truck safety

Truck safety advocates say foot-dragging on rulemakings by Department of Transportation regulators is costing lives.

Owner-operators and safety advocates clash over a divisive safety report alleging data suppression by federal officials.

Trucking companies will see cost bumps in their UCR Plan fees of up to $9,000, depending on fleet size. 

Ruan Transportation Management Systems is taking safety into the future with driver-focused technology.

Transportation and manufacturing groups are warning federal regulators against using driver-assist data in developing a rule that could determine a trucking company’s ability to stay in business.

FMCSA puts unfair burdens on truck drivers and carriers in accident reporting, the agency is told.

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. 

See 5 steps to a best-in-class safety program HERE!

Truck safety lobby pressures DOT on crash prevention

AskWaves provides a state-by-state breakdown for the record $463 million in funds set aside in 2022 for reducing truck crashes.

The number of carriers receiving FMCSA conditional safety ratings is increasing as more off-site audits are conducted.

Trucking carriers face increased risk of nuclear verdicts, but managing those risks is not insurmountable, if done right and from the start.

Biden’s 2023 budget request increases funding to deal with freight bottlenecks and issue new regulations.

Make accidents easy, see the big picture, and keep your company safe.

ATRI has conducted significant research through the years that has informed policy and driven change. CEO Rebecca Brewster sits down with Nicole Glenn of Candor Expedite to discuss the organization.

The Biden administration announced Robin Hutcheson will replace Meera Joshi as FMCSA deputy administrator.

TCA and DriverReach will hold a fourth session of the popular Making Safety Happen program for fleet professionals.

It’s vital to look both ways and make sure your vehicle will have enough space to fully clear the tracks before crossing. Also, be sure to roll up your landing gear to avoid getting stuck.

3 approaches working together to reduce roadway deaths to zero

The FMCSA touts safety efforts and driver recruitment in its latest round of grant funding.

What are connected vehicles and why do we need them?

Simple actions by large truck and bus drivers can help keep everyone safe

Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.

What Are Truck Blind Spots?

Helpful Tips on How You Can Help Save a Highway Worker’s Life

The Federal Communications Commission is sued over a decision that could affect progress in truck platooning communications.

Ellen Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association in 2007, and it has come a long way since. It now has a separate charity foundation, which provides students seeking transportation-related careers with scholarships.

As International Roadcheck 2021 quickly approaches, truck drivers need to prepare for the inspection process. Here are five tips J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. recommend drivers follow to make the process easier.

Robust liability insurance is one of the keys for increased safety in commercial trucking, according to findings by U.S. Xpress.

In light of recent wind-related accidents, Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels advises truckers to check their weight, slow down and monitor weather reports before hitting the road.

Slips, trips and falls can bring about lifelong injuries for truckers, but thankfully, they’re easily preventable. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels details basic safety tips around the truck and trailer.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels demonstrates how to chain up when winter weather strikes.

FMCSA has included restrictions and limitations in waivers so far to avoid compromising safety.

Highway safety trending in wrong direction, Spencer warns incoming administration.

Although the pandemic has forced cutbacks in many areas, safety shouldn’t be one of them. In fact, fleets should invest more in safety compliance. Start by hiring a safety manager.

Runaway truck ramps are a trucker’s last resort. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels reminds truckers that the best way to tackle the downhill drive is through preventative maintenance, obeying road signage and simply taking things slow.

Rasmussen heading up safety group after retiring from PrePass.

Better safety systems and driver environment monitoring can help fleets reduce the number of truck-related accidents.

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.

FHWA calls trucking parking a “major transportation safety problem.”

Out-of-control insurance premiums are driving trucking operations out of business, but leading insurance experts say something can be done about them.

“Nuclear verdicts are the result of nuclear injuries,” plaintiff group asserts.

As the size of jury awards has grown, trucking fleets are dealing with how to mitigate the rest. Many are turning to technology.

Watchdog report lists “priority issues” requiring agency attention.

Insurance spikes can be attributed to the ongoing threat of nuclear verdicts.

It’s now possible for managers to virtually ride shotgun with their drivers—and that’s a good thing.

The circumstances surrounding the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant is an opportunity for logistics business to discuss their own policies around safety.

Trucking companies should understand the rules surrounding workers’ comp coverage.

By fully recording a view of the road and inside the cab, dash cams provide benefits to drivers, including assistance in court cases and with insurance companies in the event of an accident, as well as overall safety enhancement.

This week: Doctors stuff Aussie truckers full of opioids; Prime Ministerial funding splurge on infrastructure; tech and data standards action points identified; trucker accidentally crushes his own car; trucking tax hike fight won… sort of; DHL Supply Chain vows carbon neutrality.

Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is looking to align its Parking Security Requirements (PSR) industry standard with the European Commission’s new truck safety at parking spots programme to quicken the pace of security offered for trucks at parking areas.

Fleets have been investing in safety technologies, but the public does not seem to be recognizing this fact, with the majority of Americans believing they are safer drivers than most truck drivers.

TruckPark offers drivers the chance to reserve a parking space at dozens of locations throughout the country. A new partnership with Storemytruck.com will expand those locations to eventually include more than 10,000 available spaces at more than 140 locations.

How to avoid breakdowns and repairs with preventive maintenance

Free trade deals are driving demand for logistics staff in Australia, says recruiter Hays. Meanwhile, the Australian Federal Government is handing out cash to boost trucking, cargo and road safety. Trucking fuel is much in the news with a new bio-diesel plant opening but industry groups are calling for a better uptake of electric vehicles. Australia’s famed trucking museum may now be in jeopardy.

The importance of technicians and the cost of technicians as part of the total cost of ownership is covered in this article by Gerry Mead.

Sandeep Kar has written a thought-provoking article about changes in trucks and how those changes affect truck drivers. He also writes about what the future may hold for truck drivers in the coming years.

FedEx Freight, J.B. Hunt, Schneider National among companies with the most non-preventable accidents identified so far by FMCSA.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …Speeding has been one of the single largest causes for road accidents. Today, technology can learn from data on dangerous driving behavior to help drivers modify their risky traits via consistent and positive feedback.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …Fleet safety needs to be looked at as a part of operations and not as an addendum, as initiatives like video safety can help reduce driver turnover and mitigate the impact of litigations that arise due to collisions, both from a cost and a time perspective

The railroads have delayed installing life-saving automatic braking technology for another two years, and the NTSB is running out of patience.

Presented by Reliance Partners …For truly safe trucking companies, chameleon carriers are a problem. But it is one that data is helping solve.

The cleverness of the plan resides in the kind of “under-21 truckers” they’re talking about: only those with military driving experience.

In a quest for more business in China’s booming e-commerce markets, parcel companies in that country are waging a pricing war, threatening to eat up profits and pressuring margins for companies already facing razor-thin operating budgets, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review.   

Ask an over-the-road truck driver what their biggest concerns are and you won’t have to go far down the list before finding a safe place to park appears. But a new company is hoping to change that, allowing drivers to reserve a spot ahead of time at a nominal fee.

There is growing talk of a possible bill in Congress that would kill the upcoming electronic logging device (ELD) rule that goes into effect on Dec. 18 of this year due to the cost to individual truckers, sources have told FreightWaves.

Let’s not let the politics of truck drivers’ sleep get in the way of something we all need. It’s not always a dramatic wake up as you wander over the rumble strip or hear horns honking frantically that lets you know your sleep could be better. Sometimes it’s all the worries drifting through your mind as you try to fall asleep while the clock counts down to drive time again.

While the industry continues to argue of the value of electronic logging devices (ELDs), it turns out that some of the data they generate can be very useful to carriers and their drivers. Keep Truckin has compiled some of the data its ELDs have collected and done a deeper dive, coming up with valuable insights into roadside inspections, of all things.

This week kicked off a series of 16 customer and dealer events at Volvo’s new Customer Center here. It was one of several big news events for the company – the others being an update on its new VNR regional tractor model which was introduced in April, and the first unveiling of an updated VNL line.

While FMCSA’s electronic logging device (ELD) rule seems like a done deal, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has not thrown in the towel quite yet. Also, Republicans continue pushing for border adjustment tax, tonnage falls, and a new approach to truck safety.