- 10 Brave Semi Truck Drivers
Saved My Life!
2018-11-18
A heart-warming story of a traumatic road accident and the truckers that saved a woman from her
crushed vehicle.
- Government Funding Bill Adds a Rollback of Key Trucker Legislation
2015-01-06
Last year, legislation supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association that required
truckers to take two full consecutive nights of rest following 70 hours of time spent driving
passed. While people on both sides of the aisle with concerns about truckers' safety supported
the bill, a December 2014 spending bill in Congress includes a provision that would reverse the
law.
- Are Speed Limiters in Every
Trucker's Near Future?
2013-05-13
Limiting trucks to a predetermined set speed limit has long been a controversial topic,
especially among truck drivers. And while many of the nation's largest carriers already have
speed limiters installed on all their rigs, many drivers still refuse to work for fleets that
limit the speed on their vehicles.
- Big Trucks and Work Zones: A Dangerous
Mix
2013-04-23
State transportation departments throughout the country are gearing up for warm weather months
when highway construction projects ramp up and more motorists hit the highways and are issuing
announcements in conjunction with National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 15-21) to get the
word out to drivers of the dangers of negotiating work zones.
- Truck Bashers: Who Are These Guys
2013-04-15
With truck driver hours of service rules back in the courts you've most likely noticed an
uptick in negative news reports about trucking in the general media stories warning of the
dangers of killer truckers sharing the highways with hapless four-wheelers and putting
everyone's lives at risk.
- Spring Brings Deadly Driving
Conditions
2013-04-08
Perhaps the most horrific traffic accidents in recent history were attributed to poor
visibility due to fog, smoke, or a mixture of the two.
- Deadly Game of Chicken Targets
Trucks
2013-03-23
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is warning truckers, especially those traveling in
the Las Vegas area, to be on the lookout for criminals targeting trucks in a deliberate attempt
to cause an accident for the purpose of collecting a hefty insurance payout.
- FMCSA Launches New Compliance Safety Accountability Program (CSA)
2010-12-27
The showpiece of the new CSA program is the SMA, or Safety Measurement System. SMS analyzes
inspections, law enforcement reports and crash data to assess a carrier's road performance. From
these multiple data sources, the SMS will extract the carrier's safety record, especially
focusing on safety violations. Using this information, the FMSCA enforcement units will be able
to respond proactively to violators, or to provide advice on remedial action for carriers who
are borderline cases, before the situation deteriorates.
- FMSCA Launches New Compliance Safety Accountability Program (CSA)
2010-12-27
Once upon a time CSA stood for Confederate States of America, but the Union won and the federal
government uses the acronym for its Compliance Safety Accountability Program. A new CSA version
was launched a couple of weeks before Christmas in time for carriers to use their holiday home
time to brush up on the latest initiative.
- Cell Phone Ban for Truckers Proposed by Washington D.C.
2010-12-18
The US Department of Transportation is now proposing a complete cell phone ban in commercial
vehicles, including semi trailers and buses. This follows the current ban on texting while
driving and affects 4 million drivers.