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Business
NASTC names its Americaâs Best Drivers team 2014
The members of the group represent, all told, 533 years of accident free experience and near 51 million miles.
November 7, 2014
Business
Sleep apnea and conditional medical certification being fought on new fronts
In an attempt to solve the problem of medical examinersâ willingness to issue short-term conditional certifications â if any certification at all â pending results of a sleep study, NASTC has started offering both member and non-member carriers and drivers a sleep apnea screening and testing program that puts the process in the driverâs hands.
November 7, 2014
Channel 19
Thursday round-up: What deer whistles, elections and NASTCâs annual meeting have in common
Tools designed to mitigate hazard, maybe? At least one of these, maybe two (and itâs not the NASTC meet, I can assure you) doesnât normally work so well. Nonetheless, fingers can always be crossedâŚ
November 6, 2014
Business
MATS New Entrant listening session yields new ideas
Among voluminous thoughts on New Entrant testing, responding to commentary from owner-operator Michael Potwin Anne Ferro revealed that the agencyâs plan to downgrade adjudicated citationsâ violation weight in the CSA system could be in place as early as this summer.
March 28, 2014
Voices
Readers debate New Entrant test
While a majority were positive about FMCSAâs plan to introduce regs testing into the process for obtaining operating authority, questions as to the scope of test questions remained as the second federal listening session on the subject approached.
March 13, 2014
Business
New Entrant test debated in initial regulatory session
Call 530-408-6423, 530-40-VOICE, to contribute thoughts on the New Entrant test rulemaking under way to an upcoming Overdrive podcast. Two more federal sessions, in March at MATS and April at CVSA, are planned.
January 14, 2014
Business
Be your own boss: 14 âdo or dieâ compliance duties
Failure to perform these 14 tasks will automatically fail you when the FMCSA comes calling for your New Entrant Safety Audit in the first 18 months youâre in business.
January 10, 2014
Channel 19
Inside small-fleet advocacy at NASTC annual meeting
Rounding up highlights from the NASTC annual meeting: CARB politics, enforcement; speed limiter rule with retrofit requirement expected in 2014, âconditionalâ rating the new âunsatisfactoryââŚ
November 9, 2013
Equipment
CARB to boost low-use mileage exemption
Good news for owner-operators and fleets in the Eastern U.S. who run to California only occasionally or can keep their in-state miles below the 5,000-7,500 range per year: The stateâs upping its low-use exemption mileage.
November 8, 2013
Regulations
Lawsuit against CSA could see decision within 6 months, attorney says
Henry Seaton expects a decision in the next six months â meanwhile, two reports from House committees on the CSA SMS are expected before the end of the year.
November 8, 2013
Custom Rigs
Roundup: River States in Wis. hosting show, hanging a fuel-mileage shingle, new vid seriesâŚ
Overdriveâs Pride & Polish heads to Wisconsin in 2014, with River States Customz in La Crosse hosting.
November 7, 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 â if you donât, it could come back to haunt you.
February 28, 2013
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