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Business
Drug, alcohol database rule inches closer to approval
FMCSA has submitted a rule to the Office of Management and Budget that would create a database of drivers who have failed or refused a drug or alcohol test.
April 2, 2013
Business
FMCSA hears testimony on entry level driver training
Driver training standards were the subject of a four-hour regulatory listening session held at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Find highlights and links to full video in this story.
March 26, 2013
Channel 19
MATS haps: On-air wedding, regs listening session, and more!
Driver Kevin Young and ridealong partner Shannon Mann will tie the knot with Freewheelin’ cohost Meredith Ochs officiating at the PanaPacific booth Friday, March 22, at noon.
March 19, 2013
Business
FMCSA says federal law trumps Alabama’s coil securement rules
Steel coil haulers can now bring coils to and from Alabama without additional certification above what’s required by federal law.
March 6, 2013
Voices
Truck GPS units aren’t the problem in NYC
New Jersey resident William Smith weighs in on the need for more accurate clearance signs in NYC and calls for operators to join him in pressing Congress.
March 5, 2013
Channel 19
Audit your drug/alcohol testing consortium
Video interview with regulatory consultant Richard Wilson highlights the need to double-check and pre-audit your drug and alcohol testing consortium for compliance with regulations — if you don’t, it could come back to haunt you.
February 28, 2013
Channel 19
CSA’s batting average: MCSAC snapshot
The program has hit one out of the park in getting carriers’ attention, but MCSAC CSA Subcommittee members point to more strikeouts than base hits.
February 6, 2013
Business
Panel highlights CSA data-quality issues
The Feb.5, 2013, meeting of the FMCSA’s CSA Subcommitte to the MCSAC advisory board revealed data quality is a top stakeholder concern with the enforcement regime.
February 5, 2013
Business
Board says FMCSA should gather driver employment history, give to carriers
In what would essentially be another roadblock for drivers looking at finding a new driving job, the NTSB has recommended FMCSA to gather driver employment history and require carriers to use it.
February 4, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Putting agency heads in trucks makes good sense
It makes sense that if someone is going to regulate the trucking industry, he or she should get real-world experience by spending time riding in a tractor-trailer.
February 1, 2013
Business
California group continues court battle over emissions regs
The California Construction Trucking Association has appealed a December 2012 ruling that CCTA says was a non-decision in its nearly two-year-long case with CARB’s truck regulations.
January 23, 2013
Channel 19
Running around Cali: Martin Jez’ 1988 Pete cabover
California-based owner-operator Jez realized he’d need to upgrade his emissions system in the near term — he delayed the need by, well, buying old.
January 19, 2013
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