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Truck-train crash points to safety records
It’s three days on from the horrific crash of a tractor-trailer that plowed into Amtrak’s westbound Zephyr passenger train as it rolled across the Nevada desert, yet few official details have been released by investigators beyond a preliminary death toll, now standing at six...
NTSB posts latest Most Wanted List
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a new list of the top ten “most critical transportation issues that need to be addressed to improve safety and save lives.” ...
FMCSA names five to truck-safety committee
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin. (FMCSA) has appointed five new members to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) , a committee established by Congress in 2006 to provide the agency with advice and recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and regulations...
ATA, OOIDA push NHTSA on crashworthiness standards
With everything from crashes by de facto illegal bus companies to commercial driver fatigue putting commercial vehicle safety in the headlines of late, it is perhaps no surprise that two key trucking advocacy groups have stepped up to the plate and are pitching for the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin, (NHTSA) to begin researching standards for the crashworthiness of heavy trucks...
PA State Police target seatbelts, hours-of-service compliance
While the nationwide Roadcheck safety-enforcement effort is underway through today, the Pennsylvania State Police has just reported on its own special-enforcement action against truckers, held on June 1...
Roadcheck eyeing buses, movers, hours-of-service
DUMFRIES, VA. Motorcoaches and moving company trucks, along with driver hours-of- service (HOS) documentation, are getting extra scrutiny during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual 72-hour “Roadcheck” safety inspection blitz, which started on June 7 and will run through June 9...
On-demand video training
J.J. Keller & Assocs. has added on-demand video training to its broad array of transportation-related management tools...
FMCSA slaps cease-and-desist on bus company Sky Express
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) late Friday said it had issued a cease-and-desist order against Sky Express Inc., which operated the bus that crashed in Virginia on May 31, killing four and injuring dozens. According to an FMCSA news release, Sky Express is an “unsafe, illegal bus company… attempting to operate and sell tickets under different names, including 108 Tours and 108 Bus.” The order was placed in effect immediately....
Prime Inc.’s Don Lacy garners top safety honor
Don Lacy, director of safety for Prime Inc., has been presented the 2011 Safety Professional of the Year award by the Truckload Carriers Assns. (TCA) Safety & Security Division...
Side crash protection available on Peterbilt Class 8 trucks
RollTek, a side-roll protection system utilizing side airbag protection and advanced seatbelt technology to prevent occupants in a rollover situation, is now available on Class 8 Peterbilt trucks. RollTek is manufactured by IMMI...
U.S. DOT names chief safety officer
Jack Van Steenburg has been appointed assistant administrator and chief safety officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ...
Alaska West Express earns safety award
Alaska West Express, a division of the Lynden family of companies, has received the Alaska Safe Truck Fleet of the Year Award for local cartage from the Alaska Trucking Assn. and Conoco-Phillips...
CSA training, knowledge for non-drivers
A new program being offered by J.J. Keller seeks to clarify what the FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) initiative is about and why non-drivers in a company need to understand the program...
Road Systems plant wins safety award
Road Systems Inc. (RSI) has been honored with the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Assn.’s (TTMA) 2010 Plant Safety Award. It is the second time RSI has received the award, previously winning in 2004...
CDLs, CMVs and CSA clarified
Whether the driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is required to have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or not, violations of Federal motor carrier safety regulations will be used to generate a driver’s score under the new CSA program, according to J.J. Keller, a fleet safety consulting and information company...
