Newly Revised & Timely STC Training Webinar – Independent Contractor Relations – Dos, Don’ts & Best Practices
STC recently updated its comprehensive 1-hour webinar training program focused on how front-line motor carrier employees should interact with independent contractors (ICs). With recent court decisions in California, and Biden Administration actions overturning Trump...
read moreSTC VP Provides Insight on Disqualified Drivers
P. Sean Garney, VP of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, was recently asked by Transport Topics to comment on new numbers published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration showing the rising number of drivers listed as disqualified to operate a...
read moreSTC VP Comments on CSA
P. Sean Garney, VP of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting was recently pressed for information on the future of CSA and any clues on which direction FMCSA will take on IRT. This Transport Topics Articles covers the gambit of opinions on CSA's future, which is...
read moreSTC President Speaks with FreightWaves about the Med Cert Integration Deadline Extension
STC President Dave Osiecki was recently featured in a Freightwaves article about the FMCSA's recent proposal to extend its Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration deadline from June 22 of this year to June 23, 2025. Osiecki stated that the cause of the delay...
read moreNo April Fools Joke Here… FMCSA Enforcement Numbers Dropping Like a Rock
On April 1, 2021, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration posted its latest "Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report," which provides a host of enforcement-related data for FYs 2019 and 2020. STC quickly noticed declining enforcement numbers and pulled the...
read moreAnalyze the Data to Avoid the Preventable
The trucking industry has been fighting for a crash preventability determination program since the inception of CSA, and for good reason. With their business partners' continued use of CSA to make safety-based business decisions, it seems unfair to make judgments...
read moreDon’t Go To Sleep on This Issue
The federal government has been flirting with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for over 20 years now. In 2000, FMCSA published its first medical advisory criteria declaring untreated OSA a respiratory dysfunction that could spell disqualification for drivers unwilling to...
read moreUpdated Med Card/DLA Deadline Delayed Until June 22, 2025
As predicted, FMCSA has proposed to extend the deadline by which drivers will no longer need to provide the driver’s license agency with a copy of the medical examiner’s certification (med card) has been delayed until June 22, 2025.
read moreUpcoming CVSA Roadcheck to Focus on Truck and Trailer Lights
During CVSA's upcoming International Roadcheck event (May 4-6, 2021), roadside inspectors will be focused on truck and trailer lights. Prepare your drivers!
read moreInterstate Highway System Part of U.S.’ Atomic Bomb Plan’
The Interstate Highway System was part of the U.S.' atomic bomb plan'. A major concern during the Eisenhower presidency in the 1950s was what the country would do in the event of a nuclear attack. One justification for the interstate highway system was its ability to...
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