Mar 19, 2020
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...
Mar 19, 2020
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Mar 19, 2020
Large Truck and Bus Drivers were cited for a violation in only 16% of crashes in 2019.
Mar 19, 2020
4.7% of Large Truck and Bus drivers involved in a fatal crash in 2018 were not wearing their seatbelts.
Mar 19, 2020
Texas ranked highest in the nation in fatal large truck and bus crashes in 2019, accounting for 15% of all the nationwide total. And, only 2.8% of all traffic enforcement inspections, statistically the most effective form of CMV roadside enforcement, occurred...
Mar 19, 2020
STC President & CEO Dave Osiecki was recently interviewed for an Airforwarders Association video podcast called Freight Talk. The podcast dives into some details on the upcoming HOS rule, drug testing and other issues. Click here to...
Mar 19, 2020
If you’re a regular reader of the 60 Seconds with STC newsletter, you probably know that we love data. Good data informs good policymaking, and data transparency is an important aspect of making sound decisions. So, STC is pleased that FMCSA is taking strong steps...
Mar 19, 2020
FMCSA is beginning to take a victory lap on the roll-out of the Clearinghouse. In late February 2020, the agency issued a press release touting the more than 650,000 registrants and the nearly 8,000 positive test results (or refusals to test) that have been uploaded...
Mar 19, 2020
The big news this month is that FMCSA sent its hours of service (HOS) “final rule” to the White House Office of Management and Budget. It’s the last stop before it’s published for the world to see and represents another step in what started with industry rumblings...
Feb 28, 2020
Dave Osiecki, President and CEO of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, was recently interviewed by Brandon Fried, Executive Director of the Airfowarders Association during which the discussed several hot issues in the trucking industry including Hours of Service,...
