The Idaho Transportation Department has opened a period of time to collect comments regarding heavier loads on select highways in Latah County. Several highways in this county would be reclassified to allow commercial vehicles weighing up to 129,000 pounds. The roads include Highway 6 from the US-95 junction to Harvard,…
The MORE Act has passed through the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 228-164. This act takes marijuana off the scheduled substance list in the Controlled Substance Act. If it goes all the way and passes, truckers will still be tested for marijuana usage. Even if it comes…
The USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the extending and expansion of the hours-of-service regulations for those helping with COVID-19 relief. This declaration is for commercial vehicles providing direct assistance and runs through February 28, 2021, and is for: Vaccines, medical supplies, and equipment related to the prevention…
Truck drivers are making their voices heard when it comes to a lawsuit challenging changes to the hours-of-service rules. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent in over 8,000 comments from truckers who are looking for more flexibility within their usable hours when out on the road. The International…
New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a plan to further prevent trucks from hitting low bridges throughout the state. There will be a collaboration between the New York State Police, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, and the New York Department of Transportation. In an average year, 220 of…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance held its annual Brake Safety Week back in August and 12% of the 43,565 trucks inspected got grounded for bad brakes. The 5,156 commercial vehicles that failed during the week-long brake inspection period were from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. In the U.S., 13% failed,…
Alabama Trucking has announced that they will be joining others within the industry to fight against truck-only tolls in Rhode Island. ATA’s CEO has promised support and finances to put a stop to this proposed plan put forth by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. It is argued that if…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is hosting a free virtual listening session about property carrier brokers. There are currently three pending petitions out there pertaining to specific property carrier broker regulations. The FMCSA wants to hear what the public has to say about these brokers and what their concerns…
Drivewyze is now offering Safety+, a new feature that offers customizable driving alerts and coaching features. This new addition is delivered through Drivewyze’s original software platform and requires no additional software to be installed. Proactive speed alerts can tell truckers when they are going at least 5 miles over the…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been asking for comments regarding the transparency in property broker transactions. Petitions have been put forth by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition asking for transaction records provided by property brokers within 48 hours of the transaction….