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Shield Your Truck Fleet Against ‘Nuclear Verdicts’ by Improving Driver Qualification Standards
In August 2021, a jury sent a strong message to the trucking industry. That message: “if trucking companies don’t follow the law, they will pay a high price.” In this case, $1 billion in wrongful death damages. This ten-figure damage award represents the highest “nuclear verdict” the industry has ever seen. Nuclear verdicts are jury awards higher than $10 million. Most often, though, they are not $1 billion. So, what happened that led to such a high figure in the case?
Blog, Regulations, SafetyFMCSA COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Extended Again, Through May 2022
UPDATED, Feb. 28, 2022 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has responded to the COVID-19 variants and to supply chain challenges by again extending its emergency declaration. The updated emergency declaration now runs through May 31, 2022. The prior emergency declaration expired on Feb. 28, 2022. Like the previous version of the COVID-19 emergency declaration, this updated FMCSA response grants motor carriers and truck drivers relief only from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Part 395.3, the maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles, with certain restrictions.
BlogLegislation Streamlines Truck Driver Credential Process
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, FMCSA issued and extended waivers to ease the challenges that student drivers, truck driver trainers and state driver licensing agencies faced during periods of office closures, physical distancing and personnel shortages. Now, lawmakers have introduced two pieces of federal legislation making permanent some of the regulatory relief provided by those pandemic waivers and streamlining the truck driver credentialing process.
Blog, RegulationsWhat The New National Roadway Safety Strategy Means for Trucking
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced the federal government’s new comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS), fulfilling a promise to roll it out in January. What specifically does the NRSS mean for trucking? A glance at the NRSS explanations for just three of the objectives gives some indication of what lies ahead.
Blog, SafetyIdentify and Communicate Truck Safety Challenges with INFORM Safety
A new PrePass whitepaper titled, “Top Benefits of INFORM Safety,” explains how to use INFORM Safety to identify and communicate fleet safety challenges. INFORM Safety is easy-to-use data visualization software that helps fleet safety professionals quickly identify: safety challenges identified through carrier BASICs scores; violations that are most frequent and where they happen; and trucks or drivers that may be need attention.
BlogLife-Saving Lessons from Trucking Law Enforcement
State highway patrol officers answer the call every day. Perhaps, because of all we share, we in trucking can learn what steps the highway patrol takes to stay safe on the road. One law enforcement safety organization labeled highway patrol and other police work as “totally unpredictable and inherently dangerous.” No matter what conditions officers face, they remain focused on what they can control. That organization identified Five Tenets, items the officer can control, that lead to improved safety. Four of them speak directly to truck drivers.
Blog5 Ways Technology, Operational Improvements Can Address Trucking’s Top Challenges
Fleets today must tackle tough issues including driver and technician shortages, truck parking, detention time, and compliance. That’s according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI’s) Top Trucking Industry Issues survey released in the fall of 2021. The good news is that technology and operational improvements can help fleets address many of these pressing issues. In a recent webinar, both PrePass and one of its partners, Geotab, presented solutions to the challenges outlined in the ATRI survey.
BlogNew Garmin Smartwatch with PrePass Supports Truck Driver Health, Safety and Daily Convenience
PrePass Safety Alliance announced that PrePass weigh station bypass notifications will appear on the Garmin Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition, a rugged smartwatch created for professional truck drivers. The wearable helps increase efficiencies by providing bypass alerts when approaching a weigh station and encourages a healthy lifestyle with all-day health monitoring and workouts for short breaks.
Press ReleasePodcast #62: Solving Truck Driver Detention Problems and How ELDs May Help
Truck drivers frequently complain about shippers and receivers forcing them to wait for excessive periods of time. But can anything be done to solve this age-old problem? Listen to this new episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast as we talk about possible solutions, including how electronic logging devices can help with Dave Huneryeager, recently retired president and CEO of the Tennessee Trucking Association.
Blog, PodcastsTrucking Things to Know Now, Part 3: Federal Regulatory Updates
Whatever the political headlines of the day, federal agencies continue to add new trucking regulations, adopt new forms and extend or discontinue previous waivers and exemptions. In this series, “Trucking Things to Know Now,” PrePass provides quick updates on regulatory developments, often with links to more information.
BlogFMCSA Expedites Under-21 Truck Driver Apprenticeship Program
FMCSA published a Federal Register notice, summarizing public comments made when the agency first considered this program in 2020, and reviewed the program requirements as set out in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Although FMCSA did not seek further public comments in the Jan. 14 notice, it did say the notice constituted the legally required alert of its intention to begin a new program. The actual program start date has not been announced.
BlogDates Assigned for Important 2022 Rulemakings for Trucking
Congress triggered several of these rulemakings when it passed the “infrastructure bill” that became law in late 2021. Others made their entrance in the Fall 2021 version of the Unified Regulatory Agenda. The advent of 2022 signals a good time to examine when FMCSA may call for public comments and begin gathering meaningful insight and data to help guide the outcomes.
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