Truck Safety Alert –Liquid Natural Gas or Hydrogen
Potential dangers during inspections of compressed or liquid natural gas or hydrogen bulk packages contained within a truck trailer or cargo tank have sparked warnings from several commercial vehicle safety organizations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance all issued safety alerts to commercial vehicle inspectors who encounter these highly combustible materials.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyTruck Safety Alert – Liquid Natural Gas or Hydrogen
Potential dangers during inspections of compressed or liquid natural gas or hydrogen bulk packages contained within a truck trailer or cargo tank have sparked warnings from several commercial vehicle safety organizations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance all issued safety alerts to commercial vehicle inspectors who encounter these highly combustible materials.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyFMCSA Targets Trucking Company Fraud
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking a lesson from banks, bars, and airline counters: show your driver’s license. Effective immediately, FMCSA is requiring a copy of a company officer’s personal driver’s license to accompany the filing of certain forms with the agency.
Blog, RegulationsPrePass to Sponsor New FIT DRIVERS Podcast Covering CDL Driver Health & Safety
PrePass has joined The Trucker Trainer™ and driver health advocate Bob Perry to create a new podcast called FIT DRIVERS. Recognizing the need to address the professional driver health crisis, FIT DRIVERS podcast brings together industry leaders ranging from transportation carriers to governing officials in a quest to uncover the issues surrounding CDL driver retention and what can be done to address this industry-wi
Blog, Safety, Trucking CommunityPrePass to Sponsor New ‘Fit Drivers’ Podcast Covering CDL Driver Health & Safety
PrePass has joined The Trucker Trainer™ and driver health advocate Bob Perry to create a new podcast called FIT DRIVERS. Recognizing the need to address the professional driver health crisis, FIT DRIVERS podcast brings together industry leaders ranging from transportation carriers to governing officials in a quest to uncover the issues surrounding CDL driver retention and what can be done to address this industry-wi
Blog, Safety, Trucking CommunityComing Down the Pike: Updated Trucking Regulatory Agenda
What’s on the minds of federal trucking regulators? A look at the latest Unified Regulatory Agenda provides some clues. The Unified Regulatory Agenda displays the anticipated regulatory activity by departments and agencies across the federal government. “Anticipated” is a key word, as the dates shown for agency actions often slip. On the other hand, next steps are added as agencies complete the action last listed in the agenda. So, while the Unified Regulatory Agenda has formal spring and fall editions, updates are made regularly.
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