A nearly 2-year-old requirement that physicians administering truck driver medical exams be trained and certified appears to have strengthened federal regulators’ ability to weed out drivers with potentially unsafe medical conditions, according to a top regulatory official.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week issued a proposed rule that would make it easier for military personnel to transition into civilian careers in the truck and bus industry.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will issue a proposed rule to amend commercial driver license regulations that would ease the transition of military personnel into civilian careers in the truck and bus industry.

While there is some evidence that fatigue among truck drivers increases the risk of crashes, questions remain about effective ways to minimize that risk, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

While there is some evidence that truck driver fatigue can increase crash risk, questions remain about effective ways to minimize that risk, according to a new research report from an expert study panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Federal investigators have amassed voluminous electronic and paper documents and 200 hours of recorded conversations between confidential sources and a number of individuals during the course of their criminal investigation of alleged rebate fraud at Pilot Travel Centers.