The Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled that New York City and other municipalities can be held liable for failing to redesign streets with a history of traffic injuries and reckless driving.

The ruling stems from a crash in 2004, when Louis Pascarella, driving “at least” 54 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone, struck 12-year-old Anthony Tur... Read More

Federal safety regulators are proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a specific maximum speed. A notice of proposed rulemaking was issued jointly on Aug. 26 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The NPRM comes after a decade-long push by trucking and safety advocates to put suc... Read More

1. What DOT Inspector Screens Show when Drivers Near a Weigh-station

As you near a weigh -station, DOT inspectors are pulling drivers’ basic information up on their screens. There are three things inspectors look for first: ISS (Inspection Selection System) score, vehicle out-of-service score, and driver out-of-service score.

These scores are color coded based on the score level. If a score is ne... Read More

With the ever-growing driver shortage looming, many motor carriers are lowering their hiring standards to fill their empty trucks.  No company wants to turn down a job because they don’t have drivers to service the account.  But while companies to some extent are at the mercy of supply and demand, carriers have to keep the potential for negligent hiring lawsuits top of mind.

Neglige... Read More

The rule of thumb is that the minimum age for hiring a driver should 23 years old. By law, an interstate driver has to be 21 years old. When you add two years of experience, you thusly get a 23 year old truck driver.

So you want to hire a driver with less than two years CDL experience.  Quite often, companies are motivated to put a driver in a seat to get the truck moving. 

This ... Read More

Whether you’re a long-haul trucker or the average commuter, road etiquette factors into your daily life in a huge way. If those around you are patient and courteous, driving can feel effortless and safe. If they tailgate you and honk incessantly, this can be not just frustrating, but dangerous. Bad behavior like road rage imposes enormous financial and psychological costs on everyone. But th... Read More

Would you like to have an impact? FMCSA is recruiting truck drivers and carriers willing to participate in a Driver Restart Study. This study will measure and analyze the fatigue and safety performance levels of drivers who take two nighttime rest periods during their 34-hour restart break and those drivers who take less than two nighttime rest periods during their restart break.

 *Drivers wil... Read More

On Dec. 16, President Barack Obama signed the appropriations bill, which suspended the enforcement of the required 34-hour restart for truck drivers, including two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. once-per-week.

The bill's suspension went into effect immediately for all drivers and carriers after the president signed the bill. Accordingly the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now... Read More

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Lance Surety Bonds works closely with hundreds of freight brokers and helps new ones get bonded on a daily basis. With the recent transportation capacity crunch, shippers, brokers, and 3PLs have seen some major challenges. Here are some areas of improvement which we offer to deal with the ca... Read More