Trucking News

Trucking Alliance Featured in HDT Editorial On Compensating Crash Victims

The federal government not only requires the commercial trucking industry to improve highway safety but also to compensate the victims of large truck crash victims, if a trucking company is…

Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) Urges Adoption of Hair Testing Law for Truck Drivers

 At a recent House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) addressed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about safety requirements for the commercial trucking industry. In addition…

Why Interstate Commerce Claims Belong in Federal Court

Recent interstate commerce claims have resulted in excessive damages and inconsistent rulings against transportation companies in state courts. The massive damages awarded are often unrelated to the fault of the…

Trucking’s Duty to Public Safety

Watch Lane Kidd discuss Trucking’s Duty to Public Safety with Heavy Duty Trucking’s Editor and Associate Publisher, Deborah Lockridge. When boarding a commercial flight, what do you expect? Cramped seats….

Closing the Drug Testing Gap: Thousands of Truckers Escaping Detection, New Study Finds

A new study in Transportation Journal published by Pennsylvania State University Press investigates the effectiveness of hair and urine drug testing for U.S. truck drivers, comparing results from eight trucking…

FMSCA’s 2022 Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics

View the FMSCA’s 2022 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics.

Truck Drivers Are Speeding – A New Federal Regulation Will Slow Them Down

During one week In July 2023, 11,448 passenger and commercial motor vehicle drivers were cited for unsafe driving. This exercise was part of “Operation Safe Driver Week,” organized in the…

Assessing the Potential Disparate Impacts of Hair Drug Testing Among Truck Drivers

The Trucking Alliance asked Drs. Doug Voss and Joe Cangelosi (Researchers) to assess whether hair drug tests disparately impact minority groups when compared to urine drug tests. The researchers utilized…

Lane Kidd Talks Speed Limiters and The DRIVE Act on RadioNemo

Truck speed limiters set the maximum speed a large truck may travel. The DRIVE Act opposes the use of speed limiters. Listen to Lane Kidd’s interview on RadioNemo for the…

Safety and Trucking Groups Oppose Bill to Prohibit a Federal Truck Speed Limiter Regulation

The legislation would hinder FMCSA from fulfilling its public safety mission to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses, which is urgently needed as traffic fatalities remain…