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Hazmat-focused inspection blitz sidelines nearly 700 trucks
Commercial vehicle inspectors across North America inspected more than 9,200 trucks, placing 683 (approximately 7%) of them out-of-service during a week-long enforcement blitz focusing on hazardous materials and other dangerous goods.
October 30, 2019
Business
FMCSA officially adopts rules requiring background checks for hazmat CDL endorsement
The finalization of these interim final rules has no bearing on current drivers or carriers, as the rules have been in place since 2003 and 2005, respectively. The rules require drivers to undergo a TSA background check or hold a TWIC in order to receive a hazmat endorsement on their CDL.
September 30, 2019
Business
Trucker killed in massive hazmat explosion
A press release from the Arkansas State Police says that Randall McDougal, 63, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was hauling a load of ammonium nitrate along U.S. 278 when the brakes of his truck caught fire.
April 8, 2019
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Two charged for HHG moving schemes, examiner sentenced for CDL testing scheme, more
A New Jersey woman and a Florida man were charged in household goods moving schemes, a California CDL examiner was sentenced in a CDL fraud scheme, a former Alabama trooper was charged with accessing FMCSA databases without authorization and more.
March 21, 2019
Business
DOT wades into California break requirements, exempts hazmat carriers
The U.S. DOT announces federal laws outweigh California's state laws regarding periodic meal and rest breaks for hazardous materials truck drivers.
September 20, 2018
Business
Driving Miss Hazardous Materials
“Things that aren’t welcome in the Kroger parking lot for a thousand, Alex.” … Preparations for the Fourth well under way.
June 30, 2017
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Fraudulent medical exams, illegal hazmat transport and more
A Virginia trucking company, its parent company and four executives were pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges after allegedly violating multiple FMCSA regulations, a man pleaded guilty to falsifying medical exams for truckers and more.
May 22, 2017
Business
With support of trucking orgs, Congress again floats reforms to transportation workers ID program
Trucking organizations are pleased Congress is considering a measure to let truckers with Transportation Worker’s Identification Credentials receive hazardous materials endorsements without additional background checks.
April 18, 2017
Business
Hours exemption for certain hazmat haulers extended
The exemption from the 30-minute rest break rule is limited to drivers transporting hazmat loads that have filed security plans requiring the drivers to constantly “attend” to the cargo.
November 21, 2016
Business
Comment period opens for proposed CSA changes, FMCSA hosting Q&A sessions
the main changes available for preview include lowering intervention thresholds for some SMS categories, raising the threshold in one BASIC and making the Hazmat BASIC public. The agency also has proposed upping the minimum number of crashes needed before registering a Crash Indicator BASIC ranking.
October 6, 2016
Business
Owner-ops can preview altered CSA scores based on FMCSA’s proposed changes
Changes to intervention thresholds, BASIC ratings, crash figures and more are on deck, FMCSA says, and carriers can preview the changes to their own SMS ratings here…
October 4, 2016
Business
Group questions DOT on hazmat regs pertaining to Calif. meal, rest breaks
The National Tank Truck Carriers says California’s meal and rest break requirements weren’t made with hazmat haulers or federal hours-of-service regulations in mind.
September 2, 2016
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