FMCSA wants to know: Are truckers using their seat belts?

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators plan to survey truck drivers on their seat belt habits after recent fatality data revealed a high number of unrestrained drivers involved in fatal accidents.

In a notice published Wednesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it intends to use “quantitative data collection techniques” in an anonymous, self-administered online survey to understand truckers’ behaviors regarding seat belt use and road safety.

“Existing data on the usage of safety...

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Driver shortage not on FMCSA safety head’s radar

ORLANDO, Fla. — If there is a shortage of commercial truck drivers in America, that’s probably news to the official in charge of regulating them.

Speaking Tuesday at the Transport & Logistics Council’s annual conference, Jack Van Steenburg, executive director and chief safety officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency recorded 112,000 new applications for motor carrier authority in 2021, up from 45,000 new entrants in 2019. 

Van Steenburg said he couldn’t pinpoint...

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