Tag: Phil Byrd

Hours of Service

Former FMCSA administrator supports suspension of restart restrictions

Annette Sandberg comes out in support of suspending restart restrictions introduced in 2013; nearly six in 10 Overdrive readers believe doing so would positive impact highway safety.

June 26, 2014

Voices

Carriers, drivers aligned on need for shift in enforcement priorities

Following a speech at the 2013 CVSA spring workshop which decried states’ outsize inspection focus, Overdrive readers responded largely positively to a message of new traffic-enforcement priorities.

May 14, 2013

Channel 19

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 vehicle inspections) as preferable enforcement behavior.

April 27, 2013

Business

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

ATA representative Phil Byrd challenged the enforcement community to shift priorities away from inspections to traffic enforcement. Also: Regulatory update from FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.

April 23, 2013