Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association

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Improvements to CSA Safety Measurement System planned Changes will help flatbed fleets, FMCSA says The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced planned improvements to the Carrier Safety Measurement System implemented in December 2010 as part of the agency’s Compliance Safety Accountability program. A preview became available to ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2012

Upfront

See what’s new under our hood CCJ’s new look mirrors trucking industry’s changes In March, Commercial Carrier Journal celebrated its centennial anniversary by highlighting milestones and the growth of the trucking industry. The retrospective also offered our editors a closer look at CCJ’s own evolution as the ...

By Jeff Crissey Published October 7, 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

Fuel Savvy

MEMA comments on medium-, heavy-duty fuel efficiency standards The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agencies’ coordinated effort to establish the first-ever standards for fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 6, 2011

Journal

Court upholds L.A. port concession rules Disappointed ATA calls decision ‘clearly erroneous’ U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder in late August ruled in favor of the City of Los Angeles and the Port of Los Angeles in a lawsuit brought by the American Trucking Associations over the port’s ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2010

Journal

ATA objects to HOS documents policy Group asks court to resume lawsuit proceedings The American Trucking Associations last month asked a federal appeals court to resume consideration of its lawsuit to force the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue long-overdue regulations governing supporting documents for hours-of-service ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 13, 2010

Journal

FMCSA rethinks supporting documents Agency offers incentive to use electronic tracking technology The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided not to require any motor carriers to retain certain documents related to drivers’ hours of service and will relieve carriers that use electronic mobile communications and tracking ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2010

FMCSA bans texting by commercial drivers

The Department of Transportation announced last month its decision to use its existing regulatory authority to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The ban, adopted as regulatory guidance by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was effective immediately and applies to ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 1, 2010