Safety & Compliance: Page 6

FMCSA proposes changes to crash preventability program

FMCSA said the proposed changes are expected to double the size of the current CPDP and provide more data for analysis of the impacts of a carrier’s "not preventable" crashes on its overall safety evaluation.

April 12, 2023

semi-truck rollover accident

You don't know what you don't know

The general public doesn't understand trucking's problems and may not know they exist, but a recent survey shows them sympathetic once their eyes are opened.

April 10, 2023

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July 7, 2025

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CVSA, fleets share maintenance tips ahead of Roadcheck

CCJ and Mann+Hummel will host a complimentary webinar Thursday with CVSA and some of trucking's safest fleets to discuss maintenance tips and practices that make roadside inspections easy.

March 30, 2023

truck pulled over by police

Safety & Compliance

California autonomous vehicle testing leaps ahead while leaving trucking behind

The California Department of Motor Vehicles reported a significant jump in autonomous vehicle testing sans Class 3-8 trucks and vans, which has industry experts questioning the overall value of their data.

March 17, 2023

Autonomous trucks from Daimler subsidiary Torc Robotics have been busy testing in southwestern states save for California where Class 3 - 8 autonomous vehicles aren't welcome.

Safety & Compliance

FMCSA tightens reporting of drivers' drug and alcohol violation history

FMCSA's Hutcheson said the new reporting structure will notify employers when there has been a change from a previous employer to a driver's drug and alcohol violation history.

March 7, 2023

FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson speaking from a TCA podium.

Safety & Compliance

Brake light manufacturer and fleets seek factory-level exemption

Intellistop CEO Michelle Hanby is suing the FMCSA to have her company's pulsing brake light device installed at factories.

February 20, 2023

Pulsing brake light Gemini Transport

FMCSA proposes long-overdue CSA carrier Safety Measurement System revamp

The agency offers a reorganization of measurement categories, dramatically simplified violation severity weights, adjustments in carrier intervention thresholds and more. A live preview site is now available for motor carriers to analyze their own scores.

February 14, 2023

Semi-truck entering an inspection barn with an officer at the opposite end directing the driver

House bill offers recruiting and retention incentives, grants to truck drivers

A bill introduced into the U.S. House Tuesday proposes tax credits of up to $10,000 for eligible truck drivers and grants for new drivers.

January 24, 2023

Safety & Compliance

These are the states with the highest speeding fines for CDL drivers

A study by TrafficTickets.com found that Illinois has the highest potential fine, and 13 states have mandatory minimum fines of over $100.

December 29, 2022

Truck Police Car

Trucking industry welcomes delays due to infrastructure bill projects

Route optimization and mapping technology companies are prepared to take on the necessary evils like road closures and subsequent freight delays that these infrastructure projects will trigger in support of a better road system.

December 26, 2022

road construction sign

ELDs and highway safety: Crashes, injuries and fatalities rise post-mandate

Despite FMCSA's estimations that the ELD mandate would reduce injuries and fatalities in truck-involved crashes, crash numbers in the four years post-mandate tell a different story. Are ELDs the cause of the problem, or just one factor?

October 20, 2022

Truck-involved crashes before and after the ELD mandate

Electronic IDs for trucks: 'Big brother' or a step forward?

With the FMCSA asking about mandating electronic IDs in trucks, we looked at what the proposal really means, and if operators' and commenters' fears about an invasion of privacy are justified.

October 6, 2022

Yet another device to install? More inspections? Or just more targeted inspections? What can owner-operators expect out of the current federal attention to the long-examined notion of setting a unique ID standard for heavy-duty trucks with the ability to communicate that ID to the roadside? Find some answers here.

Drivewyze integrates Safety Cloud hazard data

Also: Convoy offers new capabilities, and Trucker Path partners to offer insurance for truckers.

September 27, 2022

FMCSA considering electronic IDs on trucks to improve roadside inspections

FMCSA is considering a regulatory change that would require trucks be equipped with electronic identification technology capable of wirelessly communicating with federal or state motor carrier safety enforcement personnel.

September 23, 2022

Police car and semi

Hutcheson confirmed to lead FMCSA, becomes the agency's first full-time admin since 2019

Robin Hutcheson was named Deputy Administrator in January and immediately became Acting Administrator on the heels of then-Acting Admin Meera Joshi's resignation.

September 22, 2022

Robin Hutcheson

FMCSA fields request to report hair drug testing results to Clearinghouse

Federal law currently requires truck drivers to be tested via urine sample.

August 25, 2022

hair drug testing

Truck inspection numbers approach pre-COVID levels

A small number of states in 2021 show inspection levels at or above 2019, as a new emphasis in some on Level 3 driver inspections following traffic stops pushes moving violations to new heights. Download the 2022 CSA's Data Trail update for more.

July 26, 2022

Police pulled over a semi

Multi-million dollar truck parking bill advances to House

American Transportation Research Institute research shows drivers spend 56 minutes per day looking for parking.

July 20, 2022

trucks in a parking lot

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Fleet Compliance

The cost of fleet compliance failures

Compliance failures are threatening fleet survival. Industry experts reveal the critical gaps costing carriers millions.

Security camera overlooking red semi-truck at warehouse loading dock

Cargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered

Worker in safety vest checking truck tire in industrial manufacturing facility

Trump delays heavy truck tariff one month, adds medium-duty tax

All New Volvo Vnl On Highway Fully Loaded Test Drive

Test driving Volvo's all new VNL

White and blue tanker truck with silver trailer parked on concrete lot

Trimac acquires Service Transport Company

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