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NewsJune 1, 2009

Roadside Inspections to Increase June 2-4

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Roadside inspectors patrolling North America's highways June 2-4 will be conducting their annual "Roadcheck," an event sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).

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NewsMay 12, 2009

FMCSA Offers Driver Safety Web Site for Fleets

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration now offers a commercial motor vehicle Web-based safety training program for both drivers and fleet safety managers responsible for driver training.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2009

Georgia Truck Safety Campaign Underway

VALDOSTA, GA --- Law enforcement officers who patrol Interstate 75 in Lowndes and Cook counties launched the fifth enforcement wave of the Georgia TACT Program on Monday, Feb. 23.

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NewsDecember 3, 2008

New Rules Target Medically Unfit Drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Federal officials are implementing regulatory reforms aimed at getting medically unfit truck and bus drivers off the road.

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NewsNovember 20, 2008

Nation’s Truck Drivers to Be Limited to 11 Hours Behind Wheel Each Day

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The nation's 3.5 million truck drivers will be limited to driving for 11 hours and working for no more than 14 hours each day under a new rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 23, 2008

Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010: A New Way to Reduce Truck-Related Fatalities

Due to staffing constraints, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA ) can currently only audit about 2 percent of nation's truck fleets. In response to these resource constraints, FMCSA is developing a Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 initiative to implement new ways to reduce truck-related accidents. CSA 2010 will measure a fleet's safety performance through data uploaded from fleet compliance activities and accident reports.

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NewsAugust 7, 2008

Industry Group Backs Bill Seeking Tax Credits for Safety Technologies

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is actively backing Senate legislation that seeks to provide tax credits for purchases of trucks and buses equipped with certain safety technologies.

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NewsJuly 24, 2008

Study: Truckers Violating Medical Rules Continue to Pose Safety Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States hold commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, according to a new U.S. safety study.

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NewsJuly 2, 2008

Truck Inspection Campaign Shows Lowest Vehicle Out-of-Service Rate in Decades

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced that a recent check on the trucking industry revealed the lowest rate of out-of-service vehicles in two decades.

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NewsMay 29, 2008

Trucking Regulators Issue Warning About Anti-Smoking Drug

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 22 issued a warning about the use of the anti-smoking drug Chantix and advised health care providers "to not qualify anyone currently using this medication for commercial motor vehicle licenses."

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