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
Texas DPS says unsafe speed led to fiery tanker crash that killed truck driver
Officials in Texas are investigating a tanker truck crash that claimed the life of a truck driver in Cameron County ...more
$2.1 million worth of cocaine found hidden in the floor of a flatbed trailer
Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently discovered millions of dollars worth of drugs secreted in a semi trailer ...more
Kentucky weigh station to reopen with new flat/worn tire detectors, weigh in motion tech
A Kentucky weigh station that closed earlier this month will soon reopen with new upgrades to help CMV inspectors detect ...more
Officials seize 7000 pounds of pot from semi, shut down ‘black market’ distribution center in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced a large-scale drug bust that occurred late last week as part of an ongoing ...more
Bridge strike reveals 750 lbs. of marijuana concealed in roof of semi trailer
Police in New York made an unusual drug bust on Monday after a truck struck an overpass. On the afternoon ...more
Is Biodiesel More Effective Than Electric at Reducing Carbon?
With the transportation sector being the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S.1, fleets are increasingly feeling the pressure ...more