What is Wrong within the US Trucking Industry

I want to first apologize for this article because it is going to be a long one, and secondly I apologize because some parts have already been discussed many times before. The US Trucking Industry has many different “problems” today. A problem is defined as – an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a [...]

MCSAC First Order of Business – Distracted Driving

Who would have thought? Distracted Driving is a problem – but evidently not for truck drivers – according to all the accident statistics. But Ray LaHood is “obsessed” with distracted driving and since he oversees what FMCSA and MCSAC does, then they must waste more money trying to find a reason to study distracted driving [...]

Cross Border Trucking with Mexico – Equals US Jobs Lost

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on May 6th that the Obama Administration was “very close” to announcing a plan that would resolve the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico. What are they smoking? I can say this if it makes you think the way the D.O.T. and Obama are [...]

CVSA Roadcheck June 8-10 for Trucks

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has changed the date for the road-check it was originally scheduled for the first of June, it has now been set for June 8-10.
CVSA stated Memorial Day weekend as the reason for the change. Officers could have been on over-time had they kept the original dates.

Road-check is an inspection [...]

DOT apparently not concerned with Safety

It is becoming more apparent that the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) is not concerned for the safety of truck drivers or the motoring public in general. The only thing about safety Ray LaHood seems to be concerned with is texting and driving, and apparently it’s mostly with truck drivers as indicated by the outrageous (up [...]

Ambulance Chasing Lawyers – Trying To Get Rich Off Trucking

This morning when I started my daily routine of searching for news articles about trucking and the drivers and the industry, one particular news article caught my attention fairly quick. It was titled “Trucking firm involved in 11-person fatal crash had poor safety rating.” The courier journal from Louisville, KY. reported that the trucking company [...]

Truckers say the U.S. must challenge Mexico’s tariff bullying

Almost one year after their implementation, U.S. trade officials have yet to question the legitimacy of politically targeted tariffs levied by Mexico on U.S. exports.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is calling upon the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to immediately challenge the legality of the tariffs so that the debate regarding cross-border [...]

NTSB to meet on “Most Wanted” Safety Improvements for Federal Agencies

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Thursday, February 18, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.
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