EOBR debated over driver harassment
The harassment issue may be the key consideration for the FMCSA, which aims to devise a rule that mandates electronic logging devices.02.08.12
| FMCSA ordered U & D Service to immediately shut down after discovering the company was using drivers who did not possess valid ...
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. texting while driving
Everything texting while driving
FMCSA adds phone use violations to CSA
February 3, 2012
Five texting and cell phone use violations will now contribute the highest (10 points) weighted severity to carriers’ numerical rankings.
Safety board urges total cell phone use ban by all drivers
December 14, 2011
NTSB’s recommendation would have to be adopted separately by each U.S. state since states have authority over driver behavior.
Modest proposal: ‘Ban truck driving’
December 9, 2011
The comments on the news of the handheld cellphone ban while driving for the interstate pilots of the nation's tractor-trailer rigs continue to come in. (Read them for yourself here, ...
Pennsylvania bans texting
November 15, 2011
Under the new law, which takes effect in early March, violators can be fined $50.
Roadside Attractions
November 1, 2011
Interesting and odd parts of trucking, truck gauges, truck gallery and many more industry news items are featured.
Texting temptation: A little ditty — and more — to help you resist
September 8, 2011
A little good humor today -- with a safety message to boot.
Admit it: We've all been tempted when it comes to texting while driving, right? What will it hurt to ...
Nevada bans all cell phone use while driving
June 20, 2011
Nevada is the 34th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel and the ninth to prohibit all handheld cell phone use while driving.
Texting ban applied to hauling hazmat
February 28, 2011
Also, motor carriers are prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of covered motor vehicles to engage in texting while driving.
Skydiving to the ark: A Channel 19 2010 ‘Year in Review’
December 31, 2010
It's been a banner year for dramatic, contentious, weird and/or humorous trucking news here on the Channel 19 blog. I can't possibly predict how 2010 will be remembered years down ...
