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By using driver safety information during pre-employment screening, commercial carriers will be able to better assess the potential safety risks of prospective driver-employees.
Read More →Hersman noted that the two most important factors related to safe motor carrier operations are the condition of the vehicles and the performance of the drivers.
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In light of recent motorcoach collisions caused by unsafe operators, federal agencies and one state in particular are concentrating their efforts to get the bad guys off the road.
Read More →New federal rule may specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative partnership will make the federal regulatory process more accessible to the public through Regulation Room, an online public participation environment where people can learn about and discuss proposed federal regulations and provide feedback.
Read More →New design, based on feedback from the public, incorporates the latest trends and best practices, and allows visitors to find the information they need more quickly and easily.
Read More →Seventy-four percent of commercial bus and truck drivers are now using their safety belts. Only 65 percent of drivers were using safety belts in 2007.
Read More →Complaint states that the owner of the bus company involved in a fatal accident last week, Cayetano Martinez of Los Angeles, had previously been shut down by FMCSA, only to attempt to "reincarnate himself as a new carrier" and unsuccessfully attempted to gain US DOT operating authority under a new name.
Read More →On Friday, a tour bus owned by Tierra Santa Inc. caused a collision that killed six people and injured several others. The company lost its ability to operate April 1, 2009, because it does not have insurance.
Read More →Expected to fully launch this summer, the first phase provides motor carriers the opportunity to visit the PSP Website and pre-register for the program by submitting their company contact information.
Read More →Includes giving more power to the FMCSA to place non-FMVSS-compliant passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles out of service, and developing a Web-based database of FMVSS-compliant passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles to be utilized by federal, state and local enforcement inspection personnel.
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