Avery ViseBusinessFMCSA goes live with CSA-related dataThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wasted no time in making public data from the new Safety Measurement System, which is a key component of the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program — a name the agency has formally adopted for the intiative formerly known as Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010. The data is available on […]December 12, 2010BusinessFMCSA defends CSA 2010 in courtClaims that disclosure of data related to the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program will have disastrous consequences for many trucking companies fail to acknowledge that similar data has been available for more than a decade without causing such problems, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told a federal appeals court Monday, Dec. 6. Moreover, various […]December 7, 2010BusinessTrucking adds 1,400 jobs in NovemberTrucking companies added 1,400 new employees on a seasonally adjusted basis in November, according to preliminary payroll employment figures released Friday, Dec. 3, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a further sign of recovery, trucking jobs also grew on a year-over-over basis for the second month in row. Until October, […]December 3, 2010BusinessATA seeks more CSA 2010 changes before releaseAlthough the American Trucking Associations is not joining in litigation to block Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, it is asking for further changes before carriers’ rankings under the program are made public. In a related development, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it won’t implement the new system until at least Dec. 12. Boyd Stephenson, […]December 1, 2010BusinessGroups sue to block CSA 2010ATA continues to back program and won’t support effort Three organizations representing motor carriers asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Nov. 29, to block implementation of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 initiative or at least to prohibit the public release of certain CSA data until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration completes a rulemaking […]November 30, 2010BusinessWhite House reviews HOS documents planThe Department of Transportation has sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule that would establish regulations governing supporting documents needed to verify drivers’ records of duty status, or logs. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has said it will consider reducing or eliminating current paperwork burdens associated with supporting […]November 30, 2010BusinessGroups set to sue FMCSA over CSA disclosureAt least three industry organizations plan to file a lawsuit within the next couple of weeks seeking to block public disclosure of certain information from the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) initiative until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration considers disclosure as part of a planned CSA-related rulemaking next year. Early next month, the agency plans […]November 23, 2010BusinessNHTSA, EPA propose heavy truck mpg, GHG standardsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 25 proposed the first-ever national fuel economy and greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) reduction standards on medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. President Obama ordered the new standards in May, calling on them to be finalized by late July 2011. Last week, the […]October 25, 2010BusinessATA backs mpg rules to cut carbonWithout exactly embracing the idea, the American Trucking Associations’ board of directors backed a national fuel economy standard for trucks as a means of reducing carbon emissions as opposed to less attractive alternatives. The policy adopted by the ATA board at the association’s annual meeting in Phoenix states that “carbon emission reductions achieved through national […]October 23, 2010BusinessFMCSA forced to propose supporting docs ruleThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has said it plans to issue a proposed rule by the end of this year on supporting documents for hours-of-service compliance, but now it has no choice. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Sept. 30 ordered FMCSA to issue the proposed rule by […]October 2, 2010Previous PagePage 17 of 85Next PageTop StoriesDriver coaching and scorecardingDrivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outwardTruck drivers ranked a camera, depending on which way it faces, as having a good and bad influence on driver safety.Test DrivesQuick spin: Pete's electric Model 579Recruiting & retentionTrucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most driversTechnologyTransportation a top 10 target of cyberattackers, cases nearly triple last yearFeatured SponsorDownload the Heavy Duty Maintenance Checklist