The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants your opinion about a new pilot program regarding drivers aged 18-20. The pilot program would allow drivers aged 18, 19, and 20 to operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce. These younger drivers would have to have a CDL,…
This year, the Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week took place July 12-18. Over the course of that week, law enforcement watched almost 70,000 incidents of unsafe driver behavior and issued over 70,000 tickets. Nearly 4,000 law enforcement officers in the United States and Canada interacted with nearly…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking the public about more Hours of Service regulatory relief. The pilot program they are seeking comments on would allow drivers one off-duty break for at least 30 minutes but not to exceed three hours. This would pause the…
In the wake of Hurricane Laura, Texas has suspended quite a few trucking rules and regulations to help get supplies into impacted areas quicker. Certain weight and size restrictions have been waived to help deliver food, water, equipment, medical supplies, and other needed items into the impacted areas in a…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an emergency declaration to help the areas in Alabama, Lousiana, Mississippi, and Texas impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Marco. This is an immediate response to the anticipated effects on people and property due to heavy rain, high winds, and flooding. Trucks providing…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded almost $80 million in grants for states and schools to help enhance commercial motor vehicle safety. $45 million are high priority grants and are going towards enhancing states CMV safety and to advance their technologies. $32.7 million will…
Public safety agencies and law enforcement have announced the transportation plan for the 2020 Democratic Nation Convention to be held in Milwaukee, WI on August 17-20, 2020. Together with local, state, and federal law enforcement, an outline has been put out closing roads, restricting flights, and putting in restricted zones…
Previously set to expire on August 14, Emergency Declaration 2020-002 set out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will now expire on September 14, 2020. The extension has been declared because the presidentially declared emergency is still in place. This waiver changes the Hours of Service commercial drivers have…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is having its annual International Roadcheck on September 9-11. In March 2020, the CVSA had postponed it due to the current pandemic, it is now at a later date than normal. The International Roadcheck is a three-day event where law enforcement makes sure commercial vehicles…
Fleet owners rely on their truckers to make sure deliveries get where they need to go and to make sure the cargo, truck, and themselves get there safely. Also, don’t forget all the laws that need to be followed while doing all of that. This is where dash cameras come…