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DOT, FMCSA on Alert for Fraudulent Tags

Law enforcement officers have recently observed several commercial drivers and vehicles with fraudulent licenses and license plates that purport to be issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

March 12, 2013

FMCSA Names Five New Members to Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has聽appointed five representatives from motor carrier stakeholder groups to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, FMCSA said Friday.

March 1, 2013

Movers Put Volume First When Eyeing Equipment

When it comes to what relocation companies want in the vehicles they use to move household goods and similar items, fleet managers said two words come to mind 鈥 cube, as in cubic feet, and customization.

March 4, 2013

Vehicle Deaths Rose 5% in 2012, National Safety Council Says

Motor vehicle deaths in the United States increased 5% last year, the first annual increase since 2005, the National Safety Council said in a preliminary analysis it released Tuesday.

February 19, 2013

FMCSA Launches Bus Safety Crackdown

In the wake of two West Coast bus crashes that each killed multiple passengers within weeks of each other, federal officials have launched a crackdown on unsafe bus operations, in which officers and auditors will investigate high-risk motorcoach companies.

February 15, 2013

Studies Show Auto Driver Often at Fault in Truck-Involved Crashes, ATA Reports

As many as three of every four crashes involving cars and heavy trucks are caused by automobile 鈥渄river factors鈥 such as speeding or failure to stay in a lane, according to a report released last week by American Trucking Associations.

February 18, 2013

Automobile Drivers Often at Fault in Truck-Involved Crashes, ATA Says

The majority of serious crashes involving cars and heavy trucks are caused by driver factors such as speeding or failure to stay in lane by the automobile drivers, according to a report released by American Trucking Associations.

February 12, 2013

Witness Questions Police Crash Reports in Assigning Blame for Truck Accidents

ALEXANDRIA, Va. 鈥 The use of police accident reports as the sole basis to assign fault in truck-involved crashes is not always a reliable method, an accident reconstruction expert told a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory panel last week.

February 11, 2013

Truck Makers Work to Improve Interior Safety as NHTSA Reports Rise in Occupant Deaths

In the wake of a federal safety report that showed a significant rise in truck-occupant fatalities, heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers said that they have been working on ways to improve the safety of their offerings.

February 11, 2013

Traffic Costs Truckers $27 Billion In Extra Fuel, Wages, Study Says

Trucking fleets wasted some $27 billion on fuel and wages as their vehicles sat in traffic jams around the country during 2011, according to a new report from Texas A&M University鈥檚 Transportation Institute.

February 11, 2013