by Wendy MacPherson | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the central role local and long haul trucking companies and drivers play in the overall U.S. economy and specifically our public health infrastructure. Now, as states and businesses around the country gradually reopen and truck...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the publication of its long-awaited final rule on changes to the hours of service (HOS) regulations. FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen broke down the revisions to the HOS rules during a press...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded through June 14 its emergency declaration relaxing hours-of-service and some other rules for drivers transporting “relief” loads for COVID-19. The new emergency declaration explains that a national emergency...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms often include cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell. Our understanding of how the virus spreads is...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Washington — A new safety tip card created by the National Transportation Safety Board for commercial motor vehicle drivers and owners is intended to reinforce common lessons learned from agency crash investigations, as well as issues outlined in NTSB’s list of 10...
