Daimler Trucks North America is recalling some model-year 2015 Freightliner and Western Star trucks due to a possible brake problem, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall announcement.
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Drivers Worry Federal Medical Guidelines Could Result in Additional Disqualifications
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Drivers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show criticized current medical guidelines, but a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official stressed the need to ensure they are fit to work.
April 6, 2015Truckload Turnover Remains Elevated as Fleets Try More Retention Methods
Truckload driver turnover remains stuck at historically high levels as fleets pursue every possible approach to retain them, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
April 6, 2015US Delays Greenhouse-Gas Rule
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The federal government has delayed the publication of a new greenhouse-gas emissions rule for trucks, a topic that was already top of mind for engineers, manufacturers and other industry leaders attending the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 6, 2015CBO: Freight Transportation by Truck Eight Times Higher Than Cost of Rail
The cost of transporting freight by truck is about eight times higher than by rail, the Congressional Budget Office determined in a working paper published March 30.
March 31, 2015FMCSA Picking Carriers for Drug and Alcohol Survey
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said March 30 that it has commenced notifying selected truck and bus companies to submit their annual Department of Transportation drug-and-alcohol testing program results to the agency.
March 30, 2015Sen. Debra Fischer Chides FMCSA for Approach on Restart Rule
If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a 鈥減rescriptive鈥 approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing last week.
March 30, 2015Editorial: Impeding Technology鈥檚 Progress
For the trucking press, few weeks on the calendar are as anticipated as the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 30, 2015ATA Again Calls on FMCSA to Stop Posting Crash Info on Carriers
It is illogical and a poor use of scarce enforcement resources to label carriers as unsafe based on crashes they didn鈥檛 cause, American Trucking Associations said in comments filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
March 26, 2015Sen. Deb Fischer Criticizes FMCSA鈥檚 Approach to Rulemaking on 34-Hour Restart
If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a prescriptive approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing this week.
March 25, 2015