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Double Brokering Can Be a Problem for Everyone

11 April 2023

Double brokering means that a second broker gets involved in scheduling a load of freight, often through fraud. In a typical case, the second broker contacts an authorized broker and offers to haul a load.

FMCSA Updates Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Notifications

13 March 2023

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has just updated the notifications sent to carriers when there is a change in the information received by the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse about truck drivers employed by carriers.

DOT May Mandate Side Underride Guards on Trailers

13 March 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently sent an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on side underride guards to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB must approve it before the ANPRM is published in the Federal Register and available for public comment.

FMCSA Proposes New Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Rules

13 March 2023

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to change the financial responsibility requirements of brokers and freight forwarders. The changes are intended to benefit motor carriers.

Ready for More Winter Driving?

22 February 2023

Punxsutawney Phil Says Winter’s Not Over! ICSA safety consultants have been seeing far too many weather-related crashes this year! However, just because it’s late February doesn’t mean the danger is over. After all, Punxsutawney Phil, the ever-reliable groundhog, predicted just a few days ago that we’re in for another six weeks of winter!

ICSA Names 4th Quarter 2022 Safety Award Winners

22 February 2023

ICSA is pleased to announce the 4th Quarter 2022 winners of our safety awards. The quarterly awards were based on the fleet’s or the single-truck operator’s safety performance from October through December 2022.

FMCSA Proposes CSA Overhaul

22 February 2023

Say “Goodbye BASICs” - they will now be called “safety categories.” And say “Goodbye IRT”, or Item Response Theory, a decades-old FMCSA concept that was too complex to implement and too slow to be useful. Why should ICSA members care that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is once again proposing changes to the Safety Measurement System (SMS), the mathematical system used to calculate motor carrier safety ratings in the CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) program?

TOP 10 Trucking Bottlenecks in the U.S.

22 February 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released its annual report listing the worst traffic bottlenecks in the country. The difference between ATRI’s analysis and that of other reports identifying congested corridors is that ATRI specifically identifies granular chokepoints in the nation’s truck freight transportation system using GPS data from over one million trucks.

ATRI Asks Industry’s Opinion on Marijuana Legalization

22 February 2023

We want to encourage ICSA members to participate in a new ATRI survey on the impact of marijuana legalization on the trucking industry. ATRI leaders expect the survey will provide insight into the specific challenges motor carriers face as the use of recreational marijuana grows in the U.S., as well as potential approaches the industry can take to address these challenges. ATRI’s confidential survey is available online here and will remain open through March 17, 2023.