National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Journal

Costs of EPA’s 2004-10 emissions rules questioned Mandates led to more expensive trucks, lower sales, layoffs, study contends The National Automobile Dealers Association and American Truck Dealers on March 8 released a report that questions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cost analysis of emissions control requirements for ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 1, 2012

Journal

Leading news, trucking market conditions and industry analysis Hours-of-service final rule retains 11-hour driving limit New rule shortens workweek from 82 to 70 hours; 34-hour restart requires two rest periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. On Dec. 22, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

By CCJ Staff Published January 4, 2012

Mean streets and tire rolls

Medium-duty tires log fewer miles than their linehaul counterparts, but they still face some unique challenges Concrete jungles can be unkind to the tires on a medium-duty truck. Treads are scrubbed away with every stop and turn. Sidewalls are slashed and scuffed with each kiss of ...

By JOhn G. Smith 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

Journal

First-ever heavy truck fuel economy standards on the way Average truck price likely to climb more than $6,000 Work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new fuel efficiency standards. The White House ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011

Safety

FMCSA wants to release driver safety data Agency seeking regulatory authority over drivers in highway bill The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants authority to release driver safety data, in effect reversing its earlier stance that drivers would not be ranked publicly under the Compliance Safety Accountability ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 5, 2011

Aaron Huff

Just-in-time learning Schneider National uses technology to target distracted driving By Aaron Huff Driver distraction is a concern of all fleet safety managers. No professional driver in their ranks is immune to the pandemic that leads to nearly 80 percent of all crashes and 65 percent of all ...

By Aaron Huff Published August 4, 2011

Safety

ATA, OOIDA seek truck crashworthiness standards Equipment improvements would lower fatalities, groups say For nearly four decades, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has focused on improving survivability rates for passenger car drivers involved in crashes, but two industry groups say more attention also needs to be ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2011

Safety

CVSA: Fewer funds could raise truck-related accident rate The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance last month warned Congress that funding commercial motor vehicle safety programs at lower-than-current levels would weaken state enforcement efforts, and that large truck-related injuries and deaths could tick upward. “We are finally heading in ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2011

Short Stops

Changes to the stopping distance regulations are looming – but manufacturers say they’ll easily clear the bar With the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new stopping distance regulations for heavy trucks becoming law Aug. 1, you’d think the trucking industry at large – and heavy-duty truck ...

By Jack Roberts Published May 1, 2011