ELDs have changed hours of service compliance for drivers and fleets, AND they’ve changed the way the government audits driver and carrier records. This new training webinar covers the ins and outs of FMCSA’s compliance review/audit process and focuses on how FMCSA...

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16,103 drivers were cited during roadside inspections in CY 2019 for failing to maintain an ELD instruction sheet in their vehicle. Another 9,249 drivers were cited for failing to manually add a shipping document # in the ELD.

$6,951 was the average fine a carrier paid in FY 2019 for serious safety violations discovered during an FMCSA compliance investigation.

STC President & CEO Dave Osiecki was recent interviewed for a Heavy Duty Trucking podcast called HDT Talks Trucking. The podcast dives into some details for the new Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and other drug testing issues. Click here to...

Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published final guidelines on the use of oral fluids (i.e., a person’s saliva) to test for drugs among the federal workforce. Some observers, including STC, view this as a positive first step toward DOT...

With the new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rules come new enforcement tools for FMCSA, making it easier to identify non-compliant carriers. Because penalties for non-compliance can be stiff for both the carrier and the driver, several carriers have partnered with STC...