Can You Pass This Trucking Speed Quiz?
As a fleet manager, you know that speeding can lead to a violation that harms your company’s safety rating just as it can harm your drivers and others on the road. You may also know that the law enforcement folks report that motorists speed six times more frequently than do truck drivers.
What’s a trucker to do? Start by taking this Speed Quiz – and share the results with your drivers.
NHTSA/FMCSA Propose Automatic Emergency Braking for Trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are jointly proposing an automatic emergency braking standard for all trucks above 10,000 pounds, vehicle classes 3-8. Commonly referred to as AEB, the technology uses cameras and radar to detect stopped, decelerating, or slower vehicles in the path of a truck. It then sends a visual and audible warning to the truck driver and automatically applies the brakes. If the truck driver manually applies the brakes, AEB supplements the driver’s effort as needed.
Blog, Regulations, Safety, TechnologyFMCSA Finalizes Guidance on Freight Brokerage Definitions
Are you working with a broker, a bona fide agent, or a dispatch service? As a motor carrier, who you choose as a business partner can have legal and financial repercussions. That, in part, motivated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue its final guidance on the definitions appropriate to those entities.
Blog, Regulations, Trucking CommunityTrucking Things to Know Now, Part 10: Federal Regulatory Updates
Whether it is the broad scale legalization of completely autonomous trucks or the continued introduction of advanced truck technology, FMCSA wants to know how human drivers will interact with onboard technology. In an Information Collection Request, FMCSA seeks approval to evaluate the necessary training requirements to allow truck drivers to move from a Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)-equipped truck to a Level 3 ADAS truck.
Blog, RegulationsNLRB Tightens Independent Contractor Standards
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision that many observers believe further complicates life for independent contractors, including those in trucking. The decision establishes three major “tests” each with differing factors, to determine independent contractor status, either inside or outside of the trucking industry.
Blog, Regulations, Trucking CommunityUnderrides and Undercounts: The PBS “Frontline” Report on Trucking
Recently, the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) aired a “Frontline” report on “America’s Dangerous Trucks.” The television program focused on an investigation by ProPublica into car-truck accidents where the passenger vehicle underrides the truck chassis, often resulting in fatalities. Unfortunately, by focusing on accident aftermath rather than crash causation, “Frontline” perhaps lost an opportunity to save even more lives.
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