By Shannon Newton Shannon Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association and immediate past chair of the Trucking Association Executives Council. On February 11, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders signed Act 28 into law, addressing litigation reform in the…

The FMCSA has embarked on a years-long effort to conduct a detailed data collection and analysis effort to better understand large truck and bus crashes. The Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP) has three primary objectives: 1) Identify the key…

Over the last several months, we here at STC have been reflecting on our work assisting motor carriers as they build and improve their safety and compliance programs. This process can often include an audit of the motor carrier’s…

Connecticut has launched a 91-day High-Risk Rural Road Enforcement Campaign which runs through May 30. The campaign targets unsafe drivers on rural roads. Connecticut averages 44 rural road fatalities annually, which account for 14 percent of all roadway deaths nationwide.…