The government’s next mandate, use of a new drug and alcohol violation database by CDL drivers and carriers, is scheduled…

August 15, 2019

STC closely tracks federal actions on many trucking-related regulatory and safety topics. Here are a few questions on current topics…

August 15, 2019

In early August 2019, FMCSA published a request for comment on its plan to expand and make permanent its Crash…

August 15, 2019

As we go to ‘print’ with this electronic newsletter on Wed., August 14, 2019, we know FMCSA will be proposing…

August 15, 2019

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed to expand and make permanent its popular Crash Preventability Determination Pilot Program.…

August 2, 2019

Confronted with IT challenges, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a notice delaying portions of the Entry-Level Driver…

July 18, 2019

FMCSA estimates there will be between 4 and 6 million users of the coming Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. This estimate…

July 17, 2019

As we draft this newsletter in mid-July, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is launching its annual Operation Safe Driver…

July 17, 2019

In the Fall of 2018, we advised our newsletter readers that FMCSA was planning to implement its “off-site review” process…

July 17, 2019

FMCSA submitted its proposed HOS changes to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on March 28, 2019, for review,…

July 17, 2019

In January 2020, the long-awaited Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse goes live. This database of positive test results among commercial truck…

June 12, 2019

Believe it or not, there is no universally accepted and annually updated benchmarking standard for a DOT recordable crash rate.…

June 12, 2019