Trucking Industry Safety News

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Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.

Safety

NTSB Seeks to Lower Blood-Alcohol Limit to 0.05 for Drivers of Passenger Vehicles

Passenger motorists would be considered drunk and prohibited from driving if their blood-alcohol content exceeded 0.05, based on recommendations proposed last week by the National Transportation Safety Board.

May 20, 2013
Government, Safety

FMCSA to Halt Reporting Rule for Trucks, Trailer Inspections That Find No Defect

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will propose a regulation later this year that would absolve truck drivers of their duty to file reports about truck and trailer inspections that do not find any equipment defects, a federal official said.

May 14, 2013
Business, Safety, Government

Proposal Would Require Same-Day Reports of Drivers’ Medical Results to Government

Medical professionals would be required to report the results of physical examinations of commercial drivers to the federal government on the same day as the exam under a regulation proposed last week.

May 13, 2013
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

TSA Awards Contract to Triumph Enterprises to Train Drivers to Spot Terrorist Activities

The Transportation Security Administration has awarded a contract to Triumph Enterprises Inc. to continue a program, initially started by American Trucking Associations, to train commercial drivers to spot possible terrorist activities on U.S. highways, according to a memo obtained by Transport Topics.

May 13, 2013
Business, Safety, Autonomous

ATA Launches New Educational Program for Next Generation of Industry Leaders

American Trucking Associations launched a program last week aimed at training young trucking executives to become leaders within the association through a yearlong series of educational and networking sessions.

May 13, 2013
Safety

Ferro Plans New Push to Raise Truck Safety by Eliminating Bad Carriers and Drivers

AUSTIN, Texas — Anne Ferro, the nation’s top truck safety official, told tank truck executives here that while she salutes their commitment to safety, she is determined to use her agency’s authority to eliminate unsafe carriers and bad commercial drivers.

May 6, 2013
Government, Safety

FMCSA Shuts Four Kansas Trucking Companies

Federal officials said Thursday they have shut down four Kansas trucking companies, alleging that three of them are reincarnations of the fourth and that they were created to avoid financial penalties and an out-of-service order.

April 25, 2013
Government, Business, Safety

NHTSA Pushes to Limit Distractions from Electronics in Cars

The federal government issued guidelines Tuesday to encourage automakers to limit the potential for driver distractions from electronic systems built into passenger cars, including those that connect to cellphones and the Internet.

April 23, 2013
Business, Safety

ATA Vice Chairman Urges Law Enforcement to Focus on Driver Behavior

American Trucking Associations Vice Chairman Phil Byrd said Tuesday that law enforcement agencies must do more to focus on the unsafe behavior of drivers, both commercial and noncommercial, in order to achieve safety improvements.

April 23, 2013
Safety

FMCSA Should Slow Some CSA Score Releases Until Data Woes Are Fixed, Advisory Panel Says

LAS VEGAS — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory subcommittee has recommended withholding from public view at least three safety score categories that are part of its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program until underlying data problems are corrected.

April 22, 2013