29JanThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that the rate for random drug testing of truck drivers has increased from 25% of a motor carrier’s average number of driver positions to 50%. The same rate increase applies to random tests conducted within a drug testing consortium’s driver pool,
2JanBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Mother Nature is somewhat predictable, we have these things called “seasons,” after all. But the exact time, location and amounts of temperature change, precipitation, high winds and road closures is not. For example, Eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and large
5DecNo one – no motor carrier, no professional driver, and no law enforcement officer – wants someone with a history of drug or alcohol abuse driving a commercial motor vehicle on the highways. Except for those who have completed return-to-duty counseling and testing, it is illegal and clearly unsafe. Beginning
2DecIn early October, now-departed Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Ray Martinez announced the agency would begin a two-year project to educate the trucking industry on the safety benefits of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and monitor their adoption. Appearing at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition
26NovIf truck accident trials were like the court cases you see on television, they would typically be conducted in no more than an hour or two. And, those who did nothing wrong would be on the winning side of justice. However, in the real world, the outcome can be much
11NovUp ahead is a weigh station and a seemingly endless string of red taillights from trucks backed out onto the highway. You are mentally calculating the time this is going to add to your journey. Surely the troopers will understand if you pull out into the left lane and pass
6NovBy Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Frank was back in the office after leave following his wife’s surgery, and every time he rose from his desk he made an exaggerated step over some invisible object. “What’s going on, Frank?” He paused, after muttering to himself,
7OctThe federal deadline for truckers using automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRD) to switch to electronic logging devices (ELD) is Dec. 16, 2019. But if you wait too close to the deadline to comply, you may find your trucks will be unable to hit the road and out of compliance with
2OctMotor carriers and professional drivers know their Compliance, Safety Accountability (CSA) scores are important to their business. Customers prefer safe carriers and safe drivers. Insurance companies adjust rates when crashes occur and safety ratings plummet. The ability to qualify for an electronic bypass program like PrePass depends on maintaining a
23SepThe most utilized truck weigh station bypass platform with more than 620,000 trucks enrolled, PrePass, has expanded with two significant firsts, saving drivers and fleets more time and money than ever before. A new agreement with the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure allows PrePass users to bypass weigh
4SepBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance This blog originally appeared on the FleetOwner.com IdeaXchange. We’ve all felt the jolt of seeing flashing lights in our rearview mirror. Immediate thoughts are often “Me?” “What did I do?” “I’m late already, and now this.” Many drivers stopped
21AugThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has added “personal safety” to its statutory focus on highway safety. In a Federal Register notice published in July, the agency announced a survey to be conducted by Battelle, a major research organization, on crimes against female and minority truck drivers. The public
