Steering and suspension systems will be the focus of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance International Roadcheck event June 4-6.
April 5, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Senate Committee Approves NHTSA Nominee Heidi King
Heidi King took a step forward in her quest to become administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
April 5, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafetyEditorial
Editorial: Starting the Clock on HOS Reform
The Department of Transportation has taken an important first step in potential reform of the hours-of-service rules that regulate how much time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, and we鈥檙e glad to see it.
April 4, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Federal Judge in New Orleans Dismisses Alleged 鈥楽taged Accident鈥 Lawsuit
At the request of the plaintiffs, a federal judge in New Orleans dismissed a civil lawsuit April 8 involving a truck accident that was similar to numerous others that the trucking company defendants said are under investigation by federal law enforcement for being staged by the alleged victims.
April 4, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
FMCSA to Drivers: Don鈥檛 Overthink Personal Conveyance Time
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Some truck drivers still are grappling with the definition of personal conveyance time. They shouldn鈥檛 be, according to a top executive for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
April 4, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Crash Not Your Fault? FMCSA Says Soon It Won't Hurt Your CSA Score
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Beginning in August, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to make permanent a demonstration program that allows truck crashes in which the driver was not at fault to be listed as 鈥渘ot preventable鈥 in Compliance, Safety, Accountability program scores.
April 3, 2019BusinessSafety
Louisiana鈥檚 Courville Gets Crowned, Again, at State Truck Driving Championships
It is no surprise that defending Grand Champion Eric Courville showed up with his game face on for the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships on March 29. He came and he conquered, scoring 391 points to reign supreme again.
April 3, 2019BusinessSafety
ATA Launches Campaign to Promote Infrastructure Deal
American Trucking Associations has formally launched its campaign in support of a federal infrastructure funding package.
April 3, 2019BusinessSafety
2019 Louisiana Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships in Baton Rouge, La., March 29-30, 2019. (John Ballance for Louisiana Motor Transport Association)
April 3, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafetyPerspective
Opinion: Vigilance Needed in Driver Drug Testing, Monitoring
The expanding legalization of marijuana across the country opens up fleets and motor carriers to increased risk.
April 3, 2019