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Feb 5, 2015

* USA: Trucking's safety investments are working

* DC - ATA's Industry Exec said to Congress 


-- In testimony today before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation’s subcommittee on surface transportation, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Congressional panel that its industry is proud of the difference the estimated $7 billion in safety-related investment has made in reducing crashes and fatalities on the nation’s highways... Jim Mullen, executive vice president and general counsel of Werner Enterprises, speaking on behalf of the ATA said, “These investments in safety have yielded impressive dividends for the industry. Over the past decade, the number of large truck-related fatalities has dropped 21 percent and the large truck fatality rate has dropped 37 percent. These voluntary measures include the adoption of emerging crash prevention technology such as forward collision warning and lane departure devices... However, he called on the federal government to do more to focus on the primary causes of crashes in order to build on trucking’s already strong safety record. Among the solutions Mullen told Congress the government should consider were:
 * Advancing a long awaited rule requiring the use of speed limiters on large trucks
 * Shifting from a vehicle-centric roadside inspection enforcement model to a more effective model centered on on-road traffic enforcement and driver behavior
 * Incentives for the use of crash avoidance technology like lane departure warning systems and forward collision warning systems
 * Timely publication of a strong and appropriate mandate for electronic logging devices
 * Developing robust driver training rules focusing on performance and comprehension, not hours of education
 * Reworking the Compliance, Safety, Accountability system to better focus on truly high-risk carriers, specifically by re-examining the role of crash data in CSA scores
 * Congress must carefully monitor the ongoing studies of the suspended changes to the hours-of-service restart rules. 
Washington,DC,USA -Trucking News -January 29, 2015

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Dec 18, 2008

Toughens Safety * USA - FMCSA Requirements for New Commercial Truck and Bus Companies

This final rule raises the compliance standards for passing new entrant safety audits, while ensuring that safety deficiencies are corrected before a new motor carrier is granted permanent registration with the agency

Washington,DC,USA -Linkedin Group, by Jeffrey Trainor -16 Dec 2008: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a new rule to place stricter safety requirements on all newly registered trucking and bus companies.. . The final rule issued by the FMCSA establishes that a newly registered trucking or bus company will automatically fail its safety audit if it violates any one of 16 essential federal regulations during the 18-month safety monitoring period... These essential regulations cover controlled substances and alcohol testing, hours-of-service, driver qualifications, vehicle condition, and carrier financial responsibility. If a company fails its new entrant safety audit, it may result in revocation of a carrier’s registration with the agency, unless the carrier takes necessary corrective action within a specified time period established by FMCSA... (Photo)

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