Advocates for the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program had a vision. The idea was to overcome objections to calls for FMCSA…

October 24, 2023

After a 20-year hiatus, the U.S. DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) conducted and, in late September 2023, published results…

October 24, 2023

Within the Executive Branch lies an administrative bureaucracy charged with carrying out the priorities of the current Administration by developing…

October 24, 2023

California has a reputation for innovation. After all, Silicon Valley is where the first Apple computer was built and it…

September 28, 2023

Detention time in the trucking industry is a longstanding issue – it consistently ranks as one of the top concerns…

September 28, 2023

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week gets a lot of media coverage. Originally a creation of the American Trucking Associations, today…

September 28, 2023

By Christopher J. Eckhart, Partner at Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C. Earlier this month, the Federal Motor Carrier…

August 24, 2023

On June 27, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing amendments…

August 24, 2023

Depending on your age, political bent, and other factors, the 1980s may represent a decade of decadence, big hair, neon,…

August 24, 2023

The STC team was saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Ron Knipling, who died…

July 27, 2023

From January 6, 2020, to June 2023, more than 190,000 drivers have been found to have a least one violation…

July 27, 2023

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been rethinking how it enforces its rules. Its recent proposed changes to its…

July 27, 2023