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FMCSA Seeks Feedback on Carrier Safety Fitness Determination Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a rulemaking proposal designed to enhance the Agency’s ability to identi Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a rulemaking proposal designed to enhance the...
Driver-Coercion Rule Takes Effect on Jan. 29
Source: Driver-Coercion Rule Takes Effect on Jan. 29 - News - TruckingInfo.com
CSA SMS Website Updated
The CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) Website has been updated with the December 28, 2015 snapshot. Pursuant to the FAST Act of 2015, some of the information previously available on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Website related to...
Come See us in Las Vegas January 18-20
We are participating in the National Star Route Mail Contractors' Association Western Region conference. It will be at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, NV on January 19-20. To set an appointment with us while we are in Las Vegas, click here and tell us how we can...
Ranking the Trucking Industry’s Top Concerns
ATRI unveiled its list of the top ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry at ATA's Management Conference and Exhibition in October. For the third year in a row, the industry ranked the Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules as its top industry concern. ...
ATRI Research Finds Industry’s Operational Costs on the Rise Again
In September ATRI released the findings of its 2015 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. Using financial data provided directly by motor carriers throughout the country, this research documents and analyzes trucking costs from 2008 through 2014...
Texas to Provide $37.8M in Natural Gas Vehicle Grants
Source: Texas to Provide $37.8M in Natural Gas Vehicle Grants - News - TruckingInfo.com
FMCSA Cuts Random Drug Test Rates in Half – to 25% Annually
For 3 consecutive years the positive rate for controlled substances is less than 1%. The FMCSA has lowered the random drug test rate from 50% to 25% for 2016 - effective January 1. If at any time the rate rises above 1%, the FMCSA will raise the random drug test...
Why Pursue Certified Director of Safety (CDS)?
My father, Austin D. Farrell was a NATMI (North American Transportation Management Institute) instructor back when the organization was known by its former name: The National Committee for Fleet Supervisory Training (I think I got that right). Every autumn, my family...
Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum
Save the Date: Monday, January 11, 2016 In conjunction with the 95th Annual TRB Meeting, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will host its annual Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum on Monday, January 11, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, in Salon...