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The Beginning of the End for Trucks Waiting at Red Lights?
How many times have you or one of your trucks been making great time for a pickup or delivery only to have progress stalled? This often happens when trucks exit an interstate, hitting surface streets filled with red lights. Listen to the “Eyes on the Road” podcast and learn about a pilot program to speed up truck movements by ensuring truckers get green lights more often. Learn how your trucks can participate in this free service. Listen now to “Eyes on the Road.”
Truck Speed Limiter Rulemaking Hits a Speed Bump
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) is slowing the move to speed limiters by postponing a proposed rulemaking release. Initially targeted for June, FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson recently said the agency won’t release its proposal until the end of summer or early fall. This delay follows FMCSA announcing last year that it was resurrecting plans to require activated speed limiters on big rigs. Learn why this delay is happening.
Preparing for the Arrival of Electronic Truck Inspections
Federal trucking regulators and commercial motor vehicle enforcement agencies are pushing for wireless roadside inspections. This new CMV compliance technology would require motor carriers to transmit the identity and condition of trucks and drivers to roadside enforcement. Register for the PrePass webinar, “Preparing for the Arrival of Electronic Truck Inspections,” set for June 20th at 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific. Learn how the next generation of inspection technology may affect your operation, what information FMCSA may require you to transmit to inspectors, and more. Register now for this webinar.
Side Underride Guards Proposal Contains Many Unknowns
A preliminary proposal mandated by Congress will require side underride guards on new truck trailers and semitrailers. In the meantime, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is providing its research findings, making assumptions, and seeking public input and data in several areas before its formal proposal is later published. Read what the agency is considering.
New Hours of Service Data Muddled
About three years ago, the FMCSA published final rules containing four modifications to federal hours of service rules for truck drivers. So, when Congress requested a report on the safety implications of these rule changes, FMCSA responded that the data was “inconclusive.” Why? Because another big event happened in 2020. Find out more in this PrePass blog.
Trucker Beware! CBD Use May Cause Career-Altering Side Effects
Sales of products containing CBD are soaring across the country. Advocates claim CBD provides relief from a variety of ailments, but for truck drivers CBD use could force them off the road. Listen to this edition of the “Eyes on the Road” podcast and learn how CBD can lead to truck drivers testing positive for marijuana, the repercussions of a positive drug test, if CBD use can lead to impaired driving, and more. Listen to “Eyes on the Road.”
Why Truckers Need to Stay Alert for Roadway Flooding
Remember last winter? Snow fell in sunny Southern California. Yosemite recorded 15 feet of the white stuff. Storms labeled “atmospheric rivers” pummeled large portions of the country. Tornadoes hit the South and Midwest. At long last, we are feeling warmer temperatures! Can we relax? Nope. Melting snows are rapidly filling streams and rivers, and hurricane season is now in full swing with the potential for torrential downpours. These factors contribute to conditions ripe for roadway flooding. Learn how you can prepare for flooded highways.
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