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Unsafe motor carriers can slide through loopholes, re-open under a new name
A report in Monday’s Baltimore Sun exposes how easy it is for some motor carriers with a long history of safety violations and crashes to reincarnate under a new name and business license after authorities shut them down. These are
Loopholes allow bad commercial drivers to stay behind the wheel
Considering all the efforts the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving to restricting hours-of-service rules and drivers with sleep apnea in the name of safety, the loopholes in federal laws that allow unsafe commercial drivers with a history of
Farm trucks often exempted from commercial regulations, but not from liability
Throughout the Midwest, farmers are harvesting their final crops of the season, which means more large farm trucks laden with grain are out on the roads, hauling their produce to suppliers. Here in the Deep South, the story is much
Fuel tanker explodes near Houston
The driver of a fuel tanker told police that he heard a loud pop as he traveled along U.S. 59 in Sugar Land, Texas, Thursday night. He exited the freeway about 11:30 p.m. to investigate and found that the back
Secretary LaHood warns Republican senator not to obstruct proposed hours-of-service changes
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent a letter last week to Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire asking her not to obstruct his agency’s proposed hours-of-service rule changes. Secretary LaHood, himself a Republican, has been a strong advocate for better
Mexican truck makes first long-haul U.S. delivery
U.S. government-approved Mexican truck drivers and carriers begin making long-haul deliveries across the border into the United States today under the recommencement of a program mandated by the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The cross-border program has resumed
Research finds most teen drivers crash from inexperience, undeveloped skills
This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week, and a number of safety organizations and agencies across the country are working to boost awareness and understanding of the specific dangers that teens face when they get behind the wheel. Year
Commercial bus and trucks collide on Nebraska interstate
Several people were injured early Thursday morning when a commercial bus and semi truck collided with another commercial truck that had overturned on Interstate 80 in Gibbon, Nebraska. Police investigating the crash say that Mohamed Arguini, 39, of Antioch, Tenn.,
After devastating loss, Texas woman declares war on sleep apnea in the trucking industry
“I am on a mission. I am going to wage a war against sleep apnea in the trucking industry,” says Wanda Lindsay in an introductory video for a foundation she started to raise awareness about the dangers of sleep apnea
Study finds CSA safety rating system works well, but still has flaws
An independent analysis of the CSA safety enforcement system, which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gradually phased in to replace the old SafeStat model, has found the new system to be a highly effective system overall, but says it
