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Automated Driving Systems IS DEFENSIVE DRIVING RELEVANT? Vehicle crashes often make the news, especially if there's a fatality. A crash that occurred on May 7, 2016, was no exception. However, interest in the story was heightened because the car, a 2015 Tesla Model S,...

Drug Testing Changes HAIR TESTING - CLOSE TO APPROVAL? When the FAST Act, the highway funding bill, was passed in 2015 it authorized motor carriers to begin using hair analysis for drug testing purposes. Some large carriers have been doing just that, but they're also...

Electronics In Vehicles WHERE DOES THE DRIVER FIT IN? Cars and even trucks are offering an increasing array of electronic systems and many of those are aimed at making driving safer. For years anti-lock brakes have been standard. Now there are systems that will warn...

Looking For Solutions TRYING NEW APPROACHES Much of the current news in trucking centers around the latest Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. These topics become widely debated with various opinions about what the impact will be on costs and...

Drug Interaction Side Effects MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD WARNING FMCSA's Medical Review Board has asked certified medical examiners to include the possible interaction of certain prescribed drugs in their decision on whether to medically qualify a driver. The issue is the...

Speed Limiters The Debate Begins Unless you've been out of the country it's a safe bet that you've heard about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed speed limiter rule. One striking thing about the proposal is its lack of details. Instead of...

Younger Driver Pilot Program 18 YEAR OLDS TO DRIVE That's a catchy headline but there are some caveats to the program that limit how it can be applied. First of all, this is a pilot program set to last 3 years and there's no guarantee that it will be continued after...

Download PDF Newsletter Non Preventable Crashes Removal From CSA After much prodding from the industry the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a two-year program to test integrating "crash accountability" into CSA. This is a reversal from...

National Transportation ConsultantseNewsNational Transportation ConsultantsJune, 2015 Distracted Driving - Not Just TextingDistracted DrivingIs It Just Texting? On a clear dry morning an Indiana trucker who was "messing with the radio" drifted off I-65 in...

  eNews National Transportation Consultants May, 2015   Restart Study Released Shift To Daytime Driving Increases Crashes   A study of the July, 2013, restart provision changes has just been released by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The...