FMCSA Proposes Streamlined CDL Testing

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued several waivers to allow continued testing and skill evaluation of applicants for commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) despite the closure of some state driver licensing offices and the temporary absence of state employees. Now, at the urging of the

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Now is the Time to Prepare: CVSA Truck Inspection Events for 2024

Each year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance organizes three major truck inspection events across North America. CVSA is a non-profit association of commercial motor vehicle safety officials in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with participation by trucking industry representatives. The truck inspection events provide an annual snapshot of trucking safety

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Showing Up for Trucking in 2024

This blog was originally published on the FleetOwner.com website.   By: Steve Vaughn, senior vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance “The world is run by those who show up.” Ben Franklin often gets credit for that familiar quote, but more recently, many associate it with engineering expert Robert B. Johnson

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Using Technology to Solve Trucking’s Top 10 Industry Concerns

Truck parking, the economy, fuel prices, zero-emission vehicles; just a few concerns revealed in the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) Trucking Top Industry Issues Survey for 2023. Fortunately, technologies exist to help motor carriers deal with these challenges. PrePass and Geotab recently teamed up for webinar to show how advanced

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Feds Update Significant Trucking Rulemakings Expected in 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a new Significant Rulemaking Report and in it are several items of great interest to both truck drivers and motor carriers. A “significant” rulemaking is defined in the Congressional Review Act as: “one that has resulted in or is likely to result

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Getting Required Truck Driver Medical Exams May Become Difficult

Some truck drivers and motor carriers could suddenly find that the certified medical examiners they have used for required physicals are no longer registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). A recent notice from the FMCSA says medical examiners have until Feb. 23, 2024 to register with Login.gov

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Lessons from the Truck Sleeper Berth Compensation Case

By Warren Hoemann, PrePass consultant, former FMCSA chief counsel and deputy administrator In late 2023, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court decision, ruling that sleeper berth time beyond eight hours in a team driver operation was compensable. The case involved a motor carrier’s truck

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Trucking Things to Know Now, Part 12: 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. 2024 is here

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New Independent Contractor Rules Will Affect Owner-Operator Truckers

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published its 339-page final rule on how it will consider workers “employees” or “independent contractors” using a multi-factor approach. The DOL final rule is based on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA sets the federal minimum wage rate for all hours

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Has Your Electronic Logging Device Been Cancelled? FMCSA Revokes More ELDs.

It’s almost like feeling out of sorts, heading to your doctor’s office, and learning that your long-time family physician has retired. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires most interstate motor carriers to have electronic logging devices (ELDs), in their trucks. Truck drivers, in turn, become accustomed to the particular

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Clearinghouse II: Truckers Must Complete Return-To-Duty Process or Lose Their CDL

Effective Nov. 18, 2024, commercial vehicle drivers in a “prohibited” status in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse will lose their commercial driving privileges unless they complete the return-to-duty (RTD) process. The “prohibited” clearinghouse status means that a person holding a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or

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