There’s a substantial amount of information to read and learn when it comes to understanding how FMCSA and State compliance auditors review Hours of Service (HOS) compliance using ELD records, and other supporting documents required to be maintained by…

While FMCSA missed its early June target for publishing proposed changes to the Hours of Service (HOS) rules, STC continues to track developments in this area. One such development is FMCSA’s June 7, 2019 approval of an exemption request…

The compliance dates for the CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and the Entry-Level Driver Training rules are January and February 2020, respectively. In fact, there’s little doubt these rules will require a significant amount of preparation by the motor…

In FY 2018, only 6.5% of the compliance reviews conducted by FMCSA and its State partners resulted in “no violations.” In fact, 41% of CRs in FY ’18 resulted in auditors finding either critical or acute violations.

Believe it or not, there is no universally accepted and annually updated benchmarking standard for a DOT recordable crash rate. The metric of “recordable crashes per million miles” is used by most carriers to measure crash frequency, but an…

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…