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Headline: Proposed rule would make it easier for FMCSA to shut down reincarnated carriers

Posted by Wesley Waters on Friday, November 16, 2012, In : Transportation News 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will on Tuesday publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that gives the agency the ability to more quickly shut down carriers chameleon carriers.

 

The NPRM says the agency is targeting carriers which have “egregious” disregard for safety compliance, which permit persons who have shown egregious disregard for safety compliance to exercise controlling influence over their operations or which operate multiple entities under common control to...


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PRESS RELEASE HEADLINE: Tulsa Truck Accident Lawyer Says FMCSA Order Closing Kansas Trucking Firms Indicates Prevalence Of Fatigued Truck Driving

Posted by Wesley Waters on Friday, September 28, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Robert L. Rode of the Rode Law Firm cites out-of-service order declaring Kansas company knowingly dispatched truck drivers ‘in a potentially fatigued or excessively fatigued condition.’ 

Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) September 28, 2012 Oklahoma truck accident attorney Robert L. Rode said today the federal order that took two Kansas-based trucking firms out of service is a strong sign of how often truck drivers on our nation’s roads are likely to be fatigued or otherwise overworked. 

“The out-of...


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HEADLINE: NHTSA: Nearly 10% of Fatal Crashes Involved Distracted Driving

Posted by Wesley Waters on Wednesday, September 26, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Distracted driving was cited as a contributing factor in nearly 10% of all fatal crashes in 2010, while that number nearly doubles (to 18%) for crashes where individuals were injured, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The report studied all vehicle crashes in 2010, analyzing how influential distracted driving behaviors were in those crashes. (NHTSA notes that the numbers reported for 2010 should not be compared to the data collected for 2009, as the...


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FMCSA Shuts Down 78-Truck Fleet

Posted by Wesley Waters on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, In : Transportation News 

KANSAS CITY, KS  -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has deemed a 78-truck Kansas City general freight carrier an imminent hazard to the public and has shut it down.

 

Late last week, HP Distribution LLP and its affiliate HP Distribution LLC were ordered to cease all transportation operations.

According to a statement from the FMCSA, a thorough review of HPs’s operations uncovered extensive hours-of-service violations.

Investigators learned that HP let drivers falsi...


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HEADLINE: OSHA orders reinstatement of driver, $190,000 in back payment

Posted by Wesley Waters on Thursday, August 9, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Byline: Deborah Whistler, Fleet Owner

 OSHA has ordered Georgia-based Interline Logistics Corp. to rehire a whistle-blowing Sauk Village, IL, driver who reported that his truck had brake problems and was ordered by the company to take the rig to the shop in violation of federal hours of service regulations.

 According to OSHA investigators, a dispatcher told the driver to take the truck to a repair shop. He refused, stating that doing so would force him to work more hours than Dept. of T...


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HEADLINE: FMCSA strike force targets boozing, drug-taking drivers

Posted by Wesley Waters on Thursday, August 2, 2012, In : Transportation News 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has identified nearly 300 commercial truck and bus drivers who continued driving after testing positive for drugs or alcohol.The IDs were made during the FMCSA's annual "Drug and Alcohol Inspection Strike Force" and the drivers were ordered off the road.

In addition to citing 287 drivers, the FMCSA instituted enforcement actions against 128 companies for allegedly failing to adhere to federal drug and alcohol rules.

An FMCSA official, speaking o...


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FMCSA Refocusing Attention in Safety Audits

Posted by Wesley Waters on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Byline: Don Jerrell, Contributor

 

HNI recently held a workshop called FMCSA Safety Audit Requirements and How to Prepare, featuring FMCSA and Wisconsin State Patrol officials talking about new policies and procedures in place. It was brought to our attention that not only is FMCSA's auditing process changing, but so are the techniques used by the auditors.

With CSA being the most common reason for a visit from FMCSA, most carriers will not receive a "full compliance review" but instead w...


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Researchers Identify Common Factors in Truck-Related Crashes

Posted by Wesley Waters on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Two Kansas State University civil engineers are working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks.

Sunanda Dissanayake, associate professor of civil engineering, and Siddhartha Kotikalapudi, master's student in civil engineering, India, are looking at five years' worth of statistics about crashes involving commercial trucks. Although large trucks account for just 3% of registered vehicles in the ...


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Sleep Apnea Among Truckers A Danger To The Public

Posted by Wesley Waters on Thursday, July 5, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Thousands of commercial trucks flow through Arkansas every day, but what the public may not realize is that a large percentage of those behind the wheel suffer from a condition that could put others at risk. You can hear the report from FM 89's Beth McEvoy above.

Wanda Lindsay is on a mission to educate others about the dangers of sleep apnea in the trucking industry. She is also working to draft legislation that would force trucking companies to implement programs for drivers with the disor...


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Safety department reminds drivers to slow down for tow trucks

Posted by Wesley Waters on Monday, June 25, 2012, In : Transportation News 

This week the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will place special enforcement emphasis on the addition of tow trucks to the Move Over/Slow Down law, which requires motorists to move over or slow down when certain vehicles are stopped on the side of the road with emergency lights activated. To remind the public of this important safety measure, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will activate electronic signs this week, which will read: If Tow Truck Stopped Ahead, Move Over ...


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HEADLINE: Underwriters at NAFC Say They Struggle to Decipher CSA’s Insurance Implications

Posted by Wesley Waters on Thursday, June 21, 2012, In : Transportation News 

TAMPA, Fla. — Insurance underwriters for trucking are concerned about the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program but are not sure about how to deal with it, an insurance agent told trucking executives meeting here.

In a June 12 session at the National Accounting & Finance Council meeting here, a CSA analyst and industry vendor said he worries the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is using CSA to move toward direct intervention with company drivers, perhaps even liftin...


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Distracted Driving a Growing Challenge, Trucking and Technology Leaders Find

Posted by Wesley Waters on Thursday, June 7, 2012, In : Transportation News 

PRINCETON, N.J. — As mobile phones with transportation apps become more common in truck cabs, carriers face a growing safety and compliance challenge — making sure that their drivers aren’t using the devices while they’re on the road.

One way for fleets to address distracted driving is to track drivers’ phone use so they can see who is a risk, Matthew Howard, CEO and co-founder of ZoomSafer, said May 17 at the ALK Transportation Technology summit here.

“We can manage this becaus...


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"No Texting, Just Driving" Byline: Carol Andrews

Posted by Wesley Waters on Sunday, June 3, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Charlotte- The NC Highway Patrol kicked off a new anti-texting campaign at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday.

Colonel Michael Gilchrist announced the "No Texting, Just Driving" educational awareness campaign.

He says the campaign is designed to educate drivers on the dangers of distracted driving, especially texting.  The campaign is especially geared toward teen drivers.

"The Highway Patrol is committed to saving lives on our North Carolina Highways, said Gilchrist, "We intend to educa...


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FMCSA Eases Empty Tank Endorsement Rule

Posted by Wesley Waters on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, In : Transportation News 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not require drivers who transport storage container tanks that are empty or contain residue to obtain tank truck hazardous materials endorsements.

The agency on Thursday responded in part to industry concerns that the existing definition of tank trucks could have a “dramatic impact” on the number of drivers required to have tank vehicle endorsements.

FMCSA agreed last month to consider a petition filed by American Trucking As...


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Got tanker? FMCSA new definition could require new endorsement

Posted by Wesley Waters on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, In : Transportation News 

Byline: David Tanner, Land Line associate editor

 

If you don’t have a tanker endorsement already, you might consider obtaining one. Besides being handy for business, it could help you avoid penalties if you haul certain types of fluid bins. Why now? Some states may already be enforcing an expanded definition of “tank vehicle” that now applies to vehicles hauling an aggregate of 1,000 gallons in containers of 119 gallons or larger.

It’s quite possible that you run in a state, or wi...


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U.S. Department of Transportation Orders BM&L Trucking, LLC to Shut Down

Posted by Wesley Waters on Thursday, May 17, 2012, In : Transportation News 

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered Alabama-based BM&L Trucking, LLC, affiliated company IDM Transportation, Inc. and its owners to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious safety violations that posed an imminent hazard to public safety.
The shutdown order follows FMCSA’s extensive review of BM&L Trucking’s operations, which found multiple federal safety violations in the areas of hours...


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DOT Compliance Resource Links


Criterion Drug and Alcohol Testing
NC Department Of Revenue (Motor Fuel Tax Forms)
N.C. Department of Public Safety(State Highway Patrol)
NCDOT Oversize/Overweight(Permits Unit)
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
International Fuel Tax Association Inc (IFTA)
North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA)