News & Reports

FMCSA Aims to Improve DataQs Process

Goal Is to Help Carriers Gain Visibility Into Safety Reports Stored in Records Eric Miller Federal trucking regulators have issued a public notice reopening a lingering 2023 proposal seeking additional comments on how to improve the DataQs process...

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“RULES OF THE ROAD”-PLAINTIFFS’ MANUAL ATTACK

Doug Marcello WHY IT MATTERS:  Plaintiffs target your driver manuals and policies to create standards against which your held and to then inflame the jury. THE ATTACK:  You’ve heard of the “Reptile Theory”.  You can’t have trucking seminar unless you have a Reptile...

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If Trucking Stops…

NMFTA We’d face catastrophic food shortages in just 3 days. Gas stations would run dry in the same time. Water supplies, hospitals, manufacturing, banking, and waste collection would all stop. If trucking stops, America stops. Almost every sector is truck dependent....

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DOT issues dozens of deregulatory notices

Mark Schremmer The U.S. Department of Transportation is taking the first steps toward decreasing the regulatory burdens on trucking and other applicable industries. This week, the DOT announced more than 50 proposals or final rules aimed at streamlining the Code of...

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Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP)

The Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP) is a detailed crash data collection and analysis effort intended to: Identify the key factors that contribute to crashes involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), Inform countermeasures to prevent these crashes, and Establish...

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