ATA Request 6 Month Delay For Med Examiner Rule
Nearly 22,000 Examiners Official
The ATA is asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to push back the effective date of its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners until more examiners can be added. The rule’s effective...
Florida Nearing New Transportation Bill
Bill Equals Tolls And Money For State
Some Florida truck drivers are not happy as the state of Florida is proposing new rules that would add more tolls, raise money for the state and cost...
3 States To Try Charging Drivers By Mileage
New Bill Will Cost State $1M Anually
The Senate Appropriations Committee met in California on Monday, May 12, to discuss and consider a bill that would set up a voluntary program to test a new way to...
CVSA Request 30 Day Extension On E-Log Commenting
CVSA Wants 30 More Days
The CVSA has requested a 30 day extension for the E-Log Mandate, claiming that the 60 day commenting period is to short. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked the...
NTSB Offers Recomendations-Truck Driver Safety
The National Transportation Safety Board met in Washington on Thursday, urging the National Highway Safety Administration to consider recommendations that promote truck driver safety. The NTSB made seven recommendations to improve tractor-trailer safety. The NTSB...
Electronic Logging Devices Expected To Be Published In April
Electronic Logging Devices are now closer then ever and you can bet that E-Logs are going to hurt tens of thousands of truck drivers. The E-Log mandate cleared the White Houses’s Office of Management and...
Please Move Over For All Emergency Vehicles – It’s the Law
This is a news story that was done in Utah about the "Move Over Law". This law is in place in most of the states around the country. We in the truck driving community...
Hazmat Endorsement – The Process
So I recently had to re-acquire my hazmat endorsement for my CDL. I will be making a switch in my career path coming up and the new job requires me to have my hazardous...
CSA Scores Unreliable for Small Companies
CSA Scores Unreliable
In a recent article in Today's Trucking found here. They point out that the ATA (America Trucking Associations) has been closely working with the GAO (Government Accountability Office) to find out if...
Video Blog 2: “30 Minute Break”
Video Blog 2: "30 Minute Break"
I hear a lot of rumbling about the new 30 minute break. I wanted to share some tips and suggestions
for how you can make the most of your 30...