We applaud President Obama and his efforts to combat distracted driving. As part of his proposed 2013 budget, the administration has included $330 million as part of its six-year transportation spending plan to fund programs that target distracted driving. Text messaging while driving has drawn the scorn of safe-driving advocates nationwide, and currently 35 states […]
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Federal Laws Ban Texting While Driving for Truck, Bus, and Hazmat Drivers
In an effort to reduce truck accidents, the federal government has implemented strict new anti-texting laws for commercial truck drivers and bus drivers. As a truck accident lawyer, I like to cover all new trucking laws. These anti-texting laws are effective immediately, and fines could reach as high as $2,750. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced […]
FMCSA Launches Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Trucking Safety Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently launched a new trucking safety initiative called the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program. The heart of this program is a Safety Measurement System (SMS) that will analyze violations from inspections and crash data. Through these calculations, the FMCSA will be able to identify carriers with a pattern […]
FMCSA Moves Closer to Publishing Pair of Key Trucking Safety Regulations
Last Thursday the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved a proposed rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that would require the use of electronic onboard recorders or EOBRs by certain trucking fleets. According to FMCSA officials, this rule will require trucking fleets whose drivers have a history of violating […]
Ban on Texting by Commercial Drivers Announced
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Tuesday, January 26th that drivers of commercial vehicles, essentially large trucks and buses, are now formally banned from texting while driving and that drivers caught ignoring the ban could be fined up to $2,750. The ban is effective immediately. In a statement announcing the ban, transportation Secretary LaHood […]
