Regulations/Legislation

Washington — A bipartisan group of eight Senators has reintroduced legislation focused on strengthening safety related to trains carrying hazardous materials. Introduced on Feb. 24...

Washington — A group of lawmakers, labor union leaders and local leaders is renewing its push for Congress to pass the bipartisan Rail Safety...

Washington — Legislation recently introduced in both the House and Senate would require underride guards on the sides of new trucks in an effort...

Washington — OSHA has issued a clarification on a table in its Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200), the agency announced in a notice published Feb....

Washington — The American Trucking Associations is commending multiple industry safety provisions – including $200 million in federal funding for truck parking – that are...

Frankfort, KY — Legislation intended to clarify criminal trespass laws to enhance worker safety in Kentucky has advanced out of the state House. Sponsored by...

Washington — Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the House is intended to expand trucking companies’ access to driver safety records – and also make...

Washington — The National Safety Council is commending ASTM for updating its standard on serious incident and fatality prevention, which NSC says will “help...

Washington — Under legislation recently reintroduced in the Senate, agricultural and livestock haulers would receive extended exemptions from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service...

Washington — Advancing in the House: a bipartisan bill that would mandate a compliance report on an existing law that requires new multiline phone...