24MarA new report shows a small jump in truck driver drug violations during 2021 compared to the year before, but illegal drug use may not be the sole cause. Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse shows a 10.2% increase with 58,215 drug violations in
21MarWhatever 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. Did you know
17MarSafe, legal, and available parking for commercial motor vehicles remains a major concern for motor carriers and professional truck drivers. Truck parking has ranked as one of the top five items in the annual “Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry” report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) for the
16MarMore than 700,000 trucks voluntarily support nonprofit PrePass Safety Alliance to make America’s highways safer, more efficient. PHOENIX – March 16, 2022 – For the first time, more than 700,000 trucks from over 100,000 fleets chose to support PrePass Safety Alliance, the nonprofit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station
14MarBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Is truck driver fatigue the result of detention and delays at shipper facilities? Is driver fatigue the outcome of bad motor carrier management practices? Perhaps fatigue belongs to truck drivers themselves, pushing for more miles. Or maybe it is
9MarThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) just took steps to include oral fluid testing as an alternative to urine tests for truckers. The department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to amend drug testing procedure regulations for the transportation industry. Comments on the proposal are
3MarIn 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
28FebNote: The FMCSA has issued an update to this Emergency Declaration. You can read it here: https://prepass.com/2022/06/01/fmcsa-extends-covid-19-waiver-through-august-2022/ UPDATED, May 16, 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
28FebMotor carriers and professional truck drivers alike know the multiple steps a prospective trucker must take to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and then qualify for a job. There’s training and skill tests, licensing hurdles, physical exams, drug testing, various endorsements, and background checks for hazardous materials or obtaining
23FebU.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. The NRSS is driven by the increase in U.S. roadway fatalities in recent years and specifically by risky driver behaviors – intoxication, speeding, failure
15FebBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Like the professional truck drivers you employ, state highway patrol officers are on the road long hours, day and night, in fair weather and foul. Out there with speeders and distracted drivers. They’re at crash sites, lending assistance. They’re
10FebFleets 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
