Transportation

Greenbelt, MD — Brake-related violations led to 8.7% of inspected trucks and buses being placed out of service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s most recent Brake Safety Day event.

San Diego, CA — A federal appellate court has again upheld California’s employment status law (A.B. 5) amid challenges from the independent trucking industry.

Washington — The National Transportation Safety Board has published 10 safety recommendations “all mariners should consider,” stemming from its investigations completed last year.

Washington — A trade association that represents U.S. passenger airlines and cargo carriers is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to give them two more years to comply with a final rule that requires a secondary cockpit barrier on new commercial aircraft.

Denver — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have required a human on board autonomous trucks in the state.

Washington — The National Transportation Safety Board is joining the call for increasing truck drivers’ access to parking.

Washington — The Federal Aviation Administration recently conducted a listening session to look at hazards faced by airport ramp workers and explore solutions.

Washington — Proficiency in speaking and reading English “should be a nonnegotiable safety requirement” for commercial truck drivers, according to an Executive Order recently issued by President Donald Trump.

Taylorsville, UT — “Pay more attention and slow down, knowing that there’s the lane closure.”

Washington — Repealing a century-old federal excise tax on heavy trucks could prevent 729 crashes and eight roadway deaths annually, a recent report from the research arm of the American Trucking Associations estimates.