FMCSA has updated its Tech-Celerate website to include a new and improved safety technology ROI calculator. The calculator covers 11 different technologies and includes inputs like costs associated with training, coaching, insurance, and others. The new and improved ROI also…

As FMCSA searches for data to support its efforts to require speed limiters on heavy trucks, they may not have to look too far. In fact, just a glance in the rearview mirror may provide some compelling reasons to…

Almost 300 women applied to participate in FMCSA’s Women in Trucking Advisory Board. The agency is currently vetting candidates for participation.

According to FMCSA, of the 831 truck drivers who tragically lost their lives in crashes last year, at least 43% were not wearing their seatbelts.

A proposed rulemaking to make headlines recently was the DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance’s (ODAPC) proposal to approve the use of oral fluids to fulfill drug testing requirements. To many, the move came as a…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made big news in early May 2022 when it published a notice on its intention to limit the speed of heavy trucks and buses. The move caught some off guard, considering its last…

A longstanding federal ban on marijuana use for truckers is hampering the administration’s goal of putting more truck drivers on the road to deal with the stagnant chain supply the country is facing.  STC’s Sean Garney said, “the industry…

Thousands of drivers who have tested positive for marijuana have not enrolled in return-to-work programs, exacerbating the already critical driver shortage.  Any use of marijuana is a violation and can result in significant legal liability.  STC’s Sean Garney said,…