Delays in adopting federally mandated pre-employment hair drug-testing standards potentially have allowed hundreds of truck drivers who failed hair drug tests to drive for another carrier, according to fleet and medical executives.
June 6, 2016Safety
Editorial, Business, Government, Safety
Editorial: Roadcheck’s Here Again
Once again, commercial vehicle drivers are taking their annual open-book test — International Roadcheck — from June 7 to June 9. About 10,000 inspectors who are members of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will fan out across the United States, Canada and Mexico with the goal of inspecting more than 70,000 vehicles in 72 hours.
June 6, 2016 Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous 
Quest Diagnostics
Delays in Approving Hair Testing Aid Drug Abusers, Officials Warn
Quest Diagnostics Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous 
Eric Miller/Transport Topics
Trucking May Become Collateral Damage in New Container Rule
Eric Miller/Transport TopicsTruckers servicing U.S. seaports already experience delays entering the ports and making pickups or dropping off loads at terminals, but they’ll soon face yet another potential disruption.
June 6, 2016 Business, Government, Safety 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Prime Agrees to Pay $3.11 Million to Settle EEOC Case
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsTruckload carrier Prime Inc. concluded its 15-year legal battle with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by agreeing to pay more than $3.11 million in compensatory damages and back pay in a civil case concerning driver training and allegations of sexual harassment.
June 6, 2016 Business, Government, Safety 
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Commenters Slam Safety Fitness Proposal
Commercial Vehicle Safety AllianceComments filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on its proposed safety fitness scores were mostly negative.
May 30, 2016 Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous 
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
House Committee Keeps Provisions on HOS, Safety Fitness, Meal Breaks
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg NewsA provision that would allow truck drivers to avoid a rest requirement of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on consecutive days was kept in a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill a House committee approved May 24.
May 30, 2016 Editorial, Business, Autonomous
Editorial: Poor Driver Health a Serious Problem
Quite often when we use the word “health” in stories, it refers to company profits, freight demand or the economy at large. Similarly, many of our stories involving truck drivers have to do with pay and turnover. That is what you expect from a business-to-business publication.
May 16, 2016 Business
Truckers' Use of Seat Belts Increases as Fatal Crashes Decline, Data Show
A closer look at fatality and injury data released last month by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration showed increased use of seat belts by truck drivers but more trucks involved in fatal crashes in work zones.
May 9, 2016 Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government
Letters: Regulatory Policies, Driver Commendation, HOS, Fatigue
This week's letters address traffic, a driver commendation, HOS policy and driver fatigue.
May 2, 2016 Business, Safety 
Thermo King Corp.
FDA Issues Food Safety Rule
Thermo King Corp. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week issued its final rule establishing new requirements for the sanitary transportation of human and animal food by truck and rail, to guard against food contamination.
April 11, 2016