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Jeff Langloss, federal program manager for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the state of Texas, during his “CSA: Pre- and Post-trip Inpection†seminar at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas

The annual Brake Safety Week inspection spree will take place Sept. 7-13, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced.  CVSA says it expects more than 30,000 brake inspections to take place during the week, which would be a 50 percent increase

With the federal government setting rules for the way trucks perform, for how vehicle owners need to maintain them, for when truck drivers may and may not work and how they are to be paid and even

Carriers operating in certain states in the West — specifically those who are based in California or do a lot of business there — may want to give their independent contractor agreements a critical eye, especially

The 2014 Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas offered fleet and supplier attendees with insight on the future of trucking and how carriers are using technology today and will use technology

A couple of news stories caught my eye this week – and it’s only Tuesday.  The first item, from The Huffington Post, details current research into seatbelts – specifically shoulder belts, which could – in the very near future

Common themes of regulatory criticism popped up often in the public comments offered on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed driver coercion prohibition rule, chief among them being

Violations against drivers or carriers that are dismissed or result in a “not guilty†ruling will no longer count in Compliance, Safety, Accountability scoring nor on driver Pre-Employment Screening Reports.

T.F. Scott Darling III has been named Interim Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.  The news comes in a farewell message to staff from outgoing Administrator Anne Ferro, circulated by the FMCSA communications office.