Sep 19, 2019
On Friday, October 5, 2019, P. Sean Garney, Vice President of STC will be delivering two training sessions to attendees of the Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation Annual Conference. The sessions will focus on recent and future regulatory developments in the...
Sep 19, 2019
On October 3, 2019, STC President Dave Osiecki will travel to Grand Rapids, MI to speak to the Office Furniture Distribution Association Annual Conference attendees. He’ll be providing an update on the latest happenings in Washington, DC and their potential...
Sep 19, 2019
In December 2019, the third and final ELD compliance date will be here, requiring most fleets and drivers to use the technology. In early 2019, STC delved deeply into FMCSA’s new compliance audit procedures related to HOS and ELD records and developed a unique...
Sep 19, 2019
FMCSA’s latest Seat Belt Usage by CMV Driver Survey (2016) estimated the overall safety belt usage rate for drivers of medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses was 86%. The same survey estimated the usage rate for other CMV occupants (not including the driver) was...
Sep 19, 2019
The top traffic enforcement violation committed by CMV drivers over the past five years (2015-19) was “failing to obey traffic control device.” A distant second over this same period was “speeding six – ten miles per hour over the speed limit.”...
Sep 19, 2019
Since FMCSA proposedto give state licensing agencies additional time to comply with their portion of the new Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rules, there’s been discussion among industry stakeholders about whether FMCSA should delay the entire training rule (and...
Sep 19, 2019
At a recent industry conference, an FMCSA official discussed some of FMCSA’s most recent ELD-related statistics and compliance findings. This Agency representative highlighted the three most commonly cited ELD violations from both roadside inspections and compliance...
Sep 19, 2019
Split Duty Period In August 2019, FMCSA proposed changes to five separate provisions in the current HOS rules. The FMCSA had telegraphed four out of the five proposals. However, the fifth proposed change – the “split duty period,” (the ability of a driver to...
Sep 19, 2019
Heavy Duty Trucking reports on a “Hot Topics In Trucking” presentation given by STC President Dave Osiecki at the 2019 Trimble in.sight User Conference in Houston, TX.
Sep 17, 2019
STC President Dave Osiecki has accepted an invitation to present during a breakout session at the North Carolina Trucking Association Annual Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in Wilmington, NC. Registration is available...
