Sep 24, 2024
The trucking industry’s longstanding driver detention challenge hit the news again in September when the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report titled “Costs and Consequences of Truck Driver Detention: A Comprehensive Analysis”....
Sep 24, 2024
The Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) is a Federal Advisory Committee that was initially chartered on September 8, 2006. Its mandate is to provide advice and recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) about needs,...
Sep 24, 2024
Roadside inspections are necessary in the trucking industry. Roadside inspectors stand guard along our nation’s highways, flagging down trucks and examining them and their drivers. They prevent crashes by deterring unsafe practices and removing unsafe vehicles and...
Sep 24, 2024
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute issued its Final Report from a study that included best practices guidelines for the implementation of automated driving systems (ADS) in large trucks and policy issues for fleets to consider across eight topic...
Sep 24, 2024
The Department of Transportation is awarding more than $520M in grants for electric vehicle and alternative fueling infrastructure projects. This includes more than $100M to California for its West Coast Trucking Charging and Fueling corridor project that seeks to...
Sep 24, 2024
Fatal crashes declined by 3.2% of the first half of 2024 when compared to 2023. This is a nine-quarter streak of improvements.
