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Mandates for video recorders, collision avoidance systems among NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted’ in 2017-2018
Items on the list NTSB’s 2017-2018 most wanted list that could have the biggest impact on drivers include increased implementation of collision avoidance technologies, expanding use of event recorders, and ending alcohol and drug impairment.
November 15, 2016
Hours of Service
FMCSA concludes new hours of service rule better for safety in its long-awaited study
In its long-awaited field study on the current hours rule, FMCSA has concluded that the two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. period requirements of the 34-hour restart provisions of the rule cause truck operators to drive safer and be better rested.
January 30, 2014
Voices
Roadside Attractions
New life for old classics, Love’s connect app, the Aurora Borealis and more industry news and oddities are featured.
April 1, 2012
Channel 19
Hours debacle covered at news site Politico
**(Overdrive editor Max Heine is posting updates from the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting via the OD Twitter feed and Facebook page today. Expected to be included among the news are company driver and owner-operator of the year awards. Stay tuned.)** Click through the thumbnail of the graph here for Politico writer Adam Snider’s brief […]
March 6, 2012
Business
Pulse
Years from now it might turn out that EOBRs and apnea screening are two intrusions that never lived up to the bluster.
March 1, 2012
Business
Hours final rule delayed till Nov. 28
FMCSA misses Oct. 28 target date transportation officials had indicated to a federal court.
October 28, 2011
Business
Overdrive Galleries
Culled from 50 years, the classic images in these galleries epitomize some of trucking’s big moments and the feel of bygone eras.
September 1, 2011
Business
Driver fatigue on safety list
The National Transportation Safety Board has announced its new list of the most critical transportation issues.
June 27, 2011
Business
Researcher rejects hours studies
Former head of FMCSA research says recent studies contain many problems and shouldn’t be relied on to support the agency’s proposed changes.
June 10, 2011
Business
Cool Reception
FMCSA’s proposed hours of service revision stirs criticisms.
February 1, 2011
Business
Wake up call
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected soon to raise the bar on screening and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.
March 1, 2010
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