Raising the Standards of the Trucking Industry
By: Richard Wilson Regulatory Compliance Manager Tran Services Trans Products The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be incorporating major changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, effective December, 2012. Among the changes planned for full launch … Continue reading
There is much reason to celebrate in Fultonham, New York as widow and crusader Hope Rivenburg’s 3 year relentless effort to ensure the passing of Jason’s Law for more safe truck parking ends in victory. Congressman Paul Tonko, Senators … Continue reading
The Trucking Solutions Group will be speaking to FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro on their weekly conference call on Wednesday June 20th, 2012 at 3 p.m. EDT. Truckers will have the opportunity to ask questions to Ms. Ferro on this … Continue reading
UPDATE: 11/23/2012 – Jabin Bogan returned to United States Although it is not fully and clearly expressed in the Constitution of the United States, the presumption of innocence is widely considered to be held in the 5th, 6th and 14th … Continue reading
Professional truck drivers are no strangers to fraudulent business practices within the trucking industry. From the industry self-made driver shortage to the trucking company lease purchase deception, America’s long-haul truck drivers have very few true advocates on their side. With … Continue reading
“If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” Well, Not necessarily . . . These days, Todd Dills and Richard Wilson are proving that the use of social media may very well bring … Continue reading
Safety advocate groups continue to argue that commercial motor vehicle drivers contribute a major danger to road safety. Organizations and political leaders tend to bow to their suggestions in relationship to their own agendas. The bashing of our professional truck … Continue reading
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) recently announced that more than twenty deaf and hard of hearing truck drivers who submitted applications for an exemption from the DOT hearing requirements through the NAD in July 2011 are now being considered … Continue reading
On December 12th, 2011 Senator Charles E. Schumer introduced to congress, bill S.1977, known as the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers … Continue reading
Discussing Real Life Trucking
Listening to the American Trucker
By: Allen Smith Trucking companies continually advise that they are interested in hearing what truck drivers have to say. They want to know their thoughts, ideas, opinions and solutions as they relate to the state of the industry. Motor carriers … Continue reading