In late September 2019, the Inspector General’s office of the USDOT quietly released a report evaluating FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) corrective action plan. STC staff read the report with great interest, and here’s the skinny. Because the Item…

Clients often ask STC how carriers should handle non-regulated individuals who, at times, move their trucks. These are people/drivers who are operating a truck but are not transporting property or passengers in commerce and are therefore not subject to…

Get educated! There’s a whole host of things carriers and drivers must know; Communicate with your drug and alcohol testing third party administrator (TPA) to understand how they can help you query the clearinghouse and report violation info; Get…

CVSA selected speeding as the emphasis area for its annual Operation Safe Driver Week (Summer 2019). ‘Speeding/violations of the basic speed law/driving too fast for conditions’ was the most cited violation this year, with 17,556 total citations being issued.…

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…