Trucking and Motorcoaches
Legacy ID
316
FMCSA to Award $30 Million in State Grants to Advance Real-Time Safety Technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the availability of $30 million in state grants through two annual programs, each designed to strengthen commercial vehicle safety by assisting states to modernize their...
United States to Expand Trade Opportunities with Mexico through Safe Cross-Border Trucking
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that Mexican motor carriers will soon be able to apply for authority to conduct long-haul, cross-border trucking services in the United States, increasing economic and export opportunities between the two countries, and marking a...
Acceptance of Applications for Mexican-Domiciled Long-Haul Operations
The United States-Mexico Cross-Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program (Pilot Program) concluded on October 10, 2014. The Pilot Program was part of FMCSA's implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cross-border long-haul trucking provisions. Congress required the Pilot...
U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program Operational Update Report for Reporting Period: 02/03/2014 - 02/09/2014
Number of Motor Carriers with Active Operating Authority, Carrier Name, Operating Authority Granted, Pending, Dismissed, Withdrawn, Revoked Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study
The study compared 5-month work schedules and assessed SCEs (e.g., crashes, near-crashes, and crash-relevant conflicts), operator fatigue/alertness, and short-term health outcomes among CMV drivers operating under a 1-night rest period versus drivers operating under a rest period with 2 or more...
National Safety Code Change: Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has revised National Safety Code (NSC) – Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection (PMVI) - Standard 11. Implementation for the revised NSC-11 standard is anticipated throughout Canada starting in 2015. The Federal Motor Carrier...