Continued Ban on Surge Brakes Urged
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>American Trucking Associations and truck manufacturers opposed a federal government proposal to lift a ban on “surge brakes” for commercial vehicles. They raised questions about the surge brakes’ parking-brake capabilities.
Oak Ridge Study Criticizes Crash Data
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ost of the trucking fleets that get an “at-risk” safety rating based on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s data-analysis system did not actually have a high crash risk, according to an outside evaluation of the agency’s SafeStat program.
FMCSA to Review ATA’s Sleeper-Berth Rule Petition
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last week it would examine an American Trucking Associations proposal that would change driver work rules to allow team drivers to take part of their off-duty time in the passenger seat, rather than entirely in the truck’s sleeper berth.
Senate Bill Calls for Screening of Containers at Foreign Ports
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. wo senators have introduced legislation they said would create an Office of Cargo Security within the Department of Homeland Security and it would expand the power of U.S. security officials to screen cargo containers in foreign ports.
Users May Accept Tolls if They See Benefits, Experts Say
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>ARLINGTON, Va. — Tolling can be a useful tool for states to use in reducing highway congestion, but only if users see benefits from the added fees, said speakers at a recent highway funding conference.
FMCSA Official Details Benefits of Trailer Tracking
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said untethered trailer tracking systems can reduce cargo theft, lessen the chance of terrorist attack and track detention charges more accurately.
GAO Says Crash Data System Has Improved
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Though the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has improved its system of collecting and processing truck crash data, the agency must do more to ensure the data’s integrity, a Government Accountability Office report said.
ATA Wants to Ease Restrictions On Vehicle Safety Spending
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. LEXANDRIA, Va. — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves, speaking at the National Safety Council’s Truck and Bus Safety and Security Symposium here, called on the government to loosen restrictions on how commercial vehicle enforcement grant money can be spent. He also urged states to implement primary seat-belt laws.
FMCSA to Shift Focus to Drivers’ Health, Qualifications
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. LEXANDRIA, Va. — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said that agency planned to focus future regulations on drivers’ health and how drivers become qualified to operate commercial vehicles.
Study Says Highway Fund Headed for Bankruptcy
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ASHINGTON — The Highway Trust Fund is headed for bankruptcy unless steps are taken to change how the government funds highway and transit programs, warned a report issued by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s policy research organization.
