Congress again eyes liability insurance minimum increase A bill that would tie truck owners’ minimum liability insurance requirements to medical care inflation has been reintroduced in the U.S. House. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois) first introduced the legislation, dubbed the “Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per […]
Truck cameras have become so important to fleet safety that trucking insurance expert Sam Tucker believes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be mandating their use. “I hate to look into my crystal ball and think that’s the case but I really do. I honestly do,” Tucker, CEO of Carrier Risk Solution, said during Truckload […]
Biden taps Joshi to lead FMCSA Meera Joshi, who has served as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) acting administrator since the Biden administration took office in January, is the president’s nominee to head up the agency that oversees the trucking industry.
Motor carriers have largely benefitted from using social media platforms to stay connected with a remote driver workforce, as well as with current and prospective customers. A hard-fought image can be tarnished instantly, however, with a commentator who shares grievances or negative opinions. Like most companies, motor carriers are generally cautious about information they share […]
Navistar recalls 1,400 trucks for two brakes issues Two separate recalls involving brakes from Navistar affect more than 1,400 International trucks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. One recall includes approximately 845 model year 2021 International HV, LT, MV and RH trucks equipped with Bendix pressure switches. According to the recall, a retainer […]
ATRI seeks insurance data to study impact of rising costs The American Transportation Research Institute is in the process of collecting data to better understand the rising costs of trucking insurance and how those costs are ultimately impacting the industry’s overall operational costs. This research was identified as a top priority for the group in […]
Isuzu North America Corporation and B2B middle-mile logistics startup Gatik announced Tuesday a collaboration to develop and evaluate fully autonomous medium-duty trucks. The effort – an industry first in the medium-duty segment – will integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology into several Isuzu medium-duty N-Series trucks to produce SAE Level 4 delivery vehicles with redundant systems. The first vehicles […]
Another Calif. court opinion goes in favor of A.B. 5 applying to trucking While the trucking industry’s larger case against California’s A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators is still unfolding in a federal district court, a second state court in California has ruled that federal law does not preempt a law that would […]
Another Calif. court opinion goes in favor of A.B. 5 applying to trucking While the trucking industry’s larger case against California’s A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators is still unfolding in a federal district court, a second state court in California has ruled that federal law does not preempt a law that would […]
