Lost productivity and other costs associated with drivers idled by congestion on interstate highways cost the trucking industry than $9.2 billion in 2013, according to a report released by the American Transportati...
As part of its package of legislative recommendations called the Grow America Act, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is asking Congress for authority to force carriers to pay drivers at least the hourly minimum wage...
The public will have more time to comment on the proposed drug and alcohol clearinghouse, although not as much time that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was asked to provide. In a notice posted April...
Barely two weeks after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shut down Napierville, IL-based DND International (USDOT No. 1434005), a Dept. of Transportation administrative law judge (ALJ) has invalidated...
A subcommittee of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee will meet April 29-30 to discuss concepts for changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program...
A week after praising the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for acting swiftly to shut down DND International (USDOT No. 1434005) as an imminent hazard, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) is calling on the U.S. D...
Saying that the number of certified medical examiners is insufficient, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. has called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to delay the requirement that beginning...
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended changes in tractor-trailer design standards to improve truck drivers’ visibility of other vehicles and pedestrians and to improve the side and rear...
