Schneider National

Safety

NHTSA to consider speed limiter rule in 2012 More than four years after the trucking industry asked the federal government to mandate speed limiters on new heavy-duty trucks, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it would launch a rulemaking on the issue in 2012. ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 13, 2011

Journal

5 trucking companies back EOBR bill Industry coalition asks all haulers to support effort Five trucking companies announced their support for legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) that would require trucking companies engaged in interstate commerce to install electronic onboard recorders ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 8, 2010

Technology

Virtual training Driver simulation software more mobile, adaptable By Aaron Huff Schneider National is nearing a decision point. Having trained thousands of drivers with simulators during the past five years, the technology has reached its expected lifespan. Discontinuing the use of the simulators is not an option. Instead, management ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2010

Combating Fatigue

A sleeping crisis? Fleets use technology, risk management to monitor, treat a growing pandemic of fatigue and sleep disorders. Driver fatigue is the primary cause of only about 1.6 percent of truck fatalities, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. However, fatigue is often the root ...

By Aaron Huff Published August 14, 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

Beeline to safety

Beeline to safety Mapping, mileage technology extends from office to cab Getting lost is a major source of stress and anxiety for truck drivers, and stress increases the chance they could be involved in an accident. “We definitely know that when drivers are lost, they make bad ...

By Aaron Huff Published March 10, 2010

Sleep apnea meeting agenda set

Sleep apnea meeting agenda set Conference to address trucking-related issues The American Sleep Apnea Association has released the agenda for its Sleep Apnea & Trucking Conference on May 11-12 in Baltimore. Co-sponsored by the American Trucking Associations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the meeting will ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 9, 2010