Shifting the focus slightly from vehicles to drivers, this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will be held from July 9th through...
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New Out-of-Service Criteria from CVSA
Annually, the CVSA’s changes to the existing Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) are approved in October and take effect the...
Navistar Partners With Infrastructure Solutions Provider Quanta Services
ANAHEIM, Calif. , May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar today announced its newly formed partnership with integrated...
[Recap] Drive-In Movie
Cumberland partnered with End Slavery Tennessee for their event, Drive-In & Drive Out Trafficking, hosted at our location in Lebanon, TN back in June. Drive-In & Drive Out Trafficking...
CVSA Announces Dates for Brake Safety Week
This year's Brake Safety Week is scheduled for August 22-28, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). The enforcement campaign is a part of the larger Brake Safety Awareness...
FMCSA Proposes Rule Changes for Vehicle Safety Technologies
On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed to change the rules for windshield-mounted cameras in commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The proposed changes...
MROs May Sound the Alarm Even if a DOT Test is Negative
The addition of four commonly prescribed opioids to the DOT drug testing panel effective January 1, 2018, has left some drivers and carriers with unanswered questions, especially when the Medical...
Managing Drivers with Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drugs and Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation Do Not Always Mix Our society continues to be challenged with opioid overdoses. As managers of commercial drivers, we need to be aware of...
FMCSA Issues Final Rule on Electronic Exchange of Driver History Records
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule requiring State Driver Licensing Agencies to implement a system and practices for the exclusively electronic exchange of...
Top 3 Hazmat Violations in 2021
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Analysis & Information (A&I) online data, the top three hazardous materials regulations violations so far this year...
10 Tips for Driving Safely in Work Zones
We are now in the middle of work zone season and you cannot drive anywhere without experiencing a work zone. As traffic volumes begin rebounding as COVID-19 lockdown orders are relaxed, renewed...
“I got a warning letter from the FMCSA regarding my CSA SMS scores…what do I do?”
A warning letter is your chance to improve your safety performance and compliance without further intervention from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Read the letter carefully...