The STC team was saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Ron Knipling, who died on July 5 from complications of Glucagonoma, a rare neuroendocrine cancer. Dr. Knipling was a scientist who, after receiving…

From January 6, 2020, to June 2023, more than 190,000 drivers have been found to have a least one violation of DOT’s Drug and Alcohol Testing regulations, and over 135,000 of these drivers remain in prohibited status in FMCSA…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been rethinking how it enforces its rules. Its recent proposed changes to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and an impending proposal to alter the way it investigates and rates carriers are salient…

A new TTT Podcast is available. In Episode 11, STC and TrueNorth Companies talk independent contractors with the Coalition for Independent Contractors and one of its IC Ambassadors. Available here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute maintains a “Trucking Along – Safe Drives, Healthy Lives” website with tips for CMV drivers on eating healthy, exercising, good sleep habits, money management and other professional driving and life strategies.

FMCSA is analyzing the nature, scope and incidence of drug & alcohol violations (e.g., possession while on-duty, use while on-duty, etc.) of non-CDL drivers, with an eye toward determining whether current non-testing regulatory controls are sufficient.

Episode 11 of the Scopelitis Transportation Consulting hosted TN Truck Thought Podcast was released on July 13, 2023. Entitled “Trucking Ambassadors: Defending the IC Model in Trucking,” the podcasts featured Bill Web, leader of the Coalition for Independent Contractors…

DOT’s Request For Information posted in the Federal Register seeks comments on possible research and development projects that could improve transportation infrastructure.  As the safety and compliance experts at STC explained on its website, “…ARPA-I could contemplate funding to…