Oct 28, 2024
The latest large truck crash fatality numbers from NHTSA are unfortunate and sobering. In 2022, there were 5,936 people killed in traffic crashes involving large trucks, up 2 percent from 2021. Large trucks accounted for only five percent of registered vehicles, and...
Oct 28, 2024
Since the mandated implementation of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in December 2019, the trucking industry has largely – sometimes begrudgingly – accepted them and their role in managing Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. However, despite their intended use in...
Oct 28, 2024
On October 4, 2024 PHMSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to “revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt several modal-specific amendments that would enhance the safe transportation of hazardous materials in commerce.” Theis NPRM was done in...
Oct 28, 2024
The top violation issued by OSHA for fiscal year 2024 is fall protection, for the 14th consecutive year with 6,307 violations, followed by Hazard Communications with 2,888...
Oct 28, 2024
A new report, Insuring Autonomy: Analyzing the Implications of Self-Driving Cars for the Auto Insurance Industry, finds that by 2044, in the most aggressive adoption scenario, most cars could be automated to a level where liability shifts from the driver to the auto...
Oct 28, 2024
Seventy five percent of Virginia drivers recently surveyed said they didn’t know using the left lane for anything other than passing is illegal, according to a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety...