Tag: pilot program

Overdrive Extra

Data, not hunches, should clarify safety prospect of younger drivers

The new pilot program is aimed at collecting data about younger drivers and interstate driving. Discover more about the military-trained driver pilot here.

September 30, 2020

Business

Under-21 truckers: FMCSA proposes pilot to allow 18-to-20-year-olds in interstate operations

FMCSA is proposing a pilot program to study whether 18-to-20-year-old truckers should be allowed to drive across state lines. In other news: Circle Logistics now posting daily to NextLoad board.

September 4, 2020

Business

Comment period for FMCSA pilot program for under-21 interstate truckers ends next week

Drivers and interested parties can now comment on the proposal through Aug. 14. The proposal would expand the current under-21 program for military-trained drivers to drivers under the age of 21 that were not trained to drive trucks in the military.

August 9, 2019

Business

Under-21 interstate pilot program for military vets enters next phase

FMCSA is now accepting applications from drivers and carriers to participate in the pilot program. As part of the pilot, FMCSA will compare the safety records of the under-21 drivers in the program to a control group of drivers ages 21-24 with CDLs and comparable training and experience driving trucks.

June 3, 2019

Business

House bill looks to expand under-21 trucker pilot program

As it stands now, this program requires participants to be veterans or active duty members of the military service and between the ages of 18 and 21.

December 5, 2017

Business

Final audit of FMCSA’s cross-border program begins as it enters final month

The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has begun its final audit of the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico. Here’s what it’s looking to find.

August 27, 2014

Voices

Owners, drivers: Stand up and be counted

“I know that if our owners and drivers stopped long enough to vote on the issues their voice would be heard.” –Michael McRae, President of M&M Contractors and Specialized Carriers

September 6, 2012

Channel 19

Driver action on sleep apnea, CSA, EOBRs, cross-border trucking

Regular readers will recall my post from last month following the first annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention, which spurred on driver advocate Frederick Schaffner to be a presence in D.C. at the November meeting of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committtee. There, a large part of the discussion was devoted to standards for […]

November 23, 2011