USDOT Agency Nixes Upgraded Rear Impact Guards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last month rejected that the agency mandate stricter upgrades to rear impact guards on semi-trailers.
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What We Have Learned About Trucking After Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and now Hurricane Helene in 2024, with Milton bearing down on the Gulf Coast! Major storms, with major disaster areas and the need for emergency supplies, most of which come by truck.
FMCSA Proposing New Online Registration System
FMCSA is hard at work on a new online registration system, to “improve the transparency and efficiency of FMCSA’s registration procedures”.
CVSA Conference 2024: Safety Professionals Meet in Montana
ICSA was privileged to attend CVSA’s 2024 Conference in Montana. Many of the things that we learned are in this article.
2024 RoadCheck Inspects Nearly 50,000 Trucks
Commercial enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 48,761 inspections during this year’s International Roadcheck, which took place May 14-16. The good news is that 77% of commercial trucks and 95.2% of commercial drivers had no out-of-service violations.
Study Shows True Cost and Safety Impacts of Driver Detention
A new American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study documents what many of us in trucking already know: that truck drivers unreasonably detained for hours at customer facilities take a hit on their productivity and safety. ATRI has quantified the direct costs for fleets, truck drivers and supply chains in general.
Coaching Corner: Time to Prepare for Safe Winter Driving
Temperatures aside, weather experts already are forecasting some nasty winter weather in some parts of the country. Driving in wintry weather is tricky for even the most experienced driver. Now is the time to brush up on winter driving techniques.
24 States Oppose EPA Waiver for California’s Truck Pollution Rule
Any trucking company with 50 or more vehicles or $50 million in gross annual revenue – regardless of where they are based - must begin replacing their fleets with electric rigs in 2025 to operate in California.
Warning: Watch Out for “Prohibited” Truck Drivers!
DMVs Downgrading CDLs for Failure to Implement Return-to-Duty Process