The National Transportation Safety Board has updated its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2021-22. The...
NTSB Adopts List of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2021-22
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Category - Truck Driver Safety Articles
How are You Retaining Strong Fleet Drivers?
In January, the Heavy-Duty Trucking Magazine released its 2021 Economic Outlook with four items that they see will have an...
Senators Reintroduce DRIVE Safe Act
Senator Todd Young (R-IN) and a bipartisan group of seven other Senators have reintroduced the “Developing Responsible...
California to Require Entry-Level Driver Training
Though not included in the Federal Entry-Level Driver Training regulation that is set to go into effect on February 7th, 2020, a minimum number of behind-the-wheel training hours will soon be...
Do I Need a CDL License to Operate That Truck?
Answer: The regulations that address this question are found in FMCSA CFR 383.3. §383.3 Applicability. (a) The rules in this part apply to every person who operates a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)...
Questions That Are Frequently Asked About the CDL and Have Been Addressed by the FMCSA
May a person operate a CMV wholly on private property, not open to public travel, without a CDL? Answer: YES Do mechanics, salesman, shop help and occasional drivers need a CDL if they are only...
FMCSA Extends ELD Exemption For Agricultural Transporters
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended an exemption for transporters of livestock and insects to have an electronic logging device (ELD). FMCSA said the exemption was...
Drug-Free Workplace Week October 15th-20th
The U.S. Department of Labor is encouraging public and private community organizations to participate in the 5th annual Drug-Free Work Week, which will occur Oct. 15 to 20. This public awareness...
FMCSA Seeks Comments on California Meal and Rest-Break Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is requesting comments on a petition submitted by the American Trucking Associations requesting a determination that California's meal and...
(Scare Tactics) Training Requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Many drivers and managers may have been receiving emails or calls from consulting firms saying that you are required to have your supervisors of CDL drivers trained in Drug and Alcohol Reasonable...
What the Regulations Say About Training of Your Supervisors of CDL Drivers
This applies to all motor carriers INTRAstate and INTERstate: Who is subject to the Supervisor Training for Reasonable Suspicion Testing? CFR 382.603: Training for supervisors Each employer shall...
NEW…..Final Rule for Entry Level Driver Training
Final rule was published in December 2016. Final rule establishes minimum training standards for INTERstate and INTRAstate drivers applying for their initial CDL, upgrading their current CDL, or...