Drive Underway to Increase Truckers’ Minimum Insurance Limits June 5, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Truckers would be required to buy higher insurance limits under a government proposal, although how much higher is not yet...
Some Trucking Firms Want Congress to Ease Safety Limit on Truckers’ Hours June 5, 2014 By Jeff Plungis The 70-hour cap on a U.S. trucker’s workweek has a chance of being eased by Congress, undoing the result of...
Mother of Student Killed in California Crash Sues FedEx April 23, 2014 By Edvard Pettersson FedEx Corp. was sued over an April 10 collision on a California highway that killed 10 people when one of...
U.S. Agencies Join Probe of Fatal California FedEx/Bus Crash April 14, 2014 By Richard Clough and James Nash FedEx Corp. will be in the spotlight of U.S. safety investigations operating alongside local law enforcement inquiries after a fiery...
Southern California Bus Company Ordered to Cease Operations December 30, 2013 The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered a Los Angeles-based bus company to cease operations after federal safety investigators said they...
Safety Regulator Completes Crackdown on Bus Companies December 13, 2013 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. Transportation Department, under scrutiny after a watchdog questioned its oversight of bus companies, pledged to do deeper investigations...
Federal Safety Regulators Criticized for Missing Bus Safety Hazards November 8, 2013 By Jeff Plungis U.S. bus regulators are overlooking or not catching serious safety hazards before fatal crashes and need to change their auditing...
Groups Say Regulators Allow Unsafe Mexican Trucks on U.S. Roads September 27, 2013 By Jeff Plungis Regulators determined to let Mexican trucks on U.S. roads under a trade deal have downplayed safety shortcomings with companies in...
Trucking Industry Loses Challenge to Driver Fatigue Rule August 6, 2013 By Jeff Plungis and Tom Schoenberg U.S. Transportation Department regulations to ensure drivers get more rest were mostly upheld by a federal appeals court, a defeat...
Safety Board Recommends ‘Talking Vehicles’ Technology in New Models July 25, 2013 By Joan Lowy The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other...