Category: DOT Compliance
Freight falls in March
Posted on 05/15/2012 by Admin
News for the trucking industry has generally been looking up in recent months, but March saw a bit of a dip.
New research offers map of rollover accidents across U.S.
Posted on 05/15/2012 by Admin
One trucking industry research group has taken it into its own hands to help prevent the rollovers that can prove most dangerous for truck drivers.
Georgia logging company taken out of service … again
Posted on 05/15/2012 by Admin
While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration faces a difficult task monitoring driver compliance for all of the thousands of carriers around the U.S., it certainly can come down hard if it needs to.
Traffic fatalities fall again in 2011
Posted on 05/09/2012 by Admin
While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation keep pushing for stricter driver compliance rules, highway fatalities have already been falling for years and it looks like 2011 continued that trend.
ATA’s Bill Graves paints optimistic picture for trucking, despite concerns
Posted on 05/01/2012 by Admin
While times have been difficult for almost everyone in the U.S., and most other places in recent years, American Trucking Associations president and CEO Bill Graves recently gave an optimistic outlook for the industry.
CARB posts compliance data online
Posted on 04/30/2012 by Admin
While most of the attention in keeping up public image recently has been focused on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s CSA program, it turns out there’s another way carriers can show their commitment to compliance.
ATA report shows trucking still going strong
Posted on 04/26/2012 by Admin
Earlier this month, the American Trucking Associations released the latest edition of its annual American Trucking Trends report, finding above all else that the trucking industry remains a critical player in the American economy.
Survey: Carriers paying more attention to CSA
Posted on 04/18/2012 by Admin
Two years after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration implemented its Compliance Safety Accountability program, a new survey found more carriers are beginning to strengthen their DOT compliance programs.
Carriers place heavy emphasis on fuel efficiency
Posted on 04/16/2012 by Admin
With diesel prices hovering near record highs around most of the country, plenty of drivers are paying attention to how many miles they’ve been getting out of their trucks.
Ferro responds to crash accountability criticism
Posted on 04/16/2012 by Admin
After taking some strong criticism for her decision to cancel the proposed accident accountability measure for CSA, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro responded last week with a letter to Transport Topics.
