Safety Regulations

A bill that would require truckers to carry more liability insurance is currently being considered by Congress. The Safe Haul Act of 2013, H.R. 2730, would amend Title 49 of the United States Code to increase the minimum insurance levels that motor carriers must purchase by almost $4 million. The bill would also increase the... read more

In late September, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that would require the nation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to follow the agency’s full rule-making procedure when addressing sleep apnea in big rig drivers. The bipartisan bill, H.R. 3095, was introduced a few weeks earlier by more than 60 co-sponsors and... read more

A federal grand jury had issued an indictment for the owner of a Redding, California, facility that provides tractor-trailer and other commercial driver drug testing services. The 56-year-old woman is accused of falsifying drug test results for big rig drivers and billing clients for tests that were never performed. The owner of Advanced Substance Abuse... read more

A report recently created by Oregon-based data mining firm Vigillo, LLC claims state and county authorities across the contiguous 48 states enforce trucking laws in an inconsistent manner. To create the report, the company allegedly compared inspections, collisions, and citations by county based upon commercial vehicle miles travelled. According to Vigillo’s Chief Executive Officer, Steven... read more

On July 1st, a new rule issued by the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regarding the number of hours truckers may be behind the wheel each day went into effect. Under the new rule, semi drivers may continue to drive up to 11 hours per day with a 14-hour... read more