STC is helping the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute recruit carriers and drivers to participate in a study evaluating the real-world performance of the latest generation of automatic emergency braking systems. Fleets and drivers are provided with a stipend for…

Since North Carolina deployed Tire Anomaly and Classification Technology, which identifies various tire defects using technology embedded in the roadway near roadside inspection stations in 2018, violations for “tire flat or fabric exposed” has more than doubled from 2031…

Like many in the trucking industry, STC has been closely monitoring the chip shortage that has impacted the availability of trucks and safety technologies, including ELDs. Many have pointed to the $350 Billion America COMPETES Act, which the US…

There has been a lot said about the economic impact the COVID19 pandemic has had on the trucking industry with many lamenting the Great Resignation the led to an exacerbated driver shortage and others celebrating an unyielding consumer demand…

While California experienced the most roadway fatalities in 2019, it was South Carolina followed by Mississippi and New Mexico who saw the highest fatality rate, as measured by fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled.

Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule eliminating the exemption program used by drivers who can’t meet the vision acuity standards. Beginning March 22, 2022, drivers who don’t meet the standard can obtain a…

STC Co-Director P. Sean Garney was recently asked by FreightWaves about new guidance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration allowing state licensing agencies to permit third-parties to administer CDL knowledge tests. In the article, Garney provides insight on…