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NHTSA studies average ABS repair expenses

Monthly maintenance and repair expenses for tractor/trailer antilock braking systems (ABS) average 85 cents for tractors and 25 cents for trailers, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) analysis...

CTA names
safety winners

The California Trucking Association (CTA) has named its annual safety winners, including several bulk carriers...

SPCC amendment
delayed to January 2010

The Environmental EPA is once again delaying the effective date of certain final rule amendments that apply to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations...

ATA reorganizes 2 councils

The Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council and the Security Council of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have reorganized to form the Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council and the Safety Management Council...

VA shutting down
highway rest stops

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is criticizing the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for planning to close 25 of the state's 42 Interstate highway rest areas...

Texas gets FEMA funding for hazmat container handling

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1.56 million to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the collection and proper handling of hazardous materials in orphan drums and containers...

NHTSA delays ABS
requirement sunsetting

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has posted an interim final rule on its Web site delaying the sunsetting of a requirement related to trailer antilock brake systems (ABS)...

FMCSA posts anhydrous ammonia update

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has posted a recent update for anhydrous ammonia/nurse tank safety on its Web site at fmcsa.dot.gov...

NEFI defends certain SPCC truck exemptions

The Environmental Protection Agency (SPCC) amendments were finalized in December and set to take effect February 3, 2009, but were delayed by an Obama administration move for review...

ACC calls for
rule modernization

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is calling for improvement and modernization of the US chemical regulatory system and pledging a leadership role in what the council said is a critical initiative...

CHEMTREC training
video available

A training video is available that discusses the CHEMTREC program for emergency responders, according to information from the American Chemistry Council...

ERG2008 video
online at PHMSA

A training video is available online from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to enhance the use of the Emergency Response Guidebook 2008 (ERG2008)...

Don't cut safety along with budget reduction

With companies taking a hard look at their budgets due to current economical situations, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASAE) is reminding them to keep safety processes as the top priority...

PHMSA grants NTTC petition
in NY hazmat marking controversy

The Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA) has granted in part the National Tank Truck Carriers’ (NTTC) preemption petition that challenged the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s marking and recordkeeping requirements for gasoline transport vehicles, according to information published in the Federal Register January 23...

NSC wants drivers
to stop using cell phone

The National Safety Council (NSC) is calling for a ban on motorist cell phone use because of safety concerns, according to NSC information...

Mack again sponsors construction driving contestMack again sponsors construction driving contest

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, will again sponsor the Driving Skills Safety Challenge during the World of Concrete show February 3-5 in Las Vegas NV...

Volvo seeks nominees for safety award

Volvo Trucks North America is seeking nominees for its fleet safety awards that will include $25,000 each to two fleets with the best driving records in 2008, according to Volvo information...

Task force recommends
CDL program improvements

The federal commercial driver license (CDL) program is a highly effective highway safety program with a fundamentally sound foundation, a CDL task force that includes John Conley, president of the National Tank Truck Carriers, has concluded...

FHWA clarifies
vest rule

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has clarified a rule that requires all workers, including cargo tank vehicle drivers, to wear a high visibility vest when standing in a "federal aid highway" right-of-way, according to NEON,, the New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) newsletter...

ATA, Codega introduce driver program

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Codega, LLC have introduced the ProTraining Safety Series 1 program to educate truck drivers, particularly new and younger professionals, about basic truck safety concepts, rules, and practices...

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