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Senate Bill Calls for Removing Personal Information From International Moving Shipping Manifests

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would require scrubbing such personal information as social security and passport numbers on shipping manifests for military and government personnel moving to the U.S. from overseas before the information is sold to data brokers.

May 6, 2021

Delays Continue for Potential New FMCSA System to Score Carrier Safety

Nearly four years after it was first introduced, FMCSA has yet to make an official call on whether to incorporate the highly complex data method known as Item Response Theory — or IRT — into its Compliance, Safety, Accountability motor carrier safety rating program.

May 5, 2021

Canadian Provinces Team With North Dakota to Vaccinate Cross-Border Truckers

Leaders from North Dakota and two Canadian provinces have reached agreements to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to Canada-based truckers who cross the border to deliver goods.

May 4, 2021

Nevada DOT Construction Project Involves Large-Truck Restrictions

The Nevada Department of Transportation recently announced commercial truck restrictions on a Lake Tahoe-area highway as the agency undertakes a construction project.

May 3, 2021

States Eye Federal Cash, Go Slow on Road Taxes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years.

May 3, 2021

Texas House Passes Bill That Would Help Curb Lawsuit Abuses

The Texas House of Representatives has passed legislation that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.

April 30, 2021

Policymakers Keep Autonomous Vehicles Bill on Senate’s Radar

Two of the key drivers of autonomous vehicle policy in Congress again touted its potential safety and economic benefits during a hearing with stakeholders.

April 28, 2021

Carriers, Contractors Voice Support for Keeping DOL Rule

Motor carriers and independent contractors in written comments expressed objection to a U.S. Department of Labor proposal to withdraw a rule designed to clarify the federal standard for determining if a truck driver is a contractor or employee.

April 28, 2021

FMCSA Encourages Drivers to Practice Work Zone Safety

In support of National Work Zone Awareness Week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is encouraging drivers of large trucks to use extra caution, and is urging all drivers to remain alert, obey traffic signs and allow all vehicles extra space.

April 27, 2021