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Business
Further extensions of CDL-related COVID waivers unlikely, official says
And more from FMCSA top brass and CVSA: a common misconception about the short-haul exception, new split-sleeper-berth usage, crash preventability, and more.
November 17, 2020
Channel 19
Critical med-cert step to avoid one âacute violationâ in audits
Breakdowns in the process for electronically marrying a driverâs updated medical certification with his/her CDL has been a âfertile field for auditorsâ in back-office compliance reviews, yielding acute violations that contribute adversely to safety ratings.
November 1, 2019
Voices
Not so fast on med cards: Non-CDL commercial drivers still must carry
Non-CDL holders are not required to self-certify or submit a copy of their medical card to their state licensing agency. Given such commercial drivers donât self-certify, if you are one of them, keep carrying the card.
February 4, 2015
Business
Effective Jan. 30, drivers can ditch paper copies of medical cards upon med cert renewal
Truck operators will no longer be required to carry paper copies of their medical certification cards beginning Friday, Jan. 30, as the certification will have been integrated into driversâ CDLs, FMCSA is expected to announce this week.
January 29, 2015
Business
May 21 is deadline to begin using National Registry doctors
A somewhat new map-search tool at the registry site is now populated with registered examiners around the country for look-up / forward planning purposes.
February 12, 2014
Business
FMCSA makes med card retention extension official: Drivers must carry paper copy until 2015
Drivers must continue to carry paper copies of their medical examinerâs certificate until Jan. 30, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Jan. 10.
January 10, 2014
Business
Medical certification deadline update: Extension to 2015 in the works
As the Jan. 30 deadline looms for CDL holders to self-certify their operating and medical credentials with their license-issuing state, drivers may still need to carry paper cards.
January 9, 2014
Channel 19
Language of the sleep apnea bill close to becoming law
The text in full of H.R. 3095, a bill to require FMCSA to adopt any sleep apnea/disorder provision in driverâs medical certifications procedures through formal rulemaking.
October 8, 2013
Voices
Does FMCSAâs medical card verification program violate HIPAA?
Short answer: Probably not. Here find a roundup of viewpoints from readers on this and other issues surrounding FMCSAâs new medical card-verification policy.
November 23, 2012
Channel 19
Turkey day dispatch: More docs with CDLs needed?
âWe need more thanks paid to the nationâs drivers for the jobs you do day-in day-out. Clearly thereâs a dearth of it in many quarters.â
November 22, 2012
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