WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Arizona-licensed commercial driver Jordan A. Barson to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Barson was served the federal order on December 23, 2020. On December 10,
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WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Nationally recognized trucking lawyer Andy Young is the first ever Plaintiff’s Trial Attorney appointed to the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.Appointed as one of the last acts of departing Transportation Secretary Elaine Cho, the appointmentmarks the first time that a plaintiff’s attorney has been asked to serve on the MCSAC. The committee is an advisory body
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TOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — There are now 47 “board certified” Truck Accident Attorneys in the United States who are members of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. Representing the best of the best, these Truck Accident Attorneys are the attorneys who have proven excellent in the practice of Truck Accident law. The National Board of Trial Advocacy says that these
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys welcomes several new members to its Board of Regents. The ATAA is a leading non-profit trucking safety advocate organization which counts more than 600 attorney and legal professional members across the United States. The following Regents are among the first to be “Board Certified” by the National Board of Trial
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD MAKES POINT: TRUCKING COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ATAA SUPPORTS NTSB CALL FOR SAFETY MEASURES WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT/NTSB) — A fatal seven-vehicle crash on an Illinois highway involved three of the 10 issues on the National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, the NTSB detailed in a report issued Tuesday. The
Read moreTOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report stating verdicts against trucking companies in excess of $10M, otherwise known as “nuclear verdicts,” are hurting the trucking industry is wrong. The non-profit trucking safety organization “ATAA” says bad trucking companies need to be penalized — and that so called “nuclear verdicts” are only returned by jurors when trucking
Read moreLEADING TRUCK SAFETY ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO ATRI REPORT WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) just released its study on trucking verdicts over $10 million, which it has dubbed as “nuclear verdicts.” Eight months prior to the release of this report, Chris Spear, the President of the American Trucking Association claimed that “nuclear verdicts are strangling the
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: DOT) — The FMCSA has published a Q&A for drivers, shippers regarding transport of products related to the national coronavirus emergency. Here is the complete text: Are loads that include supplies related to direct assistance under the emergency declaration mixed with other, un-related materials covered under the declaration? Generally, yes, however, mixed loads with only a
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C., (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Thursday issued an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “Under Secretary Chao’s leadership, FMCSA is providing additional regulatory relief to our nation’s commercial drivers to get critically important
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — FMCSA is amending its December 8, 2016, final rule, “Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators” (ELDT final rule), by extending the compliance date for the rule from February 7, 2020, to February 7, 2022. This action will provide FMCSA additional time to complete development of the Training Provider Registry (TPR). The TPR will
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