FMCSA has been told to strengthen ELD requirements after a fatigued truck driver was found to be the probable cause of a 2022 crash that killed three people.
A proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to alter and expand reporting categories for crashes is drawing criticism from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which argues the FMCSA should take stronger action to protect driver safety records.
FMCSA puts unfair burdens on truck drivers and carriers in accident reporting, the agency is told.
A truck broker lobby plans to regroup after losing momentum for a bill requiring interim standards for brokers.
Opposition is growing against a bill that would prevent the FMCSA from issuing a regulation mandating maximum speeds for trucks.
A report to Congress shows that truck safety may have gotten worse since regulators loosened hours-of-service rules in 2020.
Crash data for carriers entering the industry before the pandemic suggests a gradual deterioration in safety, according to a sample of federal data.
The White House is evaluating a proposal that may require new trucks be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.
HHS is preparing to rollout a proposal that could move the trucking industry a step closer to federal recognition of drug hair tests.
Truck safety regulator will host webinars to discuss revisions aimed at keeping more high-risk violators off the road.
Outbound tender rejection rates, a measure of the percentage of truckload shipments tendered to carriers by shippers, have reached a record at 5.05%. For trucking, this will be a cause of mostly stress instead of celebration.
Updated ATRI research shows that a truck driver who disobeys traffic signals leading to a crash is 243% more likely to have another accident.
TuSimple CEO Xiaodi Hou responded to a federal safety investigation that raised concerns about a potential setback to its driverless truck technology.
A federal appeals court upheld the FMCSA’s hours-of-service rules by rejecting a challenge filed by safety groups alleging the 2020 changes make the roads less safe.
Public comments reveal most truckers believe a proposal to require engines to have speed limiters will make roads less safe.
Texas, California, Florida top 2022 money list for FMCSA’s motor carrier safety grants
AskWaves provides a state-by-state breakdown for the record $463 million in funds set aside in 2022 for reducing truck crashes.
The feds released a first-time report aimed at developing a clearer picture of autonomous vehicle safety.
A tractor-trailer carrying 30,000 pounds of eggs crashed early Monday morning on a Dallas highway.
The Biden administration has rejected assertions made by safety groups that more flexible hours-of-service rules will make roads less safe.
Jeremy Reymer welcomes Bluewire CEO Steve Bryan to Taking the Hire Road to explain how the company has helped modernize the way data is analyzed and interpreted.
Federal regulators push for more data as automated trucking rolls from testing to reality.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration orders trucking manufacturers and operators to report crashes linked to autonomous technology.
Daimler Trucks adds three safety advances, building on NHTSA data showing fewer truck-related crash deaths.
Driver surveillance surfaces as a potential downside at a vehicle automation hearing.
FMCSA official affirms almost half of truck drivers in fatal crashes were not wearing seat belts
Regulators point to fatalities in promoting Work Zone Awareness Week.
NTSB again highlights the need for automated safety devices in trucks in its latest top 10 list.
Automation will mitigate exposure created by process errors and duplication of efforts by integrating disparate systems.
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Multiple truck crashes were reported in Texas and Oklahoma as a massive winter storm brings peril to roads across the region.
FMCSA has included restrictions and limitations in waivers so far to avoid compromising safety.
The inquiry follows an OIG report highlighting slow progress on safety improvements.
41 sentencings since 2016 resulted in 54 years of incarceration for CDL violators.
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Latest NHTSA data show truck occupant fatalities increased 0.2% in 2019.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study shows a greater than 40% decrease in rear-end collisions for trucks with forward crash warning and automatic emergency braking.
FMCSA safety committee will request crash data from Amazon delivery vans.
“Nuclear verdicts are the result of nuclear injuries,” plaintiff group asserts.
A fiery crash briefly shut down Highway 401 near Toronto as trucks contend with recovering freight volumes and more dangers on the roads.
Agency is working to reschedule the all-day event that had been planned for March 19.
First survey since 2003 will help inform autonomous vehicle development.
Michigan semi driver charged in deadly pileup pens heartfelt note as authorities continue investigation into suspected case of distracted driving that claimed three lives.
UPS says Daniel Kepner, 53, and Dennis Kehler, 48, were driving together in one of the three tractor-trailers involved in the early morning pileup east of Pittsburgh that left five people dead and about 60 injured.
Authorities cite distracted driving in nine-vehicle Sunday crash that claimed three lives in Boone County.
UPS and FedEx offer cooperation to authorities and sympathies to victims in collision that left five people dead and scores injured 30 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Automatic onboard recording device users can expect no leniency after Dec. 16.
Advocacy group warns lack of ELDT rule directly compromises truck safety.
Australia’s unfinished trucking reform business; brake-maker converts creditors into shareholders; toll road operator in big debt reissue; controversial logistics software provider GetSwift fights on
13.5% of trucks inspected in U.S., Canada placed out of service.
Review prompted by lax processing of driver convictions.
NTSB asserts added flexibility could increase risk of crashes
New categories to be added to types of crashes deemed “not preventable.”
FedEx Freight, J.B. Hunt, Schneider National among companies with the most non-preventable accidents identified so far by FMCSA.
Truck drivers involved in certain behaviors are more likely to have a future crash, ATRI research has concluded.
