The government has several efforts underway to support crash prevention and crash impact mitigation. While both are important aspects of safety that need to be part of our solutions toolkit, it also is critical to view these efforts more…
When involved in federal regulatory and safety policy, you get used to reading or, in some cases, just scanning “Notices” and “Requests for Information” published by federal agencies announcing this or that, or seeking information for far-off potential rules,…
Throughout the COVID pandemic, we saw many of our professional truck drivers heralded as society’s heroes. They were praised for delivering critical supplies to aid our nation’s response. They were cheered for being on the road while the rest…
In April 2023, CVSA posted a new “Inspection Bulletin,” providing details for inspecting tires on a CMV with an automatic tire inflation system and tires with a tire pressure monitoring system. Inspections Bulletins provide commercial motor vehicle enforcement guidance…
The National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence (at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute) recently issued a report titled, “A Catalog of Health and Wellness Programs for Commercial Drivers” which provides details on certain carrier programs and industry best…
Scopelitis Transportation Consulting welcomed Quinn Hancock from TrueNorth Companies and Deborah Lockridge from Heavy Duty Trucking to discuss how the industry was reacting to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability methodology. Check it…