Interest 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, 2012Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Letters: 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, 2012Hersman Says Finding Patterns of Violations Can Help Prevent Fatal Highway Crashes
PORTLAND, Maine — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board urged commercial vehicle inspectors meeting here to look for patterns of motor carrier safety violations that could lead to fatal crashes.
October 1, 2012Graves Says Annual Meeting to Take Place During a ‘Transitional Moment’ for Trucking
With a new highway funding bill signed into law and the U.S. business community anxiously awaiting the outcome of the presidential election, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said the federation’s upcoming annual conference will take place during a “transitional moment” for the industry.
September 24, 2012Groups Call on Congress to Fund Highway Safety Grants
Two prominent groups called on Congress to support the nation’s priority highway safety grant program when it considers federal funding legislation, saying that failure to do so would result in increased highway deaths and injuries.
September 11, 2012Volvo Trucks Names New North American President
Göran Nyberg has been appointed president of Volvo Trucks, North American sales and marketing, effective Oct. 1.
September 10, 2012Lax Oversight Hurting Pilot Program Involving Mexican Trucks, FMCSA Told
The ongoing pilot program that allows approved Mexican fleets into the interior of the United States suffers from lax oversight that does not sufficiently ensure compliance with the program’s requirements, a federal auditor said in a report released last week.
September 10, 2012DOT Helps Launch Road Test of Crash-Avoidance Technology System
The Department of Transportation Tuesday helped launch a road test of new technology system designed to help avoid crashes.
August 21, 2012