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FMCSA Leader Emphasizes Engagement & Drops Hints on Potential Hours of Service Changes
On April 1, FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez provided a keynote address at the annual Spring Workshop of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance in St. Louis, MO, during which he discussed...
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Regulatory News from CVSA’s April 1-4 Spring Workshop in St. Louis
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance held its Spring Workshop from April 1-4 in St. Louis, and a fair amount of truck safety information and regulatory news was communicated during the...
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Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Implementation Could Be Heavy Lift for CDL Drivers
As more information is being communicated by FMCSA about its upcoming CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, it appears that it could affect more CDL holders than expected by some. Every...
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FMCSA’s FY 2019 Driver Inspection Data is Showing an Elevated Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
Despite a reduction in hours of service violations resulting from increased ELD use, the driver OOS rate is slightly elevated through February 22, 2019 (the most recent data available). The...
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Longshot Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang (who?) has Added Trucking to his List of Priorities
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Specifically, he has called for the appointment of a “Trucking Czar” to help ease the transition to autonomous vehicles. His platform recognizes trucking and truck...
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Need A Creative Solution in DC? STC and Scopelitis’ DC Office Can Help!
Did you know the Scopelitis Law Firm, and its affiliated Scopelitis Transportation Consulting (STC) subsidiary, has an office in the heart of our nation’s capital and is well-suited to help...
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