For the 2021 fiscal year, President Trump is requesting $1 trillion for infrastructure which includes a good chunk of change for more truck parking. With every budget comes increases and decreases. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will get a slight increase and the Department of Transportation will get a…
Since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse went live at the beginning of January, over 90% of drivers looking for a job have not signed up. Of those who have signed up, 3,000 of them have failed drug and alcohol tests. Drivers are not required to…
Beginning January 6, pre-employment queries and registrations were a federal requirement for new truck drivers through the FMCSA’s Clearinghouse. When it was first online and available to use the amount of registrations and requests crashed the site making it so companies had to manually check new driver backgrounds. The Federal…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking for information on how best to design and conduct a study regarding large truck crashes. The FMCSA and those in the truck safety community want to identify activities and other measures that reduce the rate of accidents involving commercial motor vehicles. Click…
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition is asking for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to be defunded and replaced. In a letter to the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation the SBTC gives 25 reasons for Congress to defund the FMCSA and states that…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a notice informing drivers of commercial vehicles that they will be increasing the random drug testing rate to 50%. Starting January 1, 2020, the percentage rate will double to 50% from 25%. Based on the results of the positive rate of 1%…
The National Association of the Deaf has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to drop the hearing requirement on interstate drivers of commercial vehicles. The NAD believes that the older rules do not apply today because of misguided stereotypes in the past given to those with hearing problems. Click…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse will begin Jan. 6, 2020. This online and secure database gives real-time information about CDL holder’s alcohol and drug violations. Owner-operators must register in the Clearinghouse and is required to work with a third party to manage drug and alcohol…
Today is the last day drivers and carriers can use AOBRDs (automatic on-board recording devices) to keep track of their hours of service. Starting tomorrow, ELDs (electronic logging devices) are a must for all trucks with the exemption of those with motors older than 2000. The ELDs must be fully…
On December 17 all motor carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device final rule must be using an ELD. Automatic onboard recording devices will no longer be allowed and those utilizing AOBRDs must have a fully functioning ELD installed by the deadline. The FMCSA will…