Month: August 2012
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is the agency that creates regulations that affect the trucking industry. When the amount of fatalities caused by significant trucking accidents started to remain stagnant, the agency developed a new plan called CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) that was designed to reduce the number of deaths caused by these crashes….Read More
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is the agency in charge of creating new regulations for trucking companies and their drivers. The agency has long been concerned with the further reduction of deaths caused by trucking accidents, and every trucking accident that occurs throughout the country is extensively studied in an effort to understand what…Read More
With the economy struggling to rebound, every paycheck matters. Workers are reluctant to miss any time from work because time away means less money. With workers pushed to do more because of smaller workforces, employees may pressure by their employers to be present, even when not well. When an employee is injured on the job,…Read More
The trucking industry is one occupation that has a backlog of open positions to fill, and not enough applicants to fill all of the available positions. Experienced drivers will generally have their choice of where they want to work. With new rules being placed on truck drivers and trucking companies by the Federal Motor Carrier…Read More
Despite a ban on teen drivers from using cellphones while behind the wheel, a new study finds that teens are texting while driving more than ever. In North Carolina, it is against the law for drivers under the age of 18 to use a hand-held cellphone while driving, including for talking or sending and receiving…Read More