by Brenda Craig | Dec 18, 2015 | Craig Safety News
DOT: Rules on driver training, carrier scoring could come by year’s end Matt Cole | @MattColeRR | December 17, 2015 Tweet Share Connect Email 0 Comments The entry-level driver training NPRM is projected to clear OMB Dec. 18 and be published in the Federal Register...
by Brenda Craig | Dec 16, 2015 | Craig Safety News
Trucking conditions decline: Conditions for trucking companies, as measured by FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, dropped significantly in October, signaling a weaker freight market for carriers and less leverage with rates. The drop was in line with expectations. FTR...
by Kerry Simmons | Nov 23, 2015 | Craig Safety News
Three-truck Ohio-based fleet Garfield Trucking has been issued an effective shutdown order following a roadside inspection that yielded dozens of violations and subsequent noncooperation from the carrier during an FMCSA inspection. The Jefferson, Ohio-based fleet in...
by Kerry Simmons | Nov 23, 2015 | Craig Safety News
Bill Quade is in charge of implementing new programs and regulations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. From his vantage point, the highway bill now moving through Congress will test the agency’s limited resources. Quade, the associate administrator...
by Kerry Simmons | Nov 6, 2015 | Craig Safety News
The U.S. House of Representatives passed by a 363-64 vote Thursday, Nov. 4, a multi-year highway bill that would strip the DOT’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of its publicly available carrier rankings and require regulators to rework the program. The...
by Kerry Simmons | Nov 2, 2015 | Craig Safety News
Freight’s “second season” late: The freight volume that typically comes before the holiday retail rush hasn’t quite materialized yet, says DAT Solutions, who call’s fall’s freight pickup the annual “second season” for freight. Van rates, meanwhile, held steady in...