On April 27, 46 jurisdictions in Canada and the US removed 1,290 commercial motor vehicles with brake-related critical vehicle inspection item violations from Canadian and American roadways. That’s 14.1 percent of the 9,132 commercial motor vehicles inspected that day. This unannounced one-day inspection and enforcement initiative, conducted by members of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance […]
New Yorkers Have Pessimistic View of City, Poll Finds
In an exclusive Spectrum News NY1/Siena College poll, New Yorkers say they are pessimistic on New York City’s future as well as its mayor. 56 percent of respondents said New York City is headed in the wrong direction with 7 out of 10 saying they feel less safe now than they did before the Covid-19 […]
FMCSA Issues Emergency Regulation Waiver Due to Baby Formula Shortage
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) issued an emergency declaration providing regulatory relief for drivers hauling baby formula and related goods amidst a nationwide shortage. This Emergency Declaration addresses nationwide emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of baby formula, ingredients to produce baby formula including but not limited to whey, casein, corn […]
Making Sure Your Construction Business Is Above Board
Have you ever wondered what was on the roads and pavements to alert drivers and pedestrians to danger before the invention of traffic cones? It would be impossible to guess so we will just tell you. Before traffic cones there were huge wooden bollards and tripods. These often went unseen on the roads and were […]
FMCSA Announces NOI for Speed Limiters
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) seeking to mandate speed limiting devices on commercial motor vehicles. An initial review of the NOI has found that FMCSA is not yet defining a maximum speed, but is soliciting comments to a specific set of questions, and evaluating data on speed […]