National truck-parking driver survey launched

An online survey being conducted to ferret out national needs for expanded truck parking availability is now under way. Drivers have through August 10 to complete the survey, accessible via this link. It's the product of ...

Carriers, drivers aligned on need for shift in enforcement priorities

An overwhelming majority (79 percent) of Overdrive readers find themselves in full-throated agreement with a message delivered by American Trucking Associations Vice Chair and Bulldog Hiway Express head Phil Byrd at the April Commercial Vehicle ...

Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!

Previously in the CSA’s Data Trail “Crashes and interventions” installment: "Wreck frequency varies widely by state"   The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been on a tear over the last year with the issuance of imminent-hazard ...

Watch those post-crash-inspection violations

They shouldn't be assigned severity weights to contribute to a carrier's ranking in any Compliance, Safety, Accountability BASIC (Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Category) if the violation was a result of the crash. Unfortunately, according ...

Poll: What is the most safety-enhancing enforcement strategy?

What this year’s MCSAP awards say about national enforcement priorities

MCSAP award winners' violation priorities profiles suggest the federal government views a high level of on-highway traffic enforcement (versus a large share of vehicle inspections) as preferable enforcement behavior. FMCSA administrator Anne Ferro presented the ...

FMCSA’s focus on inspections a point of contention at CVSA workshop

Bulldog Hiway Express President Phil Byrd, speaking as First Vice Chair of the American Trucking Associations, delivered a salvo aimed at the national focus on roadside vehicle inspections during an April 23 General Session of ...

CSA priorities include addressing concerns of small carriers, crash accountability, agency says

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Associate Administrator for Enforcement Bill Quade, speaking at the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Workshop in Louisville, Ky., said the agency will move forward with making the new Hazardous Materials ...