Tag Archives: trucking regulation
New Illinois Law to Improve GPS Data for Truckers
Last week, Illinoispassed a law to improve the GPS data available to truck drivers. The goal is to provide better routing details specific to trucking in the state, thus helping to reduce accidents and traffic. Starting January 1, 2012, the … [Read more]
NTSB: No Cellphones for Truck Drivers
As I noted last year in reference to a serious truck crash near Munfordville, Kentucky, multiple fatalities make the job of a truck accident attorney even harder to bear. This week, however, I am heartened by news that that particular … [Read more]
HOS Rules Waived for Relief Trucks in 10 Storm-Struck States
Extreme weather has prompted governors to suspend hours-of-service rules for relief supply trucks in the following 10 states: Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia. Specifically, Hurricane Irene and Missouri River floods have … [Read more]
FMCSA Changes Hazmat Threshold Rules
In early August, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration changed how it determines which motor carriers are subject to the Hazardous Materials intervention threshold. As a truck accident attorney, I view this as good news. The agency has trucking safety … [Read more]
FMCSA 5-Year ‘Transportation Life Cycle’ Plan Draws Mixed Comments
Recently, I wrote about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s five-year strategic plan to reduce trucking accidents with a holistic regulatory approach that focuses on safety from “warehouse to boardroom.” FMCSA’s plan calls for it to regulate not just truckers … [Read more]
Will FMCSA Create Database to Track Trucking Safety Violators?
Would a national database that tracked “patterns of safety violations” among trucking company officials, supervisors, and other major influencers make a difference? A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee thinks so. It has recommended the FMCSA set up such … [Read more]
Bipartisan Bill to Require EOBRs in Trucks
What better way to reduce truck accidents than by strictly enforcing Hours of Service rules with electronic on-board recording devices (EOBRs)? This truck accident attorney is pleased by newly proposed bipartisan legislation that calls for universal installation of EOBRs in … [Read more]
Trucking Death Rate Declines as Enforcement Toughens
I am pleased with a new report released Monday that shows large truck-related highway fatalities dropped 14.1% to the lowest level yet recorded, according to an analysis of 2009 Department of Transportation data. Said Bill Graves, President of the American … [Read more]
Efficiency vs. Safety in Truck Driving Hours-of-Service Regulation
In my work as a truck accident attorney, I have handled many cases involving trucking accidents caused by driver fatigue and violations of Hours-of-Service laws. Would changing the rules regarding the length of truckers’ workdays and work weeks mean fewer … [Read more]
IIHS Calls for Stronger Truck Underride Guard Standards
As a truck accident attorney, I deal with all kinds of senseless truck wrecks. I have handled cases in which drivers were killed and their cars went under a trailer even though they hit the underride guard. My book, Truck … [Read more]