Author Archives: Samuel M. Wendt
Commercial Truck No-Zones
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) created the "Share the Road" Program to educate the driving public about how to safely share the road with trucks and buses. One…
NHTSA Reports Increase in Traffic Deaths in 2015
On February 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a press release announcing its report on traffic deaths during the first nine months of…
Study: No Evidence of Benefits from Testosterone Therapy
Thanks to the enormous marketing power of pharmaceutical companies, testosterone therapy treatment for men with low testosterone, or Low T, has increased nearly fivefold over the last decade. Originally intended…
Electronic Logging Devices Required for Commercial Truck Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently adopted a Final Rule requiring the use of electronic logging devices (ELD) instead of hand-recorded on-duty/off-duty logs for commercial truck drivers (https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/FMCSA-ELD-Final-Rule_12-10-2015.pdf).…
Highway Bill Lowers Minimum Age for Interstate Truckers
A $305 billion highway bill passed by Congress in December lowered the minimum age for interstate commercial truck drivers from 21 to 18, but only for veterans and current military…
Industry Seeks Relaxed Regulations for Large Commercial Trucks
An article last month in The Kansas City Star highlighted the trucking industry’s recent efforts to loosen restrictions on trucking companies and their drivers. In Rules for big rigs spark…
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