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Voices of Safety

Whether we travel in a family car, bus, motorcycle, bicycle, or large commercial truck—we all share the same roads, and we all share responsibility for helping keep one another safe. But how each of these modes of transportation move over our roads are very different. 

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California Meal & Rest Update: March 2019

Clarification Regarding Preemption Decision on California Meal and Rest Breaks 

On December 21, 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued a determination that California’s Meal and Rest Break rules are preempted under 49 U.S.C. 31141 as applied to property...

ALABAMA-2018-10-08-Hurricane-Michael-SOE

STATE OF ALABAMAPROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR

WHEREAS the State of Alabama is under imminent threat of Hurricane Michael over the Gulf of Mexico, which has the potential to make landfall as a Category 3 Hurricane;

WHEREAS this storm system is expected to bring high winds and torrential...

State of Florida Executive Order Number 18-276 (Michael)

STATE OF FLORIDAOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOREXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 18-276(Emergency Management - Tropical Storm Michael)

WHEREAS, as of 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 7, 2018, Tropical Storm Michael has formed 90 miles south of Cozumel, Mexico, with current maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per...