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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s latest Hours-of-Service revisions, which the agency hopes will drive down the numbers of fatigue-related commercial truck and bus crashes, have been criticized by industry professionals and safety advocates alike.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed eight changes to Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules, which govern work shifts, rest periods, and driving hours for commercial truck and bus drivers. The current rules have gone far in driving down the number of fatigue-related truck crashes and fatalities, but the FMCSA says there is much room for improvement, even though large-truck crashes and fatalities are at their lowest levels since record keeping began in 1975.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Pennsylvania-based commercial busing company to cease its operations entirely over serious violations uncovered by a comprehensive safety compliance review.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) this week announced it had taken a major step toward improving commercial truck and bus safety with the launch of its Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program nationwide. FMCSA first launched a field test of CSA in Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, and New Jersey in February 2008. Last year, the agency added Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Montana to the test group. The program was then modified according to testing results and feedback provided by industry partners.
An Oklahoma mining operation has settled with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), agreeing to pay more than $375,000 in fines for serious safety violations that led to the death of one of its truck drivers and the injury of another.
A simple, affordable invention developed jointly by Shell Chemicals and an Italian automotive equipment manufacturer promises to help drivers of heavy trucks avoid deadly rollovers.
A report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette demonstrates the considerable costs to society when commercial trucking companies fail to take industry rules and regulations seriously. On Thursday, the paper reported that a driver who ignored a sign on Interstate 70 just south of Pittsburgh and struck a bridge had a similar crash two years ago.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced revisions to its Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 safety measurement program, the federal initiative designed to improve large truck and bus safety and reduce the number of commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Although the changes are minor, they were implemented in response to feedback from trucking professionals and worth noting, especially if you or your company has been directly affected by the new CSA 2010 rules.
The family of a Nevada truck driver who was killed earlier this year when an improperly secured load of hay fell from another truck and killed him are seeking $2.7 million in damages in a lawsuit.
This morning as I was on my way home from a meeting, I drove alongside a tractor trailer to my right – one truck in a long chain of big trucks patiently slogging along in the lane that would eventually twist off onto I-85 North. Then, without warning, a white Lexus sped into the line, cutting off the truck to my right, and abruptly braked. This left the truck with inadequate stopping distance and the driver with three choices: collide with my vehicle, crash into the Lexus in front of him, or mow down the interstate signage on the shoulder.
