Small Trucking Firms Fear Being Driven Out of Business by Electronic Log Rule October 14, 2016 By Nick Carey A new regulation that will force U.S. trucking companies to electronically log employee hours is designed to limit accidents by...
U.S. Proposes Requiring Speed Limit Devices on Trucks, Buses August 29, 2016 Trucks and buses in the United States may have to be equipped with devices to limit their speed under a...
Trucking Safety Chief Defends Driver Rest Regulations March 4, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The trucking industry’s overseer is giving little ground to critics who asked Congress to loosen U.S. regulations and revise a...
Transportation Chief Opposes Trucker Fatigue Rule Delay in Budget December 8, 2014 By Jeff Plungis Congress is considering adding to a year-end budget deal a provision to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck...
Oversized Cargo Haulers Seek Exemption from 30-Minute Break Rule December 3, 2014 By Denise Johnson Oversized and overweight cargo haulers that can only operate on roadways at certain times of day are seeking an exemption...
Safety Coalition Sues U.S. Over Missing Trucker Training Rules September 21, 2014 By Andrew Zajac The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was sued by a coalition of groups seeking to force the agency to...
Some Trucking Firms Want Congress to Ease Safety Limit on Truckers’ Hours June 5, 2014 By Jeff Plungis The 70-hour cap on a U.S. trucker’s workweek has a chance of being eased by Congress, undoing the result of...
Lawsuit Claims Driver in Kentucky Tour Bus Crash ‘Crazed,’ Speeding June 20, 2012 A lawsuit filed over the wreck of a tour bus in south-central Kentucky this month contends the driver was operating...