Outgoing NTSB Chief Hersman Urges FMCSA to Shut Down Unsafe Operators
WASHINGTON — Deborah Hersman, the outgoing chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said the top federal truck safety regulator has to ensure that companies that do not honor hours-of-service rules are penalized and eventually shut down.
April 21, 2014Mass. Trucking Co. Sentenced For Bribing FMCSA Inspector
A Massachusetts trucking company owner was sentenced to one year of probation and a fine of $1,000 for paying a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration safety inspector $1,000 to produce a false report.
April 14, 2014NTSB Expects Preliminary Report on FedEx Calif. Crash in About a Month
The National Transportation Safety Board is assessing a series of questions surrounding last week’s crash of a FedEx Freight tractor-trailer and a bus in Northern California that killed 10 people and said it will have a preliminary report in about 30 days.
April 14, 2014Opinion: Creating a Culture of Prevention
In trucking, safety means everything. Yet, when we talk about safety, our attention focuses on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program scores, historical accident data and compliance standards. These elements, while important, do little to improve safety in the here and now.
April 14, 2014FedEx Cooperating With Safety Officials Following Calif. Truck-Bus Crash
FedEx Corp. said the company “is cooperating fully” with officials investigating a crash in Northern California involving a FedEx Freight truck and a tour bus that killed 10 people.
April 11, 2014Sen. Durbin Asks DOT’s Inspector General to Audit FMCSA Investigative Practices
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has asked the Transportation Department’s inspector general for an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s investigative practices.
April 10, 2014Work Zone Awareness Week Targets Dangers of Speeding
This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is highlighting the dangers and consequences of speeding through construction and work zones.
April 7, 2014FMCSA Shuts Down Illinois Carrier
Federal transportation safety regulators ordered an Illinois trucking company to cease its commercial operations after an investigation found drivers were on the road for long stretches of time that posed an “imminent hazard to public safety.”
April 3, 2014Advocacy Group Rates State Highway Safety Laws
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety said eight states added laws on vehicle operations in 2013 but that the overall climate for safety regulation became worse.
January 23, 2014Propane Group Seeks HOS Waiver
The propane industry has asked the federal government for a waiver of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers in the Midwest and northeastern United States who are hauling the gas.
January 16, 2014