Truck crashes

These carriers have the highest crash rates, per FMCSA data.

Despite declining traffic fatalities, DOT is considering ending its National Roadway Safety Strategy, with a decision expected by January 2026.

Why not include a preventable crash rate in CSA scores?

FMCSA investigation into last week’s Florida Turnpike crash that killed three people will focus on the driver and his trucking company.

Motor carriers tell regulators that streamlining safety rules will eliminate unnecessary work.

Improving how truck driver registrations are vetted and collecting better crash data are among FMCSA’s FY26 priorities, according to a new detailed budget request.

New research details potential safety, financial and environmental benefits of repealing the 12% excise tax on new trucks.

FMCSA has been told to strengthen ELD requirements after a fatigued truck driver was found to be the probable cause of a 2022 crash that killed three people.

A proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to alter and expand reporting categories for crashes is drawing criticism from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which argues the FMCSA should take stronger action to protect driver safety records.

FMCSA puts unfair burdens on truck drivers and carriers in accident reporting, the agency is told.

A truck broker lobby plans to regroup after losing momentum for a bill requiring interim standards for brokers.

Opposition is growing against a bill that would prevent the FMCSA from issuing a regulation mandating maximum speeds for trucks.

A report to Congress shows that truck safety may have gotten worse since regulators loosened hours-of-service rules in 2020.

Crash data for carriers entering the industry before the pandemic suggests a gradual deterioration in safety, according to a sample of federal data.

The White House is evaluating a proposal that may require new trucks be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.

HHS is preparing to rollout a proposal that could move the trucking industry a step closer to federal recognition of drug hair tests.

Truck safety regulator will host webinars to discuss revisions aimed at keeping more high-risk violators off the road.

Outbound tender rejection rates, a measure of the percentage of truckload shipments tendered to carriers by shippers, have reached a record at 5.05%. For trucking, this will be a cause of mostly stress instead of celebration. 

Updated ATRI research shows that a truck driver who disobeys traffic signals leading to a crash is 243% more likely to have another accident.

TuSimple CEO Xiaodi Hou responded to a federal safety investigation that raised concerns about a potential setback to its driverless truck technology.