Safety & Compliance: Page 2

'Common violations': Preparing for Brake Safety Week's focus on brake hose chafing

Experts advise how to inspect and correct brake hose chafing issues ahead of CVSA's Brake Safety Week next month.

July 11, 2022

Level I truck inspection brake hose chafing

Would-be FMCSA boss takes aim at trucking safety in first Senate committee hearing

Senate committee presses pending FMCSA Admin Robin Hutcheson on safety, hair testing and attracting drivers to the industry, among other topics.

June 8, 2022

Robin Hutcheson at a Senate hearing

CVSA announces dates for Brake Safety Week with emphasis on chafing

Inspectors last year recorded 4,021 brake hose chafing violations in the U.S. alone.

June 7, 2022

brake skid marks on pavement

FMCSA shuts down Texas fleet attempting to avoid previous shut down order

FMCSA alleges that JPL Logistics used common ownership, common management, common control, and/or common familial relationship to enable Jaypur Logistics and its principal to avoid Jaypur Logistics’ Imminent Hazard Order issued in May.

June 1, 2022

truck pulled over by police

FMCSA issues HOS waiver to speed baby formula production ramp

Baby formula was already included in the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, but now ingredients for production, such as corn syrup, casein, hydrolyzed protein and whey, are covered.

May 24, 2022

man feeding a baby

Traffic deaths reach 16-year high, NHTSA estimates

NHTSA estimates that 5,601 people died last year in accidents that involved a large truck.

May 17, 2022

semi rolled over on the highway

TikTok could be a useful recruitment tool for trucking companies

The popular video app features content across a wide spectrum of interests, even trucking, and it could be a great tool for educating people about driving and interacting safely with tractor trailers on the road and the trucking lifestyle.

May 10, 2022

truck driver using his phone

Industry sounds off on speed limiter, voices concern over potential spike in road rage

Trucking stakeholders express concern over speed limiters' potential to decrease highway safety.

May 9, 2022

police radar gun

FMCSA speed limiter proposal leans on trucks' ECU

The ECU manages everything from the mixture of air and fuel to idle speeds and valve control and timing, and it soon could be a key piece of regulatory compliance.

May 6, 2022

flatbed truck on the road

Proper wheel end play the difference in bearing life and loose wheels

Pre-adjusted wheel end systems are intended to be locked down and secured based on the tolerance stack ups of components inside the system.

February 18, 2020

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New Texas border inspection directive slowing cross-border operations

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in an effort to increase border security, ordered the Texas DPS to conduct enhanced inspections at border crossings. The result has been increased border crossing wait times and even protests in Mexico, closing one crossing.

April 13, 2022

DOT could expand drug testing options

DOT eyes allowing oral fluid drug testing in lieu of urine testing.

February 28, 2022

FMCSA's safety ratings trend negative: A majority issued in 2021 were Conditional

In 2021, in stark contrast to most recent years, a majority of all audits that concluded with a safety rating ended with the carrier getting a Conditional rating. Ratings and audits continued to decline, with Satisfactory ratings in ever-shorter supply.

February 10, 2022

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OSHA withdraws vaccine, COVID testing mandate

While SCOTUS's ruling against the vaccine mandate this month was a blow to the mandate, OSHA's formal withdrawal of its ETS effectively puts the issue to bed.

January 25, 2022

COVID vaccine passport

DOT tasks its COVID response and recovery boss to lead FMCSA

Robin Hutcheson has been named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, taking over the role vacated by the departure of Meera Joshi earlier this month.

January 19, 2022

parked trucks in a row

Rear impact guard now part of annual truck inspection

Carriers that fail to pass inspection next month could be fined almost $16,000 and drivers almost $4,000.

November 15, 2021

Great Dane Champion dry van trailer rear impact guard

ELD compliance at stake with 3G sunsetting just months away

FMCSA is warning fleets to act fast to make sure their ELDs are not reliant on 3G cell networks with sunsetting beginning in February. In addition to ELDs, carriers' telematics and camera systems could also be affected by the 3G shutdown.

November 5, 2021

peoplenet telematics

Vax mandate catches truck drivers in jurisdiction crossfire between OSHA and DOT

Attorneys say OTR drivers wouldn't be subject to OSHA's vaccine mandate, but rules could change once they step out of the truck or enter a building.

November 4, 2021

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Women in Trucking member Angelika Mangino is the group's Member of the Month for April. Though more women are entering the filed, a WIT survey showed that safety remains a top concern among female drivers.

Female trucker surveys divide proponents on pay and cab design

Industry leaders agree on safety and respect as top issues among surveyed female truck drivers but disagree on pay and cab design.

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Pilot Company names new executives as part of Berkshire Hathaway ownership

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