Laws & Regulations
Truck Tires and High Speed: A Deadly Combination
The number of fatal truck accidents is on the rise and experts say that the tires are partly to blame. Between 2009 and 2013, 223 road...
Kansas Changes Trucker Rest Requirements
The Kansas Corporation Commission voted to change rest requirements in order to get truckers back on the road more quickly.
No One Wants Responsibility (Or Liability) For Fixing Truck-Train Communication Problems
The truck-train collision in Orange Park, Florida last Friday (March 27th) barely made a blip on newsfeeds in the wake of the fatal Oxnard crash in February and the massive Halifax accident earlier this month.
Annual Motor Carriers’ Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey Begins
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has started to notify trucking companies that they must submit their drug and alcohol testing program results by...
Florida Highway Patrol To Target Aggressive Drivers On I-95
The Florida Highway Patrol announced plans to step up enforcement on unsafe drivers on I-95 in hopes of reducing the number of accidents and...
Truck Driver Charged With Threatening FMCSA Safety Inspector
The OIG announced that commercial truck driver Ronald Mockelman has been charged with making threats to a federal employee.
Driver Accused of Making Threatening Calls
The report...
FMCSA Plans Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study
The FMCSA announced plans for a new study to measure and compare safety performance and fatigue levels of truck drivers who have two nighttime rest periods...
Controversy Surrounds California Trucking Company After Truck Driver’s Fatal Accident
Authorities suspect that the death of truck driver Ewell Levy in Pittsburg, California would have been avoided if proper maintenance had been performed by...
Vision Zero: What It Means For San Francisco Truckers
Soon, many truckers in the San Francisco area will be required to participate in a new safety training program as part of the city's...
Proposed Bill To Increase Ohio Speed Limits To 75MPH
One of the many changes on a transportation bill that’s moving through the Ohio Senate could increase speed limits on 570 miles of highway and the Ohio Turnpike from 70 mph to 75 mph.
Toll Evasion Checks Will Continue For Truck Drivers In Newark
The Delaware Department of Transportation approved funding for five more months of enhanced patrols to crack down on truck drivers who evade tolls on...
Proposed Ohio Bill Would Keep Trucks Out Of Left Lane
Ohio joins 44 other states in proposing legislation that would keep trucks over 10,000 pounds out of the left lane when there are three or...