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New FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Rules Start in January

The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is approaching its three-year anniversary. That means new rules are coming on Jan. 6, 2023. Motor carriers must conduct background investigations before hiring a driver. The process includes checking for drug and alcohol violations within the past three years. When the Federal Motor Carrier

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Safe Trucking with Old Man Winter

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Old Man Winter is here… or maybe he is just peeking around the corner where you operate. Nothing to fear, though. You’ve got this – you are ready. Winter driving conditions mean all you and your team’s planning and

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New Report Reveals 6 Expected Trucking Regulations from FMCSA

Each spring and fall, the federal government publishes its Unified Regulatory Agenda listing the status of current and intended rulemaking activities for federal agencies. While the Fall 2022 edition of the Unified Regulatory Agenda has yet to make an appearance, the U. S. Department of Transportation just released its Significant

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Podcast #70: FMCSA Proposes New Electronic IDs for Most Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a plan that would require all trucks in interstate commerce to be equipped with devices that electronically transmit the identity of trucks to law enforcement. However, the proposal has raised several questions, including privacy concerns, and how this information would be used.

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PrePass Insider Newsletter – November 2022

Your monthly digest of trucking news and everything PrePass. Not subscribed to this newsletter? Subscribe now. FMCSA Examining Electronic IDs for Trucks The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a petition from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to consider requiring all interstate commercial motor vehicles to have devices installed

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FMCSA to Evaluate Third-Party CDL Testing and Truck Driver Training

State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs) have the task of implementing federal regulations on truck driver testing and licensing. Those requirements have increased recently with the establishment by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) of an entry-level driver training (ELDT) program intended to standardize and enhance the training regimen for

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U.S. DOT Responds to Making Truck Parking a Priority

In February of this year, leaders from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) wrote a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, urging the USDOT to prioritize truck parking in its work with states and localities. A particular focus was on the

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Elections Don’t Change Truck Safety

By: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance November in an even-numbered year – election season. This year we have state and national mid-terms with a presidential election looming in 2024. Newspapers, websites, and TV talk shows are filled with pundits and polls. Who is up and

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Trucking Technology and Personal Responsibility

It’s become a caricature of today’s society – the human automatons, adorned with earbuds, eyes glued to cell phones. It has generated cartoons – the family at the dinner table, texting “pass the salt.” Technology has enveloped our life. For all its benefits – information, entertainment, automation – technology has,

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What Trucking Can Learn from Recent Roadcheck Results

Every year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) organizes truck inspectors from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for an intensive enforcement effort called International Roadcheck. Commercial vehicle compliance agencies conducted this year’s Roadcheck from May 17-19. CVSA also holds other annual enforcement and inspection efforts – Brake Safety Week and

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Trucking Things to Know Now, Part 7: 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. HOS Waivers for

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