regulations

James Jaillet | May 07, 2013

I'm sure many American drivers can empathize with this headline from the NewstalkZB website, a New Zealand-based news and talk radio station: "Trucking industry fears being decimated by Govt rule changes". No, it's not hours of ...

How the national drug/alcohol clearinghouse could save you

Todd Dills | April 09, 2013

In some senses, to read the comments under the recent story on the rule that would establish a national database of positive drug/alcohol tests for use of employers as a handy cross-check when considering a ...

drug testing

Drug, alcohol database rule inches closer to approval

Overdrive Staff | April 02, 2013

Last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for final approval its drug and alcohol clearinghouse rule that would essentially set up a database of all drivers ...

regulations

FMCSA hears testimony on entry level driver training

Todd Dills | March 26, 2013

On the afternoon of March 22, representatives of driver-training schools, fleets who do their own training and, representing a majority of attendees, professional drivers gathered in a conference room at the Mid-America Trucking Show in ...

MATS 2013

MATS haps: On-air wedding, regs listening session, and more!

Todd Dills | March 19, 2013

It's not the only driver-focused event happening on Friday (don't miss FMCSA's new-driver training standards listening session, requesting your viewpoints beginning at 1 p.m. and moving on through 5 p.m. in room C101, likewise the ...

regulations

FMCSA says federal law trumps Alabama’s coil securement rules

Overdrive Staff | March 06, 2013

Steel coil haulers can now bring coils to and from Alabama without additional certification above what's required by federal law. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration posted in the Federal Register Tuesday, March 5, that it ...

voices

Truck GPS units aren’t the problem in NYC

Todd Dills | March 05, 2013

Click through the image to read the September post that began the conversation among Overdrive readers on GPS/clearance-sign problems. I read your article about Senator Chuck Schumer and his opinions on truck GPS systems in ...

Channel 19

Audit your drug/alcohol testing consortium

Todd Dills | February 28, 2013

Independents/small carriers, before you enter a relationship with a drug/alcohol testing consortium, says Richard Wilson, regulatory manager for the Trans Products Trans Services firm, specializing in fitting various administrative/ consulting needs for smaller carriers, make ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Who’s keeping score: CSA ranking tool for drivers

The Vigillo Roadside Resume tool is marketed directly to drivers and approximates driver CSA BASIC rankings. Learn how to access the system, as well as get a handle on its limitations, in this story.