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CNBC recently launched a four part mini series  called "Collision Course" that focuses on the dangers of big rigs, and their drivers, on U.S. roads. They highlight the fact that almost 4,000 people have died in trucking related accidents in 2012. They also go on to mention some of the bad drivers that have been caught on the road, such as...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's "Brake Safety Week" is fast approaching, and thousands of commercial vehicles will be stopped to get their brakes inspected (among other common issues). It will last from September 7 - 13, 2014, throughout the entire U.S. and Canada. Vehicles with brakes that are deemed defective or out-of-adjustment will be placed out of service. Below are the...

Truck driver gun laws can often be confusing. Here are some helpful tips.

The efforts to suspend the restrictive hours of service regulations put in place last year has recently picked up a new supporter.

One analyst has determined that several major carrier bankruptcies were caused, in part, by the adoption of E-Logs.

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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has penned a letter urging the Department of Transportation to remove FMCSA administrator, Anne Ferro, stating she has a "clear bias against truckers and the trucking industry". Ferro recently published a blog post entitled: "Congress Shouldn’t Roll Back Safety; the Steps We’ve Taken Keep Tired Truckers off the Road", in which she claimed that the 2013...

The Senate Appropriations Committee recently voted 21-9, in favor of suspending some of the hour of service rule changes that were put in place back in July 2013. The reason? They're not sure if the rules put in place to increase safety actually work. The bill will now be voted upon by senate, and should it pass, drivers...