On March 10, 2021, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) held its annual public session called the FMCSA Analysis, Research & Technology Forum, or ART Forum for short. It’s normally a live, in-person event in Washington, DC, but…
In 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a new rule that promised to improve safety by requiring medical examiners (MEs) to be properly trained, and creating a system where driver medical certifications are transmitted directly to…
Spring brings the imposition of seasonal frost laws in many northern states and most Canadian provinces. These states each have frost laws: Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont,…
STC is pleased to host truck safety research Matthew Camden, of Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, for our newest webinar – Proven Strategies to Increase Fleet Safety – This new STC webinar highlights and discusses the most effective and proven strategies that…
24.5% of FMCSA compliance investigations in FY 2020 resulted in a fine for safety violations (2,962 companies fined/12,062 audits).
In CY 2020, the percent of FMCSA compliance investigations with ELD violations rose from 8% in January to almost 14% in December. (FMCSA ART presentation on March 10, 2020)
In 2019, federal spending for highways totaled $46 billion. That’s equivalent to buying 306,666 plus new Class 8 trucks today.
Did you know that STC recently launched a new client service? STC’s Remote Desktop Audits offer a streamlined mock DOT audit that will save costs because they can take place off-site using smaller sample sizes, consistent with FMCSA off-site…
STC Vice President P. Sean Garney was recently featured in a FreightWaves article about FMCSA’s recently released Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Results. Garney commented that the results show that CDL drivers are more often taking the necessary steps toward…
STC President Dave Osiecki recently joined FreightWaves to discuss the viability of the hair-based drug testing proposal that was published by FMCSA last September. Osiecki commented that he wouldn’t be surprised if the proposal goes no further…
Transport Topics recently asked STC President Dave Osiecki about the expected regulatory changes coming from the Biden Administration. Osiecki commented that he doesn’t expect hair testing for drugs to go forward, but that speed limiters may be in play given the…
STC President Dave Osiecki was recently featured in the Commercial Carrier Journal about his comments from Axele’s recent webinar about the newly revised FMCSA Hours of Service regulations. Specifically, Osiecki discussed the benefits for carriers and drivers that can be utilized…
STC President Dave Osiecki recently commented to Heavy Duty Trucking about the possible effects of a recent Biden Administration Executive Order (EO) on Regulatory initiatives. Osiecki relayed that the EO signified an ending to the previous administration’s de-regulatory efforts, and predicted that…
STC President Dave Osiecki’s recent analysis of the January FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse statistics were included in a DATAC article. Osiecki said that the number of drivers being evaluated and completing the return-to-work process has continued to slowly rise…