Feb 27, 2024
According to a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study, Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking systems on cars reduced rear-end crashes with medium and heavy-duty trucks by 38%. A companion study found that a truck or motorcycle is...
Feb 27, 2024
A recent Forbes Survey revealed that the two things participants are most excited about when it comes to the potential future applications for self-driving technology is “enhanced mobility for the elderly and people with disabilities (20%) and the ability to multitask...
Feb 27, 2024
CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 14-16, 2024, and this year it will have two focus areas – tractor protection systems and alcohol/controlled substance possession. Their website provides great detail of the program and how to...
Feb 22, 2024
In this episode, STC’s Co-Directors, P. Sean Garney and Steve Keppler share their thoughts and predictions on which truck-related issues will make headlines in 2024. Some of the discussion topics included bipartisan infrastructure law, drug and alcohol testing, speed...
Feb 12, 2024
Scopelitis Transportation Consulting’s Steve Keppler has been named 2nd vice chair of the American Trucking Associations’ Law Enforcement Advisory Board. Comprising a vast array of experience in federal, state, local law enforcement, and the trucking industry, ATA’s...
Jan 23, 2024
Last year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announcing their decision to explore ways to update its safety rating process. The headline at the time was the agency’s suggestion that it is considering...
Jan 23, 2024
With data gathered over a three year period ranging from 2016 – 2018, FMCSA recently released its “Assessment of Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Holders’ Traffic Violations, Convictions, and Disqualifications” report. In short, the research goal was to determine the...
Jan 23, 2024
Technology continues to accelerate and permeate almost every aspect of our lives. This statement most certainly holds true for those of us working in the transportation and trucking space as well, although usually at a less frenetic and generally more measured, pace....
Jan 23, 2024
In December 2023, the Federal Highway Administration notified State transportation departments that overhead electronic signs on highways with references to pop culture, or those intended to be funny (e.g., Drive Boozy and Your Ticket Could Be a Doozy), will be...
Jan 23, 2024
The USDOT has an annual Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award to raise awareness among transportation stakeholders about human trafficking and to increase training and prevention to combat the crime. The award is a component of the USDOT’s...
