All Entries in the "SAFETY" Category
Hair Follicle Drug Testing for Trucking Industry
By Sandy Long – / N2N / – There has been a debate going on among trucking companies for several years over whether hair follicle drug testing should be adapted industry wide instead of the usual urine testing. Some companies such as Schneider and CREngland have adapted hair follicle testing as pre-employment and random testing [...]
US – China Work Together to Prevent Nuclear Smuggling
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China that paves the way for the establishment of a radiation detection training center in Qinhuangdao, China. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Vice Minister SUN Yibiao of the General Administration [...]
Top 7 Trucker Safety Issues to be Monitored by CSA 2010
- / N2N / – Trucking companies and their drivers have been preparing for a new safety initiative that will have a major impact on the industry. The Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA 2010) is designed to limit the number of serious trucking accidents. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration created the program to find unsafe [...]
Top 8 Autumn Safety Tips for Truckers
- / N2N / – Vibrant reds, yellows and golds abound in the view through the windshield as we travel the country. Temperature changes rapidly when the sun goes down or as we climb in elevation. Parents are relieved because they know where their kids are for at least eight hours a day. Flocks of [...]
Truckers Must Comply With Federal & State Laws
- / N2N / – Truckers have to comply with the rules of the road of every state in which they operate. In addition, the federal government, under the auspices of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has its own rules for truckers at 49 C.F.R. Part 392. FMCSA Regulations on Operation of Large [...]
Two UPS Crewmembers Killed in Dubai Crash
- / N2N / – UPS now confirms that two of its crewmembers, Captain Doug Lampe of Louisville, Kentucky, and First Officer Matthew Bell of Sanford, Florida, lost their lives in the crash of Flight 6 Sept. 3, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two pilots were flying a 747-400 en route to Cologne, Germany, [...]
Connecticut Govenor Announces Trucking-Safety Crackdown
September 02, 2010 – / N2N / – In early August, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell announced that her office was leading an “intense crackdown” on unsafe driving practices by truck drivers. The crackdown was announced in the wake of a series of serious trucking accidents that resulted in two fatalities and numerous road closures. The [...]
NTSB Holds Hearings to Investigate Truck Rollovers
- / N2N / – Any time a tractor-trailer is involved in a crash, the potential for serious injuries is high. These vehicles travel at high speeds while carrying heavy loads, which may include hazardous materials. When these vehicles collide with smaller passenger vehicles, the consequences are often catastrophic. When these trucks rollover, the potential [...]
Getting Some Perspective
By Sandy Long We are inundated with statistics from all sides about how many people are involved in large truck crashes and how truckers are always at fault. Organizations are formed to lobby for more regulations to be put on trucks and truckers using those same statistics to fuel sympathetic public opinion, and then the [...]
FMCSA Nabs 109 Commercial Drivers for Drug & Alcohol Violations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 109 commercial bus and truck drivers were removed from the roads and more than 175 carriers face enforcement actions as a result of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s annual drug and alcohol strike force sweep that occurred from June 21 through July 2. “If [...]
Free Training Video Helps Prevent Tanker Truck Rollovers
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today introduced a new training video that will help make the highways safer for cargo tank drivers and motorists alike. “Cargo tank rollovers are among the most serious types of large truck crashes, often resulting in fatalities and [...]
Passage of the “CLEAR Act” will Cost American Jobs
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – The House of Representatives last night passed the CLEAR Act by a vote of 209 to 193. Should this measure become law, the end result will be more dependence on foreign oil and more American jobs lost, not only in the Gulf of Mexico, but throughout the country by [...]
National Distracted Driving Summit Set for September
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the second National Distracted Driving Summit will be held on September 21, 2010, in Washington, DC. To build on the growing momentum sparked by the first summit last fall, Secretary LaHood will convene leading transportation officials, safety advocates, law enforcement, industry [...]
