Spring brings the imposition of seasonal frost laws in many northern states and most Canadian provinces.  These states each have…

March 17, 2021

24.5% of FMCSA compliance investigations in FY 2020 resulted in a fine for safety violations (2,962 companies fined/12,062 audits).  

March 17, 2021

In CY 2020, the percent of FMCSA compliance investigations with ELD violations rose from 8% in January to almost 14%…

March 17, 2021

In 2019, federal spending for highways totaled $46 billion. That’s equivalent to buying 306,666 plus new Class 8 trucks today.

March 17, 2021

Yesterday, the Canadian Minister of Transport announced that any carriers operating in Canada after June 12 (the implementation date of the…

March 4, 2021

The following six trucking policy issues are already on DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s radar: A speed limiter mandate A side…

February 16, 2021

Executives at U.S. trucking companies likely ask this question to themselves and their teams on a very regular basis. While…

February 16, 2021

With every new presidential administration comes new priorities. For President Biden’s administration, one theme stands out: climate change. One early…

February 16, 2021

Every year around this time, STC eagerly waits for the latest version of the Out-of-Service (OOS) criteria, published by the…

February 16, 2021

Thus far, only 25% of crashes submitted to FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination program have been deemed to be ineligible crash…

February 16, 2021

Struck in the rear and struck at the side at the rear accounted for almost half (45%) of all crashes…

February 16, 2021

Many in trucking will be interested to learn President Biden’s regulatory agenda for trucking. Of course, it won’t be the…

January 19, 2021