Feb 11, 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...
Feb 11, 2020
Suggestions are welcome! Do you have ideas on topics you’d like to see us cover in this newsletter? If so, feel free to share them with us at sgarney@scopelitisconsulting.com.
Feb 11, 2020
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.
Feb 11, 2020
$6,951 was the average fine a carrier paid in FY 2019 for serious safety violations discovered during an FMCSA compliance investigation.
Feb 11, 2020
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...
Feb 11, 2020
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...
Feb 11, 2020
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...
Feb 11, 2020
When FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program launched in 2010, its objectives were to: Increase contact with industry through increased efficiencies Maximize FMCSA and state partner resources Assess the safety fitness of a greater segment of the...
Feb 5, 2020
Dave Osiecki, President and CEO of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, was recently interviewed for a Heavy Duty Trucking’s mew podcast HDT Talks Trucking. The 25 minute podcast dives into the details of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and FMCSA’s...
Jan 17, 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...
