38 days ago by penskeblog

Jurisdictions nationwide are continuing to add idling regulations, and in an effort to create greater uniformity for drivers, several states are considering statewide regulations versus individual county or city regulations. Beginning in 2012, Oregon will restrict idling to five minutes in any 60-mi ...

44 days ago by Allen Smith

over-the-road bus drivers 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 are covered under the maximu ...

45 days ago by Administrator

Occasionally, a big-rig driver can lose control of his rig because of shifting or falling cargo. It is possible for building products to fall off a tractor trailer or bulldozers, front-end loaders, or any type of heavy equipment in transport to break from their moorings – all resulting in a devastat ...

47 days ago by Administrator

The headlines are filled with horrific big-rig accidents every day. Many of them have resulted from fatigued or overworked drivers – some actually falling asleep behind the wheel. Because truck drivers drive too many hours in a day, they tend to be overtired, causing them to also become negligent in ...

48 days ago by Brock

50 days ago by Allen Smith

The FMCSA issued their final ruling for the new hours of service rules which largely will take effect on July 1, 2013. There are some provisions, such as changes in the definitions of egregious violations and on-duty time, which will take effect on February 27, 2012. The current 11 hour driving rule ...

51 days ago by TJ

The Ban The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s, FMCSA, “Drivers of CMVs: Restricting the Use of [Handheld] Cellular Phones” ruling will be put into effect starting January 3, 2012. The ban is an industry wide ban on the use of all handheld cell phone devices and only carriers exempt from ...

52 days ago by therestdoctor

Going Somewhere? The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that cell phone use be banned for all drivers. The lone exception – emergency use. As NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman put it – “”No email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life.” Don’t expect the car industry, the me ...

61 days ago by Kathy

I have been the wife of an over the road truck driver most of my married life. I can honestly say even all these years later, his homecomings are still a time of celebration and jubilation. You would think we would be used to his absences by now. In a sense we are. I know it is his job. The kids acc ...

66 days ago by Bethany

I have Rosie PACKED with tools. I have my grandfathers hammer (which would come in second on my list of favorite tools I use), a couple different sized socket sets, wrenches, screw drivers and too many other items to mention. I have a favorite that I keep very close by though, and I probably use the ...