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Trump nominates Raymond P. Martinez to head FMCSA
For Martinez to become the official head of FMCSA, he must be confirmed by the Senate.
September 26, 2017
Business
When the blind lead the blind
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have our new administrator! … The potato chip has more experience than anyone else in the agency, because it’s actually been on a truck before.”
March 7, 2016
Voices
Potential FMCSA chief Darling ‘appreciates truckers,’ says OOIDA: That and other reactions to nomination
Both the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have expressed their support for the nomination of Scott Darling to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as official administrator, a role he’s performed on an acting basis for nearly a year. President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Darling to head the DOT’s […]
August 6, 2015
Channel 19
‘Don’t run into stuff’: FMCSA chief’s should-be No. 1 message
Who’s leading the dance between the driver and technology in advocates’ safety focus in today’s world? One owner-operator emphasizes a simple safety message for the next administrator.
May 26, 2015
Channel 19
Open call with Anne Ferro
The folks at the Trucking Solutions Group — including members we’ve written about on the blog, from owner-operators Rick Ash and Bob and Linda Caffee to Henry Albert — are hosting an open conference call with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro today at 3 p.m. EDT today. Call-in details you can find here, and I’ll include […]
June 20, 2012
Channel 19
Ferro on detention: ‘Shippers should be held accountable.’
If you missed the open call the Trucking Solutions Group’s member owner-operators held with FMCSA administrator Anne Ferro last week, you missed a lot. The wide-ranging conversation ran the gamut of topics from cross-border trucking to hours and detention concerns. About the last of which, it was heartening to hear, Ferro noted that she in […]
May 10, 2011
Channel 19
Open call Wed. with Anne Ferro hosted by Trucking Solutions Group
Rick Ash, chairman of the driver/owner-operator-led Trucking Solutions Group — with members ranging from such Channel 19 familiar faces Jeff Clark (Truckers News Marathon Trucker columnist), Henry Albert (Overdrive‘s 2007 Trucker of the Year) and Linda Caffee (team expedited hauler with her husband, Bob) — reports the TSG will host a call tomorrow, Wed., May […]
May 3, 2011
Channel 19
In praise of a good scale
A scale can be the bane of a truck driver’s existence, turning a long-held friendly rural-shipper relationship sour when an inaccurate estimation of cargo weight is found faulty 50 miles down the road at the nearest weigh point.
April 6, 2010
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