FMCSA group eyes sleep apnea regs
One recommendation would require all drivers with a body mass index measurement of 35 or higher to be tested for sleep apnea.02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 02.07.12
| The Peterbilt 587 SmartWay conventional tractor won in the heavy-duty division. 02.07.12
| The state is seeking to get approval for tolling under a pilot program administered by the Federal Highway Administration. safety
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‘Courtesy not necessarily contagious’: UPS driver after 50 accident-free years
January 30, 2012
Ohio resident and UPS driver Ron "Big Dog" Sowder (pictured) started his career with UPS in 1962 after serving in the Navy and answering an employment ad. On January 25, ...
FMCSA’s hours rule justification includes, well, guess who…
December 29, 2011
You can imagine my surprise yesterday when, just as I'm perusing portions of the new hours rule's full text in preparation for a story or two I'm putting together for ...
Drivers’ safety conversation continues
December 20, 2011
If the handheld cell ban for drivers (which goes into effect Jan. 3) has done anything for the nation's interstate haulers, it's upped the ante on the conversation on this ...
Take CSA challenge: Win iPad, $5,000
December 10, 2011
The folks at Big Truck TV, in partnership with AT&T, have announced a competition taking applications from potential competitors, including you, through early February. "The CSA Challenge will comprise six ...
Driver action on sleep apnea, CSA, EOBRs, cross-border trucking
November 23, 2011
Regular readers will recall my post from last month following the first annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention, which spurred on driver advocate Frederick Schaffner to be a presence in ...
Citizen to accident lawyers: Lighten up on anti-truck ads
September 28, 2011
"How many times a day do you hear on TV ads from lawyers making statements such as, 'big trucks can cause serious injuries?'" So asked a reader, Bill Hughes, of ...
Has CSA hit you? And: DeFazio’s cross-border backlash
September 21, 2011
Today, a novel suggestion from the folks at J.J. Keller, who conducted a webinar yesterday aimed at providing carriers large and small with tools to combat the Federal Motor Carrier ...
A novel ‘hot load’ strategy
September 4, 2011
Next time somebody tells you they've got a "hot load" and you best to do everything and more in your power to get it there on-time, you may do well ...
Panel discusses response to CSA, hours of service
August 25, 2011
A panel of three fleet executives discussed Thursday morning the changing outlook of the trucking industry during the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas.
CSA regulations, electronic on-board recorders, hours of ...
Service deal at Midwest Pete dealer promotes safety with savings
August 16, 2011
If you missed the news yesterday, the network of Peterbilt dealers in Sioux City Truck Sales has jumped in with support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's “Buckle Up ...
