PHMSA Asks Stakeholders to Streamline Existing Regulations
“Regulations should be fit-for-purpose and produce safety benefits that justify the cost of compliance,” acting Administrator Ben Kochman said in a statement. (Arthur Kaszuba/Getty Images) The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is asking stakeholders to assess ways to streamline the agency’s existing regulations, including how to ...more
Truck spills load of glue on Michigan roadway after being cut off, troopers say
Michigan State Police (MSP) say that Monday cargo spill was caused by a vehicle cutting off a truck. The crash ...more
FMCSA orders truck driver off the road following DUI crash that killed four in Tennessee
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a truck driver to be an imminent hazard to public safety following a ...more
Oklahoma troopers ticket trucker for going 64 in a 35 m.p.h. work zone
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is asking commercial vehicle drivers to slow it down in construction zones after catching a truck ...more
Iowa DOT issues reminder about scale house parking for truckers
On Monday, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) reminded truckers that they are “not only allowed, but encouraged” to park ...more
Big rig hits three parked police vehicles on I-44, leaving three officers injured
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is investigating a weekend crash that left two state troopers and a local police ...more
Texas interstate closed for fatal tanker crash
Transportation officials in Texas closed both directions of I-14 on Monday morning for a multi-vehicle collision involving a tanker truck. ...more