May 25, 2023
As a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1933, each industry sector was asked to create a “code of fair competition.” The trucking industry did its part to establish its code, and in 1935, congress passed the Motor Carrier Act, which adopted the code...
May 25, 2023
FMCSA first proposed a speed limiter mandate in 2016. Seven years and six FMCSA administrators later, there’s been no resolution. What’s happened since 2016, and what direction do we think FMCSA will take? The short answer to the first part of the question is simple: ...
May 25, 2023
Earlier this month, the Office of the Secretary of Transportation issued a final rule allowing motor carriers to adopt oral fluid testing for all DOT-required testing types. During the proposal stage, some, including STC, had initially criticized the proposal pointing...
Apr 26, 2023
The truck and bus industries have come a long way on safety. According to FMCSA’s Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts reports, in 1979, the fatal crash rate among these carriers was 0.393 fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled. In 2020, that number was 0.158, a...
Apr 26, 2023
STC recently participated in the CVSA Level VIII Inspection Forum. It was a well-organized event attended by government regulators (including FMCSA and Transport Canada), enforcement, and industry leaders. Its primary purpose was to facilitate dialogue on how roadside...
Apr 26, 2023
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released a report focused (pun fully intended) on in-cab cameras, which can be one of the more contentious topics between drivers and fleet management. Titled “Issues and Opportunities with Driver-Facing...
