NTSB Releases 2013 ‘Top Ten’ Transportation Safety Priorities
The National Transportation Safety Board released its “most wanted” list for 2013, highlighting its top transportation safety concerns, including preserving highway infrastructure and mandating collision-avoidance technologies.
November 15, 2012Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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FMCSA Proposed Rule Targets Officials of Unsafe Carriers
Federal officials are seeking authority to shut down motor carriers that employ officials who have shown “egregious disregard” for safety regulations.
November 13, 2012Editorial: Get It Done
The people have spoken. And the answer to the question, “Who will lead us in Washington?” is — depending on your point of view — “all of the above” or “none of the above.”
November 12, 2012Obese Truck Drivers More Likely to Crash in First Two Years on the Job, Study Says
Severely obese truck drivers are significantly more likely than their peers to be involved in preventable crashes in their first two years on the job, University of Minnesota researchers said in a study published this month.
November 12, 2012Intermodal Traffic Gains 2.6% for Week
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 2.6% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
October 19, 2012DOT Highway Plan Focuses on Safety, Freight Movement, FHWA Official Says
LAS VEGAS — The Department of Transportation’s plan to strengthen U.S. highways supports its “aggressive safety agenda” while allowing prioritization of projects to improve freight movement, a federal official said here Tuesday.
October 10, 2012Interest Groups Relied on Faulty Arguments To Challenge HOS Provisions, ATA Asserts
A coalition of interest groups relied on faulty arguments that were often out of context and used little or no data in their objections to a recent truck driver hours-of-service rule that kept both the 11-hour workday and the 34-hour restart, American Trucking Associations told a federal court last week.
October 9, 2012Letters: 85 mph Road, Driver Shortage, Biofuels vs. Food
This is in reference to your Sept. 17 issue story about the proposed 85 mph speed limit for 41 miles of State Highway 130 in Texas (p. 3).
October 8, 2012Study Blasts CSA BASICs
Motor carrier scores in two of the five public safety categories in the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program are “defective” in predicting crash risk, according to a new study.
October 8, 2012ATRI Study Looks at CSA Scores, Crash Risk
An American Transportation Research Institute study of 471,000 motor carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability data found that CSA percentile scores in two of five categories are “defective” in predicting crash risk.
October 3, 2012