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60 Seconds with STC: April 2025 Issue
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Driver Out Clout

Aurora Innovation has announced it is rolling out driverless trucks in commercial service starting this month. The initial service will be launched in Texas. While they are not the only autonomous trucking developer planning to hit the roads this…

Logged and Loaded: Are ELD Tech Rules Changing?

The industry has been living under the Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) mandate in the United States since December 16, 2019. The permissive phase-in of the rules started two years earlier, and the concept of electronic capture of driver hours…

From Greasy Fingers to Audit Triggers

Over the last several months, we’ve been writing about common compliance challenges we at STC have observed in our experience conducting mock DOT compliance audits for clients. This month, we’ll be highlighting common problems we see when reviewing vehicle…

Did You Know?
Did You Know? April 2025

  NHTSA has released its early estimates of motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2024. They are projecting an estimated 39,345 fatalities, a 3.8% decrease. The report did not break out crashes involving heavy trucks.      The American Society of…

In The News
In The News: Trump Administration Terminates Drug Testing Advisory Board

The DTAB, an expert advisory group, attached to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which played a crucial part in ensuring the reliability of federal drug testing practices, was recently terminated by the Trump Administration.  Steve…

In The News: Transport Experts Prepare for Trump-Era Regulatory Shift

At the recent Motive Vision 25 Conference. Sean Garney, co-director of STC, discussed what the industry might expect from Trump 2.0 and how it could impact their operations. Read the full article here.