FMCSA’s Final Rule Prohibits Coercion
November 27, 2015 FMCSA’s Final Rule Prohibits Coercion, Protects Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers From Being Forced to Violate Safety Regulations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the publication in the Federal Register of a Final Rule to help further safeguard commercial truck and bus drivers […]
CVSA’s 2015 Operation Safe Driver Week is October 18-24
Greenbelt, Maryland (Aug. 31, 2015) – During the week of Oct. 18-24, 2015, law enforcement agencies throughout North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at unsafe driving behaviors by both commercial motor vehicle drivers and car drivers as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week. […]
Poll: Most Americans back 10-cent gas tax hike
By Keith Laing, The Hill Seventy-one percent of U.S. residents would support a 10-cent increase in the 18.4 cents-per-gallon gas tax that is used to pay for federal transportation projects, according to a new poll released this week. The survey, conducted by the San Jose, Calif.-based Mineta Transportation Institute, comes as lawmakers are facing an […]
Regulatory Update – Aug. 21, 2015
Provided by Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations: FMCSA Issues Correction to LCV Portion of CFR On August 14, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a notice correcting an error in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The change corrects language pertaining to the qualification of drivers and longer […]