On October 29, 2020, U.S. Senator Ed Markey of MA sent a letter to FMCSA highlighting what he says are "egregious failures" of the Agency to oversee the safety of the...
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In 2018, FMCSA told the trucking world it was planning to strike from the truck safety rulebook the old driver "Record of Violations" requirement (in Sec. 391.27 of the FMCSRs)....
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Driver shortage and retention have been perennial challenges for the trucking industry. In fact, both driver shortage and driver retention have appeared on the American Transportation Research Institute's Critical Issues...
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Based on the results as of now, and barring any change via recounts, it appears the Biden administration will take office on January 22, 2021. We also have an idea...
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A new Census Bureau analysis tells us the face of trucking is change. Among drivers under the age of 35, more are women, Hispanic, and have more education than their...
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Someone is getting better at FMCSA's Crash Preventability Demonstration Program. As of the end of June 2020, 50% of crashes submitted were determined ineligible by FMCSA. New data released shows...
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This streamlined mock DOT audit will save time, travel and administrative costs because its a smaller, off-site consistent with FMCSA off-site audit guidelines. It's a great way to check the...
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STC Vice President P. Sean Garney was recently featured on FreightWaves' podcast "Drilling Deep" about the future of hair testing guidelines. In the podcast, Garney discusses the advantages of hair...
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STC President Dave Osiecki's predictions about the future of IRT were recently mentioned in a Heavy Duty Trucking article. The article discusses many of FMCSA's ongoing projects and includes Osiecki's...
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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...
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