Truckload Carriers Association

Viewpoint

Industry response to the EOBR provision in the highway funding legislation signed into law on July 6 “This legislation, while not all we could have hoped for as an industry and as users of the highway system, makes tremendous strides in the safety arena and puts ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 3, 2012

CCJ Innovators: A Toast to Safety

Rocha Transportation Ceres, Calif. Like the wine products it hauls, Rocha and its safety program get better with age By Jeff Crissey For most large truckload carriers, spending hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of dollars on safety programs is considered a cost of doing business to ...

By admin Published August 1, 2012

CCJ Innovators

Tennant Truck Lines Orion, Illinois Raising the bar Tennant Truck Lines owner seeks to instill truckers with pride, opportunity Two years ago, Aaron Tennant was in Wisconsin to meet with a customer to discuss a rate increase. Tennant explained that for his trucking company to continue to provide service, ...

By Aaron Huff Published June 1, 2012

Journal

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

It’s just a matter of time FMCSA heads back to the drawing board for broader EOBR mandate In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s April 2010 electronic onboard recorder final rule that would have required EOBRs ...

By Jeff Crissey Published March 1, 2012

Journal

ATA asks court to review hours rule Group supports FMCSA’s EOBR efforts to enforce current regs The American Trucking Associations on Feb. 14 filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking the court to review the Federal Motor Carrier ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 1, 2012

Journal

CVSA touts improved Operation Safe Driver results Annual campaign targets both commercial, passenger drivers The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said the results from its 2011 Operation Safe Driver campaign show that targeting enforcement and education efforts at both passenger as well as commercial vehicle drivers is starting ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 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

Mandating the Inevitable?

Technology brings instant visibility to logbook data A lot of industry speculation ended Jan. 31, 2011, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revised its previous April 2010 rule proposal, section 395.16, to mandate electronic onboard recorders for all carriers. Scheduled to become effective June 2012, ...

By Aaron Huff Published December 1, 2011

Upfront

On Common Ground Industry groups come together to promote increased size and weight measures Last year, the American Trucking Associations forecasted the industry will haul 30 percent more tonnage in 2021 than it does now. Without an increase in truck weight, that would mean 18 percent more ...

By Jeff Crissey Published November 1, 2011