by Brenda Craig | Feb 2, 2016 | Craig Safety News
The annualized turnover rate for large truckload carriers rose 13 points to 100 percent in the third quarter of 2015, the highest it’s been in three years, according to ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. The turnover rate at smaller truckload carriers, however, dipped...
by Brenda Craig | Jan 25, 2016 | Craig Safety News
The trucking industry has lost more than 150,000 drivers because of medical reasons since the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners was established in May 2014, says Bob Perry, president and founder of Rolling Strong. But carriers can reverse this trend, he...
by Brenda Craig | Jan 18, 2016 | Craig Safety News
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Jan. 15 a rulemaking proposal designed to update FMCSA’s safety rating methodology by integrating on-road safety data from inspections, along with the results of carrier investigations and crash reports, to...
by Brenda Craig | Jan 11, 2016 | Craig Safety News
Next month, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will begin accepting comment on its proposal to bar trucks with older engines from the ports. By March 1, it would require new trucks that want to serve the port have engines meeting 2007 Environmental...
by Brenda Craig | Jan 11, 2016 | Craig Safety News
A study of at least 200 truckers operating under various sleep schedules, such as split sleep cycles, could begin this year, according to documents from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The key goal of the research is to determine the safety viability...
by Brenda Craig | Dec 21, 2015 | Craig Safety News
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a 120-day grace period for medical examiners to transition to the new medical exam forms for DOT physicals. Beginning Dec. 22, medical examiners are required to use a new Medical Examination Report Form and...