Mar 17, 2021
In 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a new rule that promised to improve safety by requiring medical examiners (MEs) to be properly trained, and creating a system where driver medical certifications are transmitted directly to state...
Mar 17, 2021
Spring brings the imposition of seasonal frost laws in many northern states and most Canadian provinces. These states each have frost laws: Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,...
Mar 17, 2021
24.5% of FMCSA compliance investigations in FY 2020 resulted in a fine for safety violations (2,962 companies fined/12,062 audits)....
Mar 17, 2021
In CY 2020, the percent of FMCSA compliance investigations with ELD violations rose from 8% in January to almost 14% in December. (FMCSA ART presentation on March 10, 2020)
Mar 17, 2021
In 2019, federal spending for highways totaled $46 billion. That’s equivalent to buying 306,666 plus new Class 8 trucks today.
Mar 17, 2021
STC is pleased to host truck safety research Matthew Camden, of Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, for our newest webinar – Proven Strategies to Increase Fleet Safety – This new STC webinar highlights and discusses the most effective...
Mar 12, 2021
On Wednesday, March 23, 2021, from 1:35-2:05 PM EST, STC Vice President P. Sean Garney and Whip Around co-founder and Chief Communications Officer Tim Boyle will take part in Geotab Extend’s Marketplace technology showcase and lead a helpful webinar on the how...
Mar 12, 2021
STC President Dave Osiecki’s recent analysis of the January FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse statistics were included in a DATAC article. Osiecki said that the number of drivers being evaluated and completing the return-to-work process has continued to...
Mar 12, 2021
STC President Dave Osiecki and Vice President P. Sean Garney recently started a Compliance “MythBusters” blog series with DriverReach and their first topic was on the myths surrounding driver pre-employment verification. Their first myth addresses whether...
Mar 5, 2021
STC Vice President P. Sean Garney was recently featured in a FreightWaves article about FMCSA’s recently released Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Results. Garney commented that the results show that CDL drivers are more often taking the necessary steps toward...
