Tank Check '97
"Tank Check '97," the first national cargo tank performance review conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, identified a variety of cargo tank safety problems last month.
Trucking and Motorcoaches
Legacy ID
316
Information on Drug Guidelines
The Federal Highway Administration has now published implementation guidelines for motor carriers in setting up drug and alcohol testing programs.
Truck, Bus Safety Inspectors Will Compete for Top Honors
Top truck and bus safety enforcement personnel from the United States, Canada and Mexico will compete Aug. 19-23 in Minneapolis for safety inspection honors.
FHWA's OMC publishes two documents in Federal Register to bring safety fitness rating methodology into conformance
To reduce truck crashes, the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Motor Carriers (OMC) continues to vigorously enforce carrier safety regulations, conduct compliance reviews, and help " high risk" carriers improve their safety performance.
Motor carrier safety ratings and other safety data are now available on the Internet
Motor carrier safety ratings and other safety data are now available on the Internet at http://www.safer.fmcsa.dot.gov.
The full 557-page Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study is now available to the public
The study is in the docket in the Federal Highway Administration's rulemaking, Hours of Service of Drivers. Along with the entire FHWA docket system, this proceeding has been transferred to the DOT docket system, with the new docket number being FHWA-97-002350. Copies of the study may be...
Technical summary of the recently completed Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study is now available
In response to numerous inquiries and requests, the 60-page technical summary of the recently completed Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study is now available.
SafeStat - Safety Status
A new national system of selecting motor carriers for on-site safety inspections, concentrating on a carrier's safety performance to identify and prioritize carriers that are "at risk," is being instituted this month by the Federal Highway Administration.
Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations in Highway Transportation
Now available to interested parties is a new Federal Highway Administration publication, "Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations in Highway Transportation."
FHWA Holds Public Hearing to Obtain Public Views on Vision Standards Research
The Federal Highway Administration will hold a public hearing August 9 in Chicago to obtain public views on research into the vision standards required to operate a commercial motor vehicle.