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: Distracted Driving, Wages and Turnover, Clean Port Trucks
I recently had the opportunity to make an informal survey on in-cab distractions. I have been restoring an old Willys Utility Wagon, and I wanted to see if I could find a couple of leather bucket seats for it. I went to a local junkyard, and they told me to walk around and look in the vehicles and see if I could find a pair that I liked.
April 5, 2010DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Driver Texting
The Department of Transportation last week issued a proposed rule outlawing text messaging by commercial drivers, taking another step in its ongoing effort to eliminate the practice.
April 5, 2010Opinion: Rethinking ‘Deny, Delay, Defend’
As the ongoing storm hovers over the trucking industry, some carriers are so busy hunkering down that they have forgotten to look for the silver lining in those clouds, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
April 1, 2010ATA’s Bob Costello Appointed To Transportation Council
Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations’ chief economist, has been appointed by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics.
March 31, 2010ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello Appointed to Transportation Council
Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations’ chief economist, has been appointed by Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics, which advises DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
March 31, 2010DOT Proposes Texting Ban Rule
The Department of Transportation released a proposed rule Wednesday that would ban texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers.
March 31, 2010White House Approves Text-Ban Proposal
The White House Office of Management and Budget approved a proposed ban on texting by commercial drivers Monday, sending the regulation on to be published in the Federal Register.
Hazmat Fees Increase for Large Carriers
The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has increased registration fees to up $2,600 for large motor carriers that carry hazardous materials, American Trucking Associations said.
March 30, 2010Competition Lowering Insurance Rates
Increased competition is driving down insurance rates and forcing providers to offer broader coverage to transportation firms, according to in-terviews with industry specialists and new surveys.
March 29, 2010ATA, Business Groups Say Health-Care Law Likely to Increase Costs, Threaten Benefits
Business groups, including American Trucking Associations, said they had concerns about the recently enacted health-care reform package.
March 29, 2010