Sure, many states have no cell phone usage and hands-free laws throughout the country, but fleets should have their own safe-driver policies to go along with these. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Safety Council have some good ideas to get started on developing your own policies….
Truckers have had a hard time this year when it comes to finding a decent meal to eat. Truck shops were shutting down along every highway, drive-thrus don’t allow walk-ups, and now food prices are skyrocketing. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association teamed up with the Canadian Trucking Alliance and others…
The latest monthly summary put out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse gives some good insight at how many in the trucking industry are signing up and what they have in their systems. According to the summary, 80% of the violations reported were positive drug…
Freightwaves put out a survey to drivers, carriers, and others within the trucking industry asking questions about guns. Turns out, and it is really no surprise, that truckers love their guns. 70% of those who responded to the survey carry a concealed gun on their persons or in their vehicles…
Furloughed drivers are climbing back into the driver’s seat of their big rigs and FMCSA has given them a temporary waiver for certain parts of the pre-employment test. The current regulations state that drivers must go through pre-employment drug testing before getting out there on the road. If the drivers…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the national emergency exemption for the hours of service rules through to July 14, 2020. In order to continue the direct support for emergency assistance during this health crisis, the transportation of essentials supplies is still very much a necessity. The three…
Committee leaders have unveiled a key component of the Moving Forward Framework titled, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act. The INVEST in America Act will address some of the serious infrastructure problems throughout the country and will be fueled by American workers…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted the intermodal Association of North America a limited waiver to operate intermodal equipment with expired annual inspection decals. The operation of an intermodal chassis with inspection decals having an expiration date of March 31, 2020, will be able to continue transporting critical…
The country is opening back up, people are spaced 6 feet apart, and new regulations are only here for a short time to go along with the ones that never went away. Making sure your company, trucks, and drivers are compliant is essential for getting back on the road and…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the DOT has released a final rule date of September 29, 2020, for the new Hours of Service to go into effect. These rules give drivers more flexibility while keeping everyone safe. The new rules have altered for the window of driving during…