8% Increase in Positive Drug Test Results of Drivers in September
STC President Dave Osiecki recently commented to FreightWaves Magazine about the increasing numbers of positive drug tests in drivers last month. Osiecki pointed out that positive drug tests and drug test refusals increased 8% and 9.3% and discussed the rise in...
read moreSTC in the News: ELDs and How They Have Changed Compliance Reviews
Outbound Magazine recently discussed STC President Dave Osiecki's comments at Trimble’s In.Sight virtual conference regarding what safety inspectors look for when performing a compliance investigation. Osiecki discusses how ELDs have changed the way these...
read moreSTC in the News: STC VP Comments on Hair Testing Proposal
Transport Topics recently asked STC Vice President P. Sean Garney to comment on the recent proposal to allow hair testing for drugs on federal employees. The Department of Health and Human Services proposal could eventually lead to the trucking industry being allowed...
read moreSTC in the News: HHS Proposes Hair Testing Guidelines
STC Vice President P. Sean Garney was asked by Heavy Duty Trucking to provide some perspective on the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed hair testing guidelines which could eventually be adopted by the Department of Transportation and applied to the...
read moreSTC in the News: Hour of Service Audits in an ELD World
FleetOwner recently reported on a presentation delivered by STC President Dave Osiecki at Trimble's 2020 Virtual in.sight Conference. The presentation focused on the ways in which compliance reviews have changed now that Electronic Logging Devices are required...
read moreSTC In the News: What to Expect Before and After the Election
FleetOwner covered STC President Dave Osiecki's presentation at the Trimble 202 in.sight conference. In it, Osiecki covered the political and policy waterfront on what personnel and regulatory changes to expect before the election and in the event of a second Trump...
read moreSTC In the News: FMCSA Ramps Up Off-site Compliance Reviews
STC President Dave Osiecki provided some insight to the Commercial Carrier Journal on what to expect and how to prepare of an off-site compliance review. In the article, Osiecki helps explain the difference between off-site focused reviews, which has been trending up...
read moreSTC in the News: Osiecki Comments on New Clearinghouse Data
FreightWaves recently asked STC President Dave Osiecki for his take on how to interpret the latest data released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse usage. Among other things, Osiecki raised concerns about the rate at...
read moreSTC In the News: STC Talks Driver Experience with TT
Scopelitis Transportation Consulting recently joined a host of trucking industry safety experts and practitioners to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the truck driver workforce and issues related to retaining, rehiring, or finding new drivers as demand...
read moreSTC in the News: FreightWaves Taps Osiecki for Clearinghouse Data Interpretation
STC President David Osiecki recently provided insight to John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent for FreightWaves into why so many pre-employment drug test refusals are being reported to the Clearinghouse. “Considering that a refusal, in the pre-employment context,...
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