On Valentines Day, FMCSA declared its love for CSA by rejecting a suiter it had been flirting with for nearly six years, the Item Response Theory. The industry exhaled a...
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No matter the topic, it usually takes a substantial amount of time -- typically 2-4 years -- for new or revised federal regulations to slog through the rulemaking process. The...
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Some carriers view compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations as the primary path to reducing or eliminating crashes. While enforcing minimum compliance can be an effective safety strategy...
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Kwik Star in Davenport, Iowa has been rated top truck stop in U.S. It is a small truck stop in eastern Iowa. While it doesn’t have a restaurant or hot...
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In 2022, the second most common violation cited as part of a compliance review or safety investigation was false reports of record of duty status, a critical violation, according to...
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For the fifth year in a row, the intersection of I-95 and State Road – 4 in Fort Lee, NJ according to the American Transportation Institute’s 2023 Top Truck Bottleneck...
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STC’s P. Sean Garney was asked to join a FleetOwner-hosted webinar sponsored by GPS Insight.  During the forum, Mr. Garney made several predictions/look-ahead for 2023, including various items in the...
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FMCSA has decided not to use the statistical model known as Item Response Theory (IRT).  Instead, it will continue using its own Safety Management System (SMS), with certain proposed changes. ...
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Steve Keppler, Co-Director of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting has been selected as a member of the 2023 Law Enforcement Advisory Board of ATA.  Steve explains that the Board is working collaboratively...
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