PrePass Truck Enrollment Reaches New High
More than 426,000 commercial motor carriers have enrolled in the PrePass weigh station safety screening system, an all-time high level of participation, HELP Inc., PrePass’ service provider, said Tuesday.
June 19, 2012FMCSA Could Do More to Stop Reincarnated Fleets, GAO Says
The federal government should electronically screen trucking companies’ data to find potential reincarnated carriers when they apply, and then investigate those applicants, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Stronger New-Entrant Requirements Urged for Carriers
Trucking industry, government and safety representatives told a Senate panel that federal regulators could improve motor carrier safety by raising the bar for new carriers entering the industry, among other policy changes.
TCA Supports Electronic Logs
SAN DIEGO — An industry consensus appears to be emerging in support of electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours but not truck performance, as the Truckload Carriers Association endorsed that technology last week and American Trucking Associations moved in the same direction.
March 21, 2011Gary Salisbury Elected TCA Chairman
Gary Salisbury, president and CEO of Fikes Truck Line, Hope, Ark., was elected chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association for 2011-2012 at TCA’s annual meeting in San Diego.
March 17, 2011Agencies Duplicated Inspections, GAO Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Transportation Security Administration have conducted several dozen overlapping fleet inspections, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report about wasteful and duplicative federal programs.
March 14, 2011Opinion: How to Choose the Right Carrier
For shippers, ultimately, their choice of carrier will be translated either into greater company profitability — or a balance sheet splattered with red ink.
February 18, 2011FMCSA Names 3 to Medical Review Board
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has appointed three new members to its Medical Review Board.
December 7, 2010Ferro Says FMCSA to Alter CSA to Address Industry Concerns
PHOENIX — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making several changes in its soon-to-be-implemented overhaul of truck safety standards as a result of industry comments, Administrator Anne Ferro told Transport Topics.
October 25, 2010FMCSA to Increase Focus on Driver Health
PHOENIX — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking ahead to a number of rules focused on driver health and fitness in the next year or two, after the agency completes its spate of mandatory regulations, Administrator Anne Ferro said last week.
October 25, 2010