Oct 28, 2024
The latest large truck crash fatality numbers from NHTSA are unfortunate and sobering. In 2022, there were 5,936 people killed in traffic crashes involving large trucks, up 2 percent from 2021. Large trucks accounted for only five percent of registered vehicles, and...
Oct 28, 2024
Since the mandated implementation of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in December 2019, the trucking industry has largely – sometimes begrudgingly – accepted them and their role in managing Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. However, despite their intended use in...
Oct 28, 2024
On October 4, 2024 PHMSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to “revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt several modal-specific amendments that would enhance the safe transportation of hazardous materials in commerce.” Theis NPRM was done in...
Oct 28, 2024
The top violation issued by OSHA for fiscal year 2024 is fall protection, for the 14th consecutive year with 6,307 violations, followed by Hazard Communications with 2,888...
Oct 28, 2024
A new report, Insuring Autonomy: Analyzing the Implications of Self-Driving Cars for the Auto Insurance Industry, finds that by 2044, in the most aggressive adoption scenario, most cars could be automated to a level where liability shifts from the driver to the auto...
Oct 28, 2024
Seventy five percent of Virginia drivers recently surveyed said they didn’t know using the left lane for anything other than passing is illegal, according to a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety...
Sep 24, 2024
The trucking industry’s longstanding driver detention challenge hit the news again in September when the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report titled “Costs and Consequences of Truck Driver Detention: A Comprehensive Analysis”....
Sep 24, 2024
The Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) is a Federal Advisory Committee that was initially chartered on September 8, 2006. Its mandate is to provide advice and recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) about needs,...
Sep 24, 2024
Roadside inspections are necessary in the trucking industry. Roadside inspectors stand guard along our nation’s highways, flagging down trucks and examining them and their drivers. They prevent crashes by deterring unsafe practices and removing unsafe vehicles and...
Sep 24, 2024
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute issued its Final Report from a study that included best practices guidelines for the implementation of automated driving systems (ADS) in large trucks and policy issues for fleets to consider across eight topic...