Driver shortage and retention have been perennial challenges for the trucking industry. In fact, both driver shortage and driver retention…

November 9, 2020

A new Census Bureau analysis tells us the face of trucking is change. Among drivers under the age of 35,…

November 9, 2020

Someone is getting better at FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Demonstration Program. As of the end of June 2020, 50% of crashes…

November 9, 2020

This streamlined mock DOT audit will save time, travel and administrative costs because its a smaller, off-site consistent with FMCSA…

November 9, 2020

STC President Dave Osiecki recently commented to FreightWaves Magazine about the increasing numbers of positive drug tests in drivers last…

October 15, 2020

The impact CSA scores have on drivers and carriers in the transportation industry is significant, as such, the accurate reporting…

October 6, 2020

As of September 30, 2020, FMCSA posted a new Education Tool for the Hours of Service rules. It’s called ETHOS,…

October 6, 2020

In FY 2020 (ended September 30), “Inquiries Into Employment Record Not Kept in DQ File” was the 3rd most cited…

October 6, 2020

Elevated CSA scores in the Hours of Service Compliance, Vehicle Maintenance & Unsafe Driving BASICs trigger the most DOT compliance…

October 6, 2020

The first and only FMCSA-funded large truck crash causation study was completed in 2006, almost 15 years ago. In fact,…

October 6, 2020

In late September 2020, FMCSA quietly posted its latest Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts report with finalized 2018 CMV crash…

October 6, 2020

In August 2020, an under-the-radar safety research organization called the National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence published a new…

October 6, 2020