnology
Why Fleets Should Be Looking Beyond ELD
With the ELD Mandate deadline looming, fleets are understandably focused on ensuring they鈥檙e compliant. But many fleets are planning to minimally comply 鈥 for them, ELDs will always be a cost center. For fleets taking a long-term view, however, ELDs can mean profit.
April 1, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnology
FMCSA Seeking Public Comment on Rules for Automated Commercial Vehicles
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment through May 10 on regulations that may need to be updated, modified or eliminated to 鈥渇acilitate the safe introduction of automated driving systems for commercial motor vehicles.鈥
March 28, 2018Editorial
Editorial: FMCSA鈥檚 Listening, Will You Talk?
As of April 1, truck drivers may now be placed out of service for failing to record hours of service using an electronic logging device. There are a few exceptions, but the soft-enforcement phase of the ELD mandate is behind us, and the situation is more real for some drivers: Plug in an ELD, or pull off the highway.
March 28, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
ELDs Hot Topic at MATS as April Enforcement Ramp-Up Nears
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The federal mandate of electronic logging devices has been in effect since late last year, but some truckers still have lingering questions about the finer points of the regulation as tougher enforcement nears.
March 23, 2018GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA鈥檚 Martinez Touts Voluntary Safety Culture to Supplement Government鈥檚 Role
WASHINGTON 鈥 Regardless of how many drivers they oversee, trucking companies must helm a culture shift toward safety to reduce roadway fatalities, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Ray Martinez.
March 21, 2018