Federal regulators have extended until July 8 the comment period on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking requesting certain information regarding the evaluation of safety sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.
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Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion
Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.
June 10, 2016Opinion: Safety Is About Big Understanding, Not Big Data
Many years ago, when I was new to transportation safety, our team crafted five tenets for safety success:
June 13, 2016Trucking May Become Collateral Damage in New Container Rule
Truckers servicing U.S. seaports already experience delays entering the ports and making pickups or dropping off loads at terminals, but they’ll soon face yet another potential disruption.
June 6, 2016Delays in Approving Hair Testing Aid Drug Abusers, Officials Warn
Delays in adopting federally mandated pre-employment hair drug-testing standards potentially have allowed hundreds of truck drivers who failed hair drug tests to drive for another carrier, according to fleet and medical executives.
June 6, 2016Brokers Split Over How to Ensure Carrier Compliance With ELD Mandate
Freight brokers are sharply divided about how to bring their carriers into line with the upcoming federal electronic logging device mandate.
June 6, 2016Opinion: Election Brings New Challenges for Trucking
As chairman of the American Truck Dealers, the challenge for all of us — truck manufacturers, trucking companies and dealers — is to build relationships with members of Congress and federal regulators so that we have a voice in shaping the environment in which our businesses operate.
June 6, 2016Editorial: Roadcheck’s Here Again
Once again, commercial vehicle drivers are taking their annual open-book test — International Roadcheck — from June 7 to June 9. About 10,000 inspectors who are members of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will fan out across the United States, Canada and Mexico with the goal of inspecting more than 70,000 vehicles in 72 hours.
June 6, 2016Prime Agrees to Pay $3.11 Million to Settle EEOC Case
Truckload carrier Prime Inc. concluded its 15-year legal battle with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by agreeing to pay more than $3.11 million in compensatory damages and back pay in a civil case concerning driver training and allegations of sexual harassment.
June 6, 2016House Bill Allows TWICs to Access Military Bases
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure that would pressure the Department of Defense to let truck drivers use Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards to validate their identity for unescorted access at all of the nation’s 700 military installations.
June 6, 2016