commercial trucking

Children’s poster contest highlights bus, truck safety

Drivers should always ‘Be Ready. Be Buckled.’

June 29, 2016

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Deputy Administrator Daphne Jefferson today awarded top honors in the 2016 “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” student art contest to 4th grader Andy Chen and 2nd grader Jessica Hong, both of East Brunswick, N.J., during a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Keep on truckin’ – but wear that seat belt

June 8, 2016

While federal rules have long required all commercial drivers to use seat belts, their passengers will now have to wear them as well.

How to lose your CDL

Trucker tested positive for meth, skipped substance abuse program

February 22, 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared California-licensed truck driver Edward Herbert Crane to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. Crane was served the federal order earlier this month.

FMCSA proposes new rule for determining safety fitness of motor carriers

January 19, 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a rulemaking proposal designed to enhance the Agency’s ability to identify non-compliant motor carriers.

GAO report shows trucker hours-of-service rule is working

September 25, 2015

Fewer roadway accidents and less driver fatigue are among the results of the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) rules implemented in 2013, according to a report released recently by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Raising the risk: driving exemptions put oil and gas truckers at risk

Dave Johnson

July 1, 2015

Hundreds of oil and gas workers have been killed on the job in the past decade in highway crashes.

Michigan truck drivers fired after raising safety concerns

Asphalt Specialists, Inc. ordered to pay $1 mill+ in damages

August 22, 2014

Asphalt Specialists Inc. has been found in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act for wrongfully terminating a foreman and two truck drivers who had raised safety concerns after being directed to violate U.S. Department of Transportation mandated hours of service for commercial truck drivers.