February 27, 2022 • ATA,
CDL,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FMCSA,
INSURANCE,
NEWSLETTER,
OOIDA,
Parking,
SAFETY The minimum age to obtain a commercial driver’s license and drive a tractor-trailer within state boundaries is 18 in all states. Federal guidelines require the driver of 18-wheelers to be at least age 21. That appears to be changing. With the passage of the November 2021 $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment Act, Congress requires the Federal […]
At the start of the new year, the state of Alaska inaugurated new regulations that allow four-wheelers on roads with a speed limit of 45 mph or less. In the past, rules allowed these motorized vehicles to cross state roads only. Alaska defines all-purpose vehicles as any self-propelled device on wheels or tracks that make […]
November 28, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GAO,
INSURANCE,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
PEDESTRIAN,
Road Safety,
ROUNDABOUT,
SAFETY,
Speed,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
Traffic Safety,
VISION ZERO By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Read Parts 1 and Part 2 for more information. Data-Driven Safety Such data-driven analyses play almost no role in urban traffic safety programs today. For example, Vision Zero is based on […]
June 20, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Autonomous Car,
Bicyclist,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS,
infrastructure,
INSURANCE,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
speed limits,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
V2V,
v2x By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Please read Part 1 from last […]
Over the past two years, insurance rates for trucking companies have increased an average of 20 to 25 percent. Umbrella or excess liability policies have increased even more—over 75 percent—which forces most trucking companies to carry less coverage. By federal law, all commercial haulers must carry $750,000 in liability insurance, which won’t cover most jury […]
