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Who are These People and Why are They Telling Me What To Do? by Ellen Voie
When you enter any industry you will be overwhelmed by numerous acronyms; and the trucking industry is no different. In addition to MPG, EOBR, GOAL and others, your carrier will add to the list of letters that will become significant … Continue reading
Posted in Women in trucking Tagged agency, Federal, Federal Highway Administration, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, highway, highway traffic safety, interstate commerce act, interstate commerce act of 1887, interstate commerce commission, Modernization Act, motor, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, Ray LaHood, safety, traffic safety administration, trucking industry, united states department, United States Department of Transportation Leave a comment
Trucker: ‘Let’s Get Rid of Pay Per Mile’
A southern Ontario trucker is starting an online quest to get rid of the pay-per-mile. Maybe, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), should … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Auto Mechanics, Driving, Duty Time, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, highway traffic safety, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, NHTSA, pay, Red Seal, safety, southern ontario, Today, traffic safety administration, transportation dot, truck, united states department, United States Department of Transportation, Unskilled Workers 3 Comments
How to cure ‘Fatigued Driving’
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), have all been trying to find the cure for fatigued driving. Sadly though, they are all looking … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged Advocate Groups, driver fatigue, Driving, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, highway, highway traffic safety, motor, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, national transportation safety, national transportation safety board, safety, safety advocate, Tractor trailer accidents, traffic safety administration, transportation safety board, truck, trucking industry, united states department 1 Comment
LaHood Reaffirms Distracted Driving Commitment – How much ‘fudging’ will be involved?
In an analysis of 7,000 crashes released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2010 concluded that 30% involved some type of distraction but found that of 14 sources of distraction in a car, texting while driving was … Continue reading
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Educating the Public – Tips for Driving around Tractor Trailers
I thought we would try to start 2011 off the right way. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Association (FMCSA) along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) all seem to think that adding more … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Driver Industry Tagged axles, Crash Rates, Department of Transportation, fatality, federal motor carrier, FMCSA, highway traffic safety, Inkling, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, NHTSA, tractor trailer, tractor trailers, traffic safety administration, transportation dot, Truck Drivers, truckers, trucking industry 1 Comment
Speed Limiters are Unproven and Unsafe – ‘Big Trucking’ Disagrees
An announcement to consider speed limiting heavy trucks to 68 mph has small business truckers wondering why this unproven science is moving forward while minimum training standards for drivers are still not on the books. The National Highway Traffic Safety … Continue reading
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A Simple Fix For a Couple Of Trucking Problems
I saw a post earlier today on LandLine Now’s blog. It was titled “a solution to idling laws” and it was from a driver that said a simple solution was to make the truck makers add apu’s when they build … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged APU, cdl, cell, cell phone, cell phones, commercial vehicles, CSA, District of Columbia, highway traffic safety, home, LandLine, ludicrous laws, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety, national highway traffic safety administration, Severity, simple solution, text, text messaging, thieves, traffic safety administration, truck, Truck Drivers, trucking industry, trucking problems 3 Comments
Volkswagen ‘Shoot The Gap’ Commercial Should Be Removed From TV
Obviously Volkswagen is NOT concerned about safety – but IS MORE concerned about selling the 2011 Jetta. VW did try to “sneakingly” remove the TV commercial from their Youtube channel – but still runs it on TV and in my … Continue reading
NHTSA reports Traffic Fatalities down in 2009
Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their report on traffic fatalities for 2009. The report indicates that fatalities are still on a downward trend. This is good news obviously, but still it is too many according to … Continue reading
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