31JanFederal efforts to begin an apprenticeship pilot program allowing those under 21 years of age to drive tractor trailers in interstate commerce is off to a quick start. In the beginning of January 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published an emergency Information Collection Request. An ICR is
25JanBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance The recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the alarming increase in traffic fatalities during 2021 identified speeding and failure to use a seat belt as the top two risky behaviors among car and truck drivers.
14JanAs of Jan. 15, 2022, all truck drivers entering Canada, regardless of nationality, must be fully vaccinated and carry proof of their vaccination status using the ArriveCAN app. Canada still considers truck drivers “essential workers”, but that status no longer exempts them from the Canadian vaccine mandate. Truck drivers who
12JanGuest: Warren Hoemann, PrePass consultant and former FMCSA deputy administrator Supply-chain issues, the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and upcoming elections are all expected to weigh heavily in 2022. This is also true when it comes to creating and refining trucking regulations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Listen to this
6JanBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Hindsight has a bad rap. Sure, it might sound good when we say “Hindsight is 20/20” but we only say that when something goes wrong. “Hindsight” has become the equivalent of “oops.” That’s because we use hindsight at exactly
3JanThe year 2022 is an election year. All 435 House seats and one-third of the evenly-divided Senate go up for election in November. During 2022, the actions of Congress, the White House and the regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and others, will be driven by
9DecGuest: Deborah Lockridge, editor in chief, Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and Truckinginfo.com Trucking business conditions in 2021 developed like no other year which resulted in new trends emerging that will shape the industry for years to come. Listen to the new episode of the “Eyes on the Road” podcast for
23NovAfter months of debate and negotiations, Congress passed a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill in November, one of the largest appropriations measures ever undertaken by Congress. The final hurdle was the U.S. House passing the legislation the Senate adopted in August. And while not everyone is happy with the final
9NovGuest: Tilden Curl, independent trucker, OOIDA board member Success in starting your own small business is never assured, especially when it comes to trucking. However, there is one area that a highly successful small business trucker says is key to understanding as an independent owner-operator. Listen to this episode of
18OctBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance “You’ve probably heard that trucks and truck drivers are the most dangerous things on the road,” said the commanding officer. Some in our class of new highway patrol recruits nodded. The nodding stopped short when the CO continued, with
17SepThe lack of adequate truck parking has been known for some time. Public attention, unfortunately, is directed to the issue only rarely. Often, it takes a tragedy, such as the death of truck driver Jason Rivenburg, to focus on the human element and not just the regulatory requirement that truck
8SepGuest: Brandon Wiseman, Trucksafe Consulting owner and president Each year millions of truck inspections are performed and violations are discovered by safety enforcement officers. Many of these are very common, costing both drivers and motor carriers valuable time and money. Listen to this new episode of the “Eyes on the
