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July 21, 2022

Bill Passed By House Committee To Boost Truck Parking Availability

On Wednesday, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation that expands truck parking infrastructure across the nation. Dubbed the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, the legislation now advances to

July 19, 2022

ATA Pushes Forward With Women in Motion Program

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently launched a program designed to encourage women to enter the trucking industry while also addressing industry issues that affect female drivers. On July 15,

July 15, 2022

FHWA Publishes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measures

The Federal Highway Administration has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend greenhouse gas emission measures. On July 15th, the FHWA published a rulemaking that proposes “to require state

July 13, 2022

U.S. Seeing Decline in Diesel Prices

The average U.S. price for a gallon of diesel fuel is falling after weeks of seemingly unending increases. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of Tuesday, a gallon

July 11, 2022

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Removal of Ice and Snow From Vehicles Passes in Pennsylvania

On July 6, the Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill 114, also known as “Christine’s Law,” by a vote of 49 to 0. The language of SB 114 has been incorporated into

July 8, 2022

Operation Safe Driver Week Starts Saturday, July 10th

Operation Safe Driver Week kicks off Saturday, July 10th and will run through the following Saturday, July 16th. Law enforcement from the USA, Mexico and Canada will be fanning out

July 5, 2022

Independent Contractor Law AB5 Set To Shake Up Trucking Industry in California

Its going to be a brave new world in California for trucking companies with the imposition of AB5, a new independent contractor law. “Most immediately, motor carriers must evaluate and

July 1, 2022

NHTSA Sets New Standard for Truck Trailer Underride Guards

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is upgrading safety standards on rear underride protection on tractor trailers to help prevent crashes involving passenger vehicles, but safety advocates say the changes

June 29, 2022

ArionT ELD Removed From List of Registered Devices

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed the ArionT ELD from its list of registered electronic logging devices (ELD). FMCSA said in a statement

June 27, 2022

Unannounced CVSA Brake Safety Day Places 1,200+ CMVs Out of Service

More than 1290 commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) with brake related violations from Canadian and American roadways were placed out-of-service during brake safety day, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance