Since August 1, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published 14 exemption requests in the Federal Register, requesting input from the public and affected stakeholders. Some are broad requests for full exemptions from large swaths of rules like…

The latest CVSA Roadcheck results are in and they show it’s a mixed bag for the North American trucking industry. When ELDs were introduced in the U.S. in 2017, they were heralded as a solution to hours-of-service violations and,…

The trucking industry has been in a pickle for a long time. As it struggles to seat enough drivers to meet demand, its crash rate has been rising. Some have looked to younger drivers to fill this demand, while…

Winter driving is a dangerous challenge requiring focus and precision. That’s what makes new data from NHTSA so surprising. From 2011-2020, only 23% of fatal large truck crashes occurred in winter, compared to fall and summer, which experienced a…

At 14 inspections per lane mile in 2021, California just edged out Maryland’s 13 as the most inspections per lane mile, with both states relying primarily on fixed location truck inspections, according to an Overdrive analysis.

Recent requests for exemptions from HOS rules have raised questions about how regulators view and respond to them.  STC’s co-Director P. Sean Garney suggests that by publishing the requests FMCSA may be attempting to advance a conversation about the…

STC’s Steve Keppler was asked to joined chief Washington correspondent John Gallagher on FreightWaves Now, a morning news show for freight transportation. During the segment, Keppler and Gallagher discussed what FMCSA has accomplished so far in 2022 and what…