As we go to ‘print’ with this electronic newsletter on Wed., August 14, 2019, we know FMCSA will be proposing changes to its HOS rules this week…perhaps even today. Once we see/read it, we will be sure to provide…

In early August 2019, FMCSA published a request for comment on its plan to expand and make permanent its Crash Preventability Determination Pilot Program. This got us to thinking how FMCSA may be finding its way out of a…

STC closely tracks federal actions on many trucking-related regulatory and safety topics. Here are a few questions on current topics that make us go hmmmm… Why hasn’t the U.S. Department of Transportation issued any 2018 CMV crash data with…

The government’s next mandate, use of a new drug and alcohol violation database by CDL drivers and carriers, is scheduled to take effect in January 2020. FMCSA has been developing this new large-scale database, and plans to provide the…

In January 2020, the long-awaited Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse goes live. This database of positive test results among commercial truck and bus drivers, will undoubtably improve safety in the motor carrier industry by making it easier to identify drivers…