The ELD mandate put more pressure on truck drivers’ workdays and may have pushed its most-tenured employees out.
Do you know what’s on your PSP record? Reliance Partners’ Mark Barlar shares insight into the story it tells about a driver, how it informs hiring decisions and what drivers can do about it.
While recruiters are always searching for skilled truck drivers — using sign-on bonuses and paying incentives to attract drivers to come work for their trucking companies — there’s little mention of who pays if the driver dies while under a load.
Adhering to regulations alone is complex in itself, but is it enough for a strong safety program? J. J. Keller & Associates, industry experts in safety and compliance guidance, don’t think so.
The former safety manager of two California trucking companies was sentenced to three years of probation for his role in an illegal cargo tank repair conspiracy.
Caminantes Trucking implicada en 11 accidentes, 2 de ellos mortales, en un periodo de 2 años
The U.S. Postal Service is canceling its mail contract with a California-based trucking company with a history of safety violations and drivers who were involved in two fatal crashes in the past two years.
Inside this edition: Money can’t fix a people problem; FMCSA announces new oversight plan; and Forward Air adds to its family.
Seat Belt Usage Awareness
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shuttered two related Texas carriers for numerous violations.
A former Department of Transportation employee in South Texas has been charged with bribery and extortion against a local trucking company.
El jurado considera que Lower Huron Chemical & Supply Co. no cumplió con las normas del DOT en el incidente de 2018
A Michigan jury has awarded $7.7 million to a man who was seriously injured in 2018 when the wheel came loose from a box truck heading in the opposite direction, jumped the median and crashed into the front of his vehicle.
Each year carriers must pay their Unified Carrier Registration fees, and failure to do so could result in significant penalties, including suspension of vehicle registrations.
Lone Star Dedicated of Haslet, Texas, will be closing its doors in October with nearly 90 company drivers losing their jobs hauling refrigerated food nationwide.
Community colleges to prepare veterans for jobs in trucking
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issues a temporary exemption to hours-of-service rules for the states affected by BP’s refinery shutdown.
Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle dives into FMCA’s DataQs system, what it is and why you should be eager to use it.
Preparing your fleet for an inspection is a continual process that requires monthly monitoring of safety data.
La represión de estas empresas de transporte implica el uso de datos y el trabajo de campo
