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CVSAs inspected more than 13,000 vehicles during unannounced 5-day hazmat inspection initiative
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) conducted unannounced hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) inspection...
Are your supervisor’s of CDL drivers trained under FMCSA regulations?
Training Requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Many of you have received emails from consulting firms...
Is that a Drunk Driver?
Is that a Drunk Driver? How many times have you been driving and upon seeing another motorist, ask yourself, "Is that a Drunk Driver?" The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has...
Regulations: Alcohol Consumption and Driving a Commercial Vehicle
With the upcoming holidays, what regulations are in place pertaining to alcohol consumption and driving a commercial motor vehicle? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations address use of...
Safe Trucking is Good Business
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg: Safe Trucking is Good Business Trucks move the economy, and they do a superb job. One- and two-day delivery wouldn’t be...
Driver Shortage Continues to Top ATRI List of Industry Concerns
Driver shortage continues as the top-ranked issue in the trucking industry, according to the annual Top Industry Issues report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The...
OT Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Registration is NOW OPEN!
The CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse portal is now accepting stakeholder registrations in advance of the website's launch on January 6, 2020. Motor carriers, medical review officers, substance...
Training Requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Many of you have questions about receiving messages from consulting firms saying that you are required to have your supervisors of CDL drivers trained in Drug and Alcohol Reasonable Suspicion...
California Governor Signs Law Limiting Use of Independent Contractors
California Governor Gavin Newsome has signed into law A.B. 5, a bill that codifies the state Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 5th 903. The...
Updated Handbook on Perishable Foods Available
A 1987 handbook published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s division of Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) been updated and republished by a team led by University of Florida...
Study: Truck Drivers Rank Among the Most Sleep-Deprived Americans
A study from Ball State University indicates that truck drivers as a group are getting inadequate sleep. The report analyzed more than 150,000 working adults from 2010 to 2018 and found that...