With a career spanning more than 25 years with some of the nation’s largest fleets, David O’Neal has joined STC in the role of Senior Associate. O’Neal will combine his skills and regulatory knowledge with Co-Directors P. Sean Garney…
With FMCSA’s recent implementation of new push-notification functionality in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, STC believes it is time to revive the conversation about doing the same for updates to driver MVRs. Currently, 19 states have a service to…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program has been making headlines lately. FMCSA’s proposed changes to the program are sweeping and motor carriers are working hard to understand what their new scores could look like and…
In CY 2022, the vehicle-related violation resulting in the most out-of-service (OOS) orders at the roadside was “tire flat/or audible air leak”, with more than 97,000 OOS violations according FMCSA data.
According to FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report, in FY 2022, 39% of the compliance investigations completed by FMCSA investigators resulted in a Notice of Claim (i.e., a fine).
According to FMCSA’s Safety Event Mapping Tool, California and Texas account for nearly 20% of all large truck and bus crashes in calendar year 2022.
Last month, FMCSA rejected the complex IRT system and have instead decided to modify it, making it more user-friendly for truck drivers. In Transport Topics’ February 28 article, P. Sean Garney of STC commented on FMCSA’s decision. Read the…
STC’s P. Sean Garney was asked to join a FleetOwner-hosted webinar sponsored by GPS Insight. During the forum, Mr. Garney made several predictions/look-ahead for 2023, including various items in the new infrastructure bill. Read the full article here.
NHTSA has denied DTNA’s equipment exemption petition, likely resulting in a recall of 24,000 vehicles. Daimler, seeking the exemption, claimed the safety-related noncompliance is inconsequential. P. Sean Garney of STC commented on his disappointment in the NHTSA decision. …