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Your Input Matters on Proposed Hours of Service (HOS) Change

As we go to ‘print’ with this electronic newsletter on Wed., August 14, 2019, we know FMCSA will be proposing changes to its HOS rules this week…perhaps even today. Once...
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A Different Take on FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program

In early August 2019, FMCSA published a request for comment on its plan to expand and make permanent its Crash Preventability Determination Pilot Program. This got us to thinking how...
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ELDs & Crash Data, Crash Studies & CSA - Things That Make Us Go Hmmmm…

STC closely tracks federal actions on many trucking-related regulatory and safety topics. Here are a few questions on current topics that make us go hmmmm… Why hasn’t the U.S. Department...
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Did You Know?

FMCSA plans to unveil its CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse in late August at the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) in Dallas, TX.

The government’s next mandate, use of a new drug and alcohol violation database by CDL drivers and carriers, is scheduled to take effect in January 2020. FMCSA has been developing...
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New “Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, What Carriers Need to Know to be Ready in 2020” Training Now Available From STC

In January 2020, the long-awaited Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse goes live. This database of positive test results among commercial truck and bus drivers, will undoubtably improve safety in the motor...
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