Safety
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
Letters: Wheel Covers, Illegal Brokering, Taxation Fairness
Reading the July 15 article titled “Carriers Say Wheel Covers Cut Fuel Costs By Making Vehicles More Aerodynamic” raised a flag with my safety sense. Working for a fleet safety firm, we conduct fleet inspections and compliance review audits for carriers looking to improve/maintain their safety performance and scores for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
July 29, 2013Opinion: Enforcement Disparity = Flawed CSA Scores
Independent studies have confirmed that anomalies and flaws exist in the relationship between crash likelihood and a trucking company’s BASIC scores as calculated under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
July 29, 2013Transport Canada Enacts Emergency Rail Safety Rules in Wake of Quebec Crash
Transport Canada announced emergency railway safety rules in the wake of a deadly freight train crash in Quebec earlier this month.
July 24, 2013Failures Hit 2-Year High as Fleets’ Costs Increase
U.S. trucking bankruptcies reached a two-year high of 205 during the second quarter, nearly triple the failures in the corresponding period last year, as fleets battled steadily rising costs, according to a new report.
July 22, 2013FMCSA Shuts Down Three Chicago-Area Moving Companies
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shut down and fined three Chicago-area movers due to safety and consumer-protection violations.
Officials Object to FMCSA Medical Data Proposal
Medical professionals and state driver licensing agencies objected to a proposal to require daily updates of commercial drivers’ physical exam information, telling federal regulators the system would be burdensome and costly.
FMCSA Gives Nearly $1 Mln. to Colleges to Train Veterans as Commercial Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has given almost $1 million to six community colleges to train military veterans to drive commercial vehicles.
July 15, 2013Feds Consider Developing New Program to Measure Drivers’ Safety Performance
Federal officials said they are considering developing a program that would use truck drivers’ violation and inspection data to determine whether they are safe and take corrective action against unsafe ones.
July 15, 2013ATRI Launches Fatigue Management Website for Commercial Drivers
The American Transportation Research Institute said Wednesday it has launched a commercial driver fatigue management website.
July 10, 2013FMCSA to Waive HOS Rest-Break Requirement for Livestock Truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will waive the new rest-break requirement for 90 days for truck drivers who are carrying live animals, because of the above-average temperatures forecast for the summer and fall in much of the United States.
