In 1994, after several years of preparation alcohol testing was announced for truck and bus drivers in both interstate and intrastate commerce. These regulations 鈥渂uild on the transportations industry鈥榮 track record with drug testing over the past three years,鈥 said Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.
May 4, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses
The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.
April 30, 2015BusinessEquipmentAutonomous
Truck Operators Urged to Monitor Tire Pressure
BOSTON 鈥 Proper tire inflation saves money, tank truck executives meeting here were reminded.
April 29, 2015BusinessAutonomous
Economists at NTTC Predict Solid Year for Trucking in 2015
BOSTON 鈥 The nation鈥檚 tank truck industry will not grow as rapidly this year as it did from 2011 to 2013, but volumes hauled will remain strong, especially as聽gross domestic product recovers from a flat first quarter.
April 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Ends Driver Recruitment for Restart Study
Federal regulators said they have exceeded their goal of recruiting more than 225 truck driver volunteers to participate in an hours-of-service 34-hour restart study.
April 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
House Transportation Funding Leaders Unveil Fiscal 2016 Bill
The transportation funding panel in the House on April 28 released legislation that would provide $572 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency that oversees the trucking industry.
April 28, 2015GovernmentFuelBusinessAutonomous
Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Federal Truck GHG Emissions Standards
An appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge to federal greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy trucks by a California construction company and the California Construction Trucking Association.
April 28, 2015BusinessSafetyAutonomous
Tonnage Rises 5% in March
Truck tonnage rose 5% last month, providing a sign of continued economic expansion as fleets enter the heart of the spring freight season, American Trucking Associations reported.
April 27, 2015EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Editorial: Cap Truck Speed
Many a business executive cringes at the actions of well-intentioned but under-informed government regulators out to make the world a better place.
April 27, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
TT Archives: Speed Limiters
In 2006, ATA asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to require heavy trucks not only to install the speed limiters but to limit truck speeds to 68 mph.
April 27, 2015