Press Archive
- Top Drivers Honored at WV Truck Driving Championship
- State Driving Champions & Safety Award Winners
- Heavy Vehicle use Tax Return Form 2290 E-Filing Solutions for Truckers from WVTA
- WV Trucking Association Recognizes Drivers During 2020 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Sept. 13-19
- A Thank You from UPS Public Affairs
- National Truck Driving Championship Cancelled
- 2019 WV Truck Driving Championship Winners
- I-81 Fuels Tax Increases Start July 1st!
- SPOTTED LANTERNFLY: PERMITTING & COMPLIANCE - ALL CARRIERS WELCOME
- 2 Million Mile Safe Driver - James (Danny) Roberts
- Traci Nelson: Trucking industry needs the DRIVE Safe Act
- Two Million Mile Safe Driver - Jeff Smith
- WV Trucking Association Announces State Driving Champions & Safety Award Winners
- America’s Big Game Delivered By Trucks
- The West Virginia Transporter 2017
- WV OMEGA Appoints Daniel Hall Director of Government Affairs & Membership Development Coordinator
- WV OMEGA Appoints Traci Nelson President
- West Virginia Truck Drivers Gearing up for Industry's Top Prize ATA Welcomes State Champs to Orlando for National Truck Driving Championships
- WVTA Offers Safe Driving Tips for Upcoming Holiday Weekend
- WV Trucking Professionals to Test Skills In Driving Competition at the Winjean Trucking Company in Buckhannon, WV
- Highs and Lows: Trump's love of trucks
- WVTA Buyers’ Guide
- WVTA Year End Review 2016
- ATA's Holiday Safe Driving Tips
- ATA Thanks Congress for Advancing a Permanent Hours-of-Service Fix Bipartisan Effort Will Improve Industry's Safety and Efficiency
- WVTA Announces Designation of Exclusive Publisher and Advertising Sales Agent for WVTA Buyers' Guide
- West Virginia Trucking Association Recognizes National “Operation Safe Driver Week” Oct. 16-22
- Driver-Focused Inspection Blitz October 16th - 22nd
- Health Groups Sue FDA Over Cigarette Warning Labels
- WVU Researchers Present Tepid Economic Outlook
- ATA President Outlines Vision for Trucking, Federation Spear Calls for Unity and Strength in Annual State of the Industry Address
- WV Trucking Association Elects New Officers
- Gov. Tomblin Honors State Trucking Industry
- Truck Driver Appreciation Week
- National Roadside Truck Brake Enforcement Blitz September 11th - 17th
Updated rule would slash highest federal paperwork burden after taxes and prevent fatigued drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to require interstate commercial truck and bus companies to use Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in their vehicles to improve compliance with the safety rules that govern the number of hours a driver can work.
The proposed rulemaking would significantly reduce the paperwork burden associated with hours-of-service recordkeeping for interstate truck and bus drivers – the largest in the federal government following tax-related filings – and improve the quality of logbook data.
We wanted to share with you the below article, which appeared in the Daily Reporter yesterday:
Stricter seat belt and distracted driving laws have contributed to a decline highway fatalities in West Virginia, a state highway safety official said.
Figures released Wednesday by the West Virginia Southern Regional Highway Safety Program show 325 people were killed in accidents on West Virginia's highways in 2013. That's down from 338 in 2011 and 339 in 2012. The lowest number of highway fatalities is 315 in 2010.
Due to the State of Emergency issued for several counties in West Virginia, the Office of Emergency Services has issued a statewide Hours of Service Waiver, which is in effect until the end of the State of Emergency. This waiver was requested for fuel and water deliveries. A copy of the waiver is attached for your records.
Also, the Division of Motor Vehicles has issued an Emergency Waiver of Truck Registration - waiving any requirements under WV Law relating to trip permits, authorizations or licenses required for commercial vehicles operating in the State of West Virginia and transporting water and humanitarian relief to victims of water contamination. Please see attached waiver for required conditions that must be satisfied.
CDL-holders operating in interstate commerce have until January 30, 2014, to give their state driver licensing agency a self-certification statement and a valid medical certificate. For drivers licensed in West Virginia you have several options:
The West Virginia Trucking Association and American Trucking Associations are urging the millions of motorists that are expected to travel on the highways this Christmas holiday to follow the safety tips from a team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles.
