Truck Rear Underride Guard Standards Upgraded, Side Guards Considered
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has completed a rulemaking, upgrading the rear underride guard standards on newly-manufactured trailers and semitrailers with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more. Previous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) called for rear underride guards to withstand a 30 mph impact from a passenger car, in which 50% of the width of the passenger motor vehicle overlaps the rear of the trailer or semitrailer.
Blog, Regulations7 Trucking Regulations That Could Change Your World
Over the next two years federal regulators are expected to propose new trucking regulations that will significantly alter the world in which professional drivers, motor carriers, and trucks operate. Precisely how these regulations come about – their timing, cost, and content – are strongly affected by politics, the economy and by you, through your comments to the rulemaking dockets. Learn about these possible new trucking rules.
Blog, Business, RegulationsFMCSA Forecasts Autonomous Truck Rulemaking for Late 2022
Toward the end of 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may release a proposed rulemaking for fully-automated (autonomous) trucks, according to the head of FMCSA’s technology division. But considering the complexity of autonomous vehicles (AV) – both cars and trucks – that schedule is not locked in. Why? The USDOT maintains a technology-neutral stance, relying on the “marketplace of ideas” for advancement of technology, making the uniformity provided by federal regulations difficult to achieve.
Blog, Regulations, TechnologyCongress Addresses Container-Related Intermodal Trucking Problems
The first major revision of U.S. container trade laws since 1998 becomes law while drawing praise from the trucking industry. The bill dealing with supply chain issues and international maritime commerce drew support from a host of trade associations, including the American Trucking Associations and the Harbor Trucking Association.
Blog, Business, RegulationsHow to Avoid The Most Common Truck Driver Hours of Service Violations
A new whitepaper from PrePass, “The Top 20 Trucker Hours of Service Violations & How to Avoid Them,” addresses responsibility for HOS compliance, from the top on down. Then, using the top 20 HOS violations from FMCSA’s database, shows four simple steps motor carriers and drivers can take to eliminate or reduce many of those violations.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyWhy Was My Truck Stopped?
Enforcement notices the actions of a professional truck driver more than those of other drivers. That’s because an 18-wheeler is the biggest vehicle on the road and it is easy to spot, not only by the officer but also by all people on the roadway. Most times, it is something the trucker did or didn’t do in traffic. Oftentimes, it is something the truck driver does without thinking… and therein lies the problem.
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