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Up next Senate Lawmakers look into regulations and safety issues for large trucks. The Senate Commerce subcommittee heard from those who work in the Trucking Industry and a truck safety group. Authorization. Several trucking policies found many changes in the past decade including changes in both the industry and regulatory changes at the federal motor carrier safety administration. In nebraska, the hours of service at the top of the list. Concerns from truckers are consistent. These regulations...

Ohio-based Gurtej Singh allegedly overbilled shippers, consolidated shipments, and caused the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of goods. Also: ATA names 27 to Law Enforcement Advisory Board.

The emergency and supply lines that stretch between a tractor and trailer offer a colorful reminder that compressed air is the lifeblood of your brake

Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 10,091 inspections and placed 1,273 vehicles out of service for brake-related critical vehicle inspection items on May 26. Inspectors tracked and reported this Brake Safety Day data to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the organization behind the unannounced one-day inspection and enforcement initiative focused on brake systems. “Inspectors conducted their usual inspections and reported brake-related data to CV...

More than 1,100 trucks parked during unannounced brake inspection blitz Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in the U.S. placed 1,151 vehicles out of service because of brake violations during a one-day inspection effort in May. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said authorities in the U.S. inspected 8,658 vehicles during its annual Brake Safety Day May 26.  “Inspectors conducted their usual inspections and reported brake-related data to CVSA for Brake Safety Day,” said CVSA Presi...

The list of people is nearly double the amount who made $200,000 the year before.

Delaware News Journal Fifty-one state employees made more than $200,000 in 2020, nearly double the number of people who made that sum the year before. Thats according to a database of state employee salaries provided by the state Office of Management and Budget. The plethora of high earners is due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic demanding more hours of top health officials and Black Lives Matter protests prompting police to clock in an unrivaled amount of overtime. Dr. Rick Hong, the medica...

What will CVSA inspectors be checking during Operation Safe Driver Week? AskWaves: Inspectors to focus on speeding, unsafe driving Inspectors to focus on speeding, unsafe driving during Operation Safe Driver Week. Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Truck drivers and fleets have two months to prepare for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Operation Safe Driver Week, which is set for July 11-17. CVSA said inspectors throughout North America will focus on speeding and unsa...

May 04, 2021 While special emphasis will be placed on driver logs and lights during this years Roadcheck, its still open season on the rest of the vehicle and the person in the drivers seat. Beginning last Monday, CCJ published a six-part series on Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck blitz, which kicks off today.  I hope the nearly bumper-to-bumper series was a simple, high-level reminder of basic maintenance best practices. Maybe it served as the impetus for a thorough system c...

This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will take place July 11-17 with an emphasis on speeding. During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Identified unsafe drivers will be pulled over and issued a citation or warning.“Data shows that traffic stops and interactions with law enforcement help reduce problematic...