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According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), even the most well-trained, safety-conscious commercial truck driver engages in driving behaviors that could lead to a crash on today’s crowded highways.
After being held up for most of a year, the New Jersey Legislature has passed a law requiring operators of heavy trucks to carry a minimum $1.5 million in liability insurance, which is double the current federal minimum insurance requirement of $750,000.
The intersection of Interstate 95 and State Route 4 in Lee, New Jersey is the most congested trucking bottleneck of any of the 100 identified by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).
ICSA wants to give its members ample time to prepare for this three-day high-visibility, high-volume commercial motor vehicle inspection event held every year in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The CARB ACF regulation created state pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks that are much stricter than those established in the federal Clean Air Act.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced in May 2022 that the agency would pursue a speed limiter requirement on heavy trucks and buses.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some state driver licensing offices were closed and state licensing employees absent. To allow licensing to continue during the pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued several waivers for continued testing and skill evaluation of applicants for commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).
Under a notice posted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA) January 24, medical examiners have until February 23, 2024, to register with Login.gov and update their contact information.
The Court ruled that a team driver who is on duty for 24 hours or more must be compensated for any time above eight hours spent in the sleeper berth.