By Shannon Newton Shannon Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association and immediate past chair of the Trucking Association…

March 26, 2025

The FMCSA has embarked on a years-long effort to conduct a detailed data collection and analysis effort to better understand…

March 26, 2025

Over the last several months, we here at STC have been reflecting on our work assisting motor carriers as they…

March 26, 2025

At STC, one of the services we provide is conducting mock DOT compliance reviews for motor carriers seeking an outside…

February 26, 2025

By any measure the Trump 2.0 Administration is off to a blazing start. While there is constant news coverage of…

February 26, 2025

From texting, eating, drinking, adjusting climate or entertainment settings, or simply daydreaming, distracted driving continues to put lives at risk. …

February 26, 2025

Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS, aka driverless) are continuing their slow march toward adoption. Just last month, the National Highway Traffic…

January 29, 2025

There is a constant conversation in the marine container port environment about the impacts of automation on the jobs of…

January 29, 2025

Aside from Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), possibly the most hotly debated potential regulation over the last several years has been…

January 29, 2025

Last month we kicked off a new series discussing common violations we see from motor carriers during compliance reviews and…

December 30, 2024

Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a long-awaited notice expanding the popular Crash Preventability Determination Program…

December 30, 2024

As we pondered article topics for this newsletter, a light came on as we read the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…

December 30, 2024