Last month, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced it would take over operation of the North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP). The program was launched in 2013 as a collaboration between US and Canadian regulators, researchers, and motor carriers…
STC Co-Director P. Sean Garney was recently featured as a “Fleet Champion” on a new podcast produced by Whip Around. In the hour-long conversation, Garney discussed how he got into trucking, what he loves about it, and what he’s…
A lot has been said about the good things included in, and the bad things excluded from, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) signed by President Biden late last year. Sadly no one is talking about the good…
In 2015, Congress required FMCSA to establish a Beyond Compliance program designed to incentivize motor carriers to adopt innovative safety tools, technologies, and programs through improved CSA scores. Since then, FMCSA has been in data collection mode, issuing several…
So far this fiscal year, both driver and vehicle out of service rates are higher than average. The driver out of service rates is 6.5% compared though it typically tracks around 5%. The vehicle out of service rate, which…
Five states (Oregon, Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts) have followed California’s lead in approving Advanced Clean Truck rules late last year.
Beginning January 15, unvaccinated non-Candian truck drivers were being turned back at the border. Unvaccinated Canadian drivers must quarantine for 14 days. The US has followed suit requiring foreign drivers be vaccinated to cross the border beginning January 22,…
STC announced that P. Sean Garney and Steve Keppler will lead Scopelitis Transportation Consulting as co-directors while STC President and CEO Emeritus Dave Osiecki transitions into retirement late this year. Steve brings 29 years of transportation experience to the…
STC Co-Directors P. Sean Garney and Steve Keppler joined the Fleet Champions Podcast hosted by Whip Around to discuss the crash that resulted in the surprising 110-year sentence to 26 year old driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. In the podcast, STC…