Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

UpFront

Asleep at the Wheel Overweight drivers soon may be under the microscope for sleep apnea risk Sleep apnea affects roughly 6 percent of Americans. The likelihood of someone developing the disorder increases with age and higher body mass index, a number calculated from an individual’s height and ...

By Jeff Crissey Published January 4, 2012

Rolling the Dice

Accident-prevention technologies bring visibility, control The most minor of accidents involving one of your drivers still can cause great financial pain – even if it wasn’t your driver’s fault. Property damage, injuries, legal fees and other incidentals often will exceed the cost for technology that might ...

By Aaron Huff Published January 1, 2012

Journal

HOS rewrite now at OMB Controversial final rule could be published by end of year After missing a U.S. Court of Appeals Oct. 28 deadline extension for publishing a final rule in the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Transportation submitted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 1, 2011

Journal

Leading news, trucking market conditions and industry analysis Legislators ask Obama to withdraw hours rewrite President Obama should withdraw the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service revision because its costs would hurt the U.S. economy, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor wrote Oct. ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2011

Journal – Viewpoint

The battle over EOBRs Industry response to a federal appeals court decision to vacate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder regulation “Companies can and do use technology to harass drivers by interrupting rest periods. This decision not only dealt with the issue of harassment, ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 7, 2011

Journal from the Bar

Determining crash accountability is no easy answer Q Will the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revise its Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA to measure only preventable crashes in SMS methodology? A Yes, FMCSA has announced that it will tackle determining crash predictability as part of its implementation ...

By Henry Seaton Published October 6, 2011

Journal

Leading news, trucking market conditions and industry analysis NTSB calls for comprehensive mobile phone ban for drivers Recommendation calls for banning handheld, hands-free use of cell phones Following the investigation of a 2010 Kentucky crash that killed 11 people likely caused from the use of a mobile phone ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 6, 2011

Equipment

Caterpillar recalls 590,000 Acert engines $2.55M penalty part of Clean Air Act settlement Caterpillar agreed to pay a $2.55 million penalty – $2.04 million to the United States and $510,000 to the state of California – as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011

Safety

FMCSA unveils five-year strategic plan ATA says draft comes up short for crash causation The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released a draft version of its “2011-2016 Strategic Plan: Raising the Safety Bar,” a document that outlines a framework to carry out its safety mandate and places ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011

Technology

The sandman cometh Treating drivers with sleep disorders can cut medical costs, improve safety In November 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced plans to revise the physical qualification regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers. These changes – which almost surely will include new screening standards ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011