Arkansas Trucking Association

The U.S. Department of Transportation no longer requires trucking companies to keep all of its equipment inspection reports – only those that reveal a defect. The government estimates this will save the trucking industry about $1.7 billion per year, ranking it as one of the Administration’s biggest cost cutting savings to small business.

The required insurance minimum for motor carriers has been the same since 1980. According to Representative Matt Cartwright (D-Penn.) the current requirement of $750,000 is not enough to protect crash victims and fails to perform the basic functions that Congress intended: to promote safe operations by holding insurers responsible for inspecting trucking operations prior to underwriting policies and to protect the public.

The results are in from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck 2013 event that was held the first weekend in June. One in five vehicles inspected were placed out-of-service during the 72-hour safety event.  The enforcement and safety outreach campaign was carried out by members of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).