Brake Safety Inspection Week Starts September 7th
The annual Brake Safety Inspection Week starts September 7th and runs through September 13th. Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance says it expects more than 30,000 brake inspections to take place during the week, which would be...
Trucking Industry Invest $7.5 Million Annually On Safety
Trucking Industry Safety
Last week, the ATA spent time to testify in front of Congress. The ATA reflected on the fact that the trucking industry spends $7.5 billion dollars a year on safety alone. Not...
Hells Angels’ Trucking Companies Banking Big On Fuel
Outlaw bikies have used trucking companies to defraud the federal government of millions of dollars in fuel rebates, according to an Australian Taxation Office investigation.
But Tax Office insiders say federal law enforcement agencies have failed...
Israeli Trucking Industry Benefits From Mideast Chaos
REUTERS - The hydraulic ramp of a Turkish freighter taps down on the eastern Mediterranean port of Haifa and, under a full moon, 37 trucks roll off onto an otherwise empty pier.
In a convoy...
Trucking Books-Truck Driver Training And Resources
The Big Rig Ebooks series is a great resource for all levels of truck drivers and provides detailed information on a number of different subjects. These ongoing trucking books are perfect for both rookie...
Restart Rule Will Hurt Highway Safety
In a letter sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, former FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg expressed strong support for an amendment to a bill proposed by Sen. Susan Collins...
ATA In Favor Of Suspended 34 Hour Restart Rule
Leading executives of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) late Thursday applauded the Senate Appropriations Committee for voting to suspend the current 34-hour restart provision of the hours of service regulations.
In a 21-9 vote, the...
Texas DOT Looking At Solutions For Distracted Drivers
AUSTIN, Texas — Corporate executives, small business owners and state officials Tuesday joined the Texas Department of Transportation at Circuit of The Americas raceway to consider solutions for reducing driver distractions that caused more...
Trucking Industry Fighting To Quiet Rest Rules
The trucking industry has been hit hard by the media this week after a Walmart truck driver hit Tracy Morgan's limo bus. The truck driver had not slept in over 24 hours and now...
ATA President Makes Statement Over Highway Safety
ATA President and CEO Bill Graves made an official statement earlier this week concerning highway safety. “The issue of highway safety, and in particular the safety of the trucking industry, has been at the...
