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US Senator Wants FMCSA to Get Tough with ‘Chameleon Carriers’

truck_rulesTrucking companies that have piled up safety violations shouldn’t be able to avoid those penalties by changing their name, says U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. Schumer, a Democrat from New York, says it’s time to do away with “chameleon carriers” who pose a threat to everyone on the road.

In a statement released last week, Schumer says he wants the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to impose regulations that will prevent transportation companies with sketchy safety records from operating under a different name. But Schumer also wants the FMCSA to get tough with companies that hire drivers with lousy safety records.

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Trucker Named “Highway Angel” for Saving Man’s Life

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Jose Nuñez, a truck driver from Homosassa, Florida, a “Highway Angel”.

The TCA says its Highway Angel award is about recognizing talented and thoughtful drivers for their “good deeds”, which can range from “simple acts of kindness, such as fixing a flat tire,” to “heroic life-saving efforts, such as pulling someone from a burning vehicle”. highway_angel

The latter half of that sentence aptly describes the heroics of Nuñez, a former firefighter who has been driving trucks for the past quarter-century. Currently, he works for Taylor Truck Line.

In early July 2014 Nuñez was driving on I-10 near the Okaloosa-Santa Rosa county line in his home state. As he came to the crest of a hill, he noticed a passenger van leaving the roadway before rolling several times, finally coming to a halt upside-down.

Nuñez safely pulled off to the side of the road, put on his flashers, and rushed to the scene of the accident. When he arrived there, he found a devastating scene: one man was lying unconscious on the edge of the van, his face buried in the earth. Another man, the driver, was trapped and screaming for help.

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Healthy Trucker Challenge Draws Attention to Driver Lifestyles

It’s been well known for a long time that truck drivers face unique challenges in trying to stay fit and eat well. Anyone who travels a lot knows it can be really hard to eat well and find time to exercise when spending days away from home. Obviously, truckers, whose job involves constantly traveling and being away from home face the most significant obstacles in trying to pursue a healthy lifestyle.

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Trucking Group Calls for Tougher License Regulations

The president of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) thinks it’s time the province imposed tougher licensing regulations. Right now all a prospective trucker needs to get behind the wheel of a big rig is a Class ‘G’ license and completion of a road test.

OTA president David Bradley says that system just isn’t rigorous enough. One big part of the problem: not all road tests are the same. Bradley says that while some of these courses can be very rigorous and cost upwards of $15,000 (like the course offered by Ayr-based Tri-County Training, which involves 280 hours of classroom and in-vehicle training), many trucker programs are much cheaper and far less intensive.Read More »Trucking Group Calls for Tougher License Regulations

California Truckers Ramp Up Fight Against Unsafe Diesel Particulate Filters

Truckers and carriers in California are currently fighting a state requirement that forces them to install diesel particulate filters in their diesel-powered trucks and buses. They insist that the filters are poorly designed and have caused trucks to break down, placing drivers in danger and making it impossible for them to meet deadlines.

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