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Falling Debris Prompts Immediate Maryland Bridge Inspections
Categories: Drivers, Safety & Compliance
Acting Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn ordered the immediate inspection of all state-owned bridges of similar age and condition to the...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/128005/falling-debris-prompts-immediate-maryland-bridge-inspections
CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week Is Right Around the Bend
Categories: Fleet Management, Safety & Compliance
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Operation Safe Driver Week, where law enforcement personnel focus on identifying unsafe driving behavior by both...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/142560/cvsas-operation-safe-driver-week-is-right-around-the-bend
Click It or Ticket Message Going on PA Trucks
Categories: Safety & Compliance
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is teaming up with other organizations to place Click It or Ticket decals on the backs of hundreds...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/96790/click-it-or-ticket-message-going-on-pa-trucks
Mitsubishi Fuso Class Action Moves Forward
Categories: Equipment, Operations, Safety & Compliance
A judge has allowed a class action against Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America to continue after the truck maker made motions to dismiss the case involving...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/130870/mitsubishi-fuso-class-action-moves-forward
Thanksgiving Holiday Road Travel Should Rise 2.8%
Categories: Safety, Safety & Compliance
About 49.3 million people will hit the nation's roadways this Thanksgiving as compared with 48.5 million in 2018, representing a 2.8% increase and the...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/345229/thanksgiving-holiday-road-travel-should-rise-2-8
Small Carrier Ordered Closed Following FMCSA Investigation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a Grand Ridge, Florida-based trucking company to immediately shut down following a federal...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/125449/small-carrier-ordered-closed-following-fmcsa-investigation
Speed Limit Changes Possible In Michigan
Legislation under consideration by the Michigan House Transportation Committee would eliminate differential speed limits for trucks and cars on Michigan...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/85220/speed-limit-changes-possible-in-michigan
High Court Rejects Arguments Against Clean Air Rules
Categories: Drivers, Fuel Smarts, Safety & Compliance
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected industry arguments, including those from trucking, that the federal government must consider cost and not just health...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/89307/high-court-rejects-arguments-against-clean-air-rules
McNeil Recalls Products Due to Chemical Found on Wood Pallets
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PPC, has recalled certain lots of over-the-counter products in the Americas,...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/103583/mcneil-recalls-products-due-to-chemical-found-on-wood-pallets
Hazardous Waste Transporter Agrees to Settle Claims, Costing $325,000
A New York-based trucking company has agreed to pay $325,000 to settle claims that it failed to pay the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/114724/hazardous-waste-transporter-agrees-to-settle-claims-costing-325-000
Study: Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than DUI
Texting behind the wheel impairs driving skills more than being drunk or high, according to new research carried out by British researchers
https://www.truckinginfo.com/101035/study-texting-while-driving-more-dangerous-than-dui
Uniform Speed Limit Bill Progresses In Texas
With nearly 30 legislative proposals on the agenda, a Texas transportation committee hearing Tuesday lasted well into the evening — but with little...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/85208/uniform-speed-limit-bill-progresses-in-texas
FMCSA Proposes Tough Sanctions for Carriers That Repeatedly Disregard Safety Rules
Safety regulators want to impose the ultimate penalty, loss of registration, on truck and bus operations that show egregious disregard for the rules. The...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/109214/fmcsa-proposes-tough-sanctions-for-carriers-that-repeatedly-disregard-safety-rules
Bush Leads In Poll of Truckers, Gore Running Far Behind
The nation's truckers have made it known who they prefer in the race for the White House. The latest poll conducted by truckinginfo.com gives an almost 4-1...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/88511/bush-leads-in-poll-of-truckers-gore-running-far-behind
Texas DPS Opens State-of-the-Art Inspection Facility
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently opened a state-of-the-art truck inspection facility in Texas, located on Interstate 10 East at mile...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/10127853/texas-dps-opens-state-of-the-art-inspection-facility
FMCSA Chief Says ELD Data May Shape Agency's HOS Changes
Categories: Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Safety & Compliance
Data from ELD-compliant operators is already informing the FMCSA's plan to propose changes to the hours-of-service rule, stated agency chief Ray Martinez in...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/326921/fmcsa-chief-says-eld-data-may-shape-agencys-hos-changes
Clear Sailing for Yellow, Roadway Merger?
Analysts say they expect the Department of Justice to approve Yellow Corp.'s $966-million acquisition of Roadway Corp.-- despite concerns that it would...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/94200/clear-sailing-for-yellow-roadway-merger
FMCSA Looking for Ideas on New Entrant Testing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled a public listening session on how to test the trucking knowledge of would-be carriers, brokers...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/115584/fmcsa-looking-for-ideas-on-new-entrant-testing
Resolution to Cross-border Trucking Dispute On Hold
Roy Kienitz, the Department of Transportation's undersecretary for policy, does not expect the Obama administration to move on resolving the cross-border...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/102871/resolution-to-cross-border-trucking-dispute-on-hold
Hersman and Hart Sworn in Again at NTSB
Deborah Hersman has been officially sworn in for a third two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Serving as chairman since...
https://www.truckinginfo.com/114461/hersman-and-hart-sworn-in-for-third-terms-as-ntsb-chairman-and-vice-chairman