Are You Up to Speed on Truck Driver Drug and Alcohol Testing?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that nearly 8,000 drug and alcohol violations have been identified since the new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse went live just after the first of 2020. Therefore, the number of substance abuse violations uncovered in just six weeks suggests that the clearinghouse is meeting its intended purpose of helping to protect highway safety. At the same time, every motor carrier and professional driver should be asking, “Am I up to speed on drug and alcohol testing?”
Blog, Regulations, SafetyEmergency Truck Driving: Safely Navigating Out-of-the-Ordinary Travel
Safety must remain paramount in any response – even where emergency operations are required and federal/state governments have relaxed or waived regulations to facilitate trucking operations. After all, relief cannot be provided if supplies do not or can’t get to where they are needed. Moreover, a truck stalled, broken down, placed out of service or involved in a crash can become a barrier to others on their own emergency missions.
Blog, SafetyThink You’re ELD Compliant? Think Again – Prepare Now for a Compliance Audit
Watch this PrePass webinar as Dave Osiecki, president and CEO of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, covers the ins and outs of the FMCSA compliance review/audit process following the federal electronic logging device mandate. He focuses on how FMCSA and state investigators are auditing ELD records for compliance with the daily driving limit, the daily and weekly work limits, and for ELD record falsification.
Blog, RegulationsPodcast #40: Trucking Fleet Finds New Life after Losing Most of its Business to COVID-19
In this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” podcast, host Evan Lockridge talks with Chip Warterfield of the trucking company Upstaging Lighting and Transport. They talk about what Upstaging, including its drivers and other employees, is doing to survive this crisis. They also discuss how its drivers, whose jobs are usually anything but typical for trucking, have been affected and how other fleets may want to follow what Upstaging has done.
Blog, PodcastsCashless Tolling Equals Safer Toll Facility Operations
A major tolling authority has provided evidence that cashless tolling – possible for CMVs through PrePass Plus – also improves safety on toll facilities. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that the implementation of cashless tolling, along with the construction of wider lanes and shoulders, has reduced crashes on the Goethals Bridge by 57% over the past five years.
Blog, Safety, TollingCOVID-19 Response: Do You Qualify for a Small Business Loan?
Updated, July 6, 2020 – While motor carriers and professional drivers continue to respond to our nation’s needs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, financial assistance may be available to many small-and mid-sized carriers and independent contractors, if you act quickly. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act offers an opportunity for qualified businesses to help maintain payrolls and to cover eligible business expenses.
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