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Articles•December 22, 2015

Must You Provide Only Positive D&A Tests to Prospective Employers? Negative!

When a motor carrier receives an inquiry into a current or former driver’s drug and alcohol testing history, what specifically is the company required to release?

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News•December 21, 2015

Strick Trailers Recalls Dry Vans Over Rear Impact Guards

Notice affects some model-year 1998 -2005 vans whose bumpers might not prevent a vehicle from traveling under the trailer in a crash.

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News•by David Cullen•December 21, 2015

FMCSA Halving Random Drug-Test Threshold

FMCSA will lower the annual minimum random drug-testing rate for CDL holders from 50% of the average number of CDL-driver positions to 25% annually for the 2016 calendar year, effective Jan. 1.

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News•by David Cullen•December 17, 2015

DOT Wants Sleep-Apnea Data

A DOT data-collection request could be first step toward federal regulation of the testing and treatment of truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.

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News•December 17, 2015

FMCSA Launches Improved Online DOT Registration

The Implementation of the Unified Registration System will streamline the DOT registration process and make it more difficult for unsafe truck companies to avoid enforcement actions, per the agency.

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News•December 16, 2015

McLeod Partners with Teletrac for HOS Platform

McLeod Software’s fleet management platform LoadMaster will now connect with the Teletrac Fleet Director hours of service platform.

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News•by David Cullen•December 15, 2015

OOIDA Sues for ELD Review

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a lawsuit seeking a judicial review of the electronic logging device mandate that was announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Dec. 10.

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Products•December 15, 2015

Digital Recorder Keeps Over 1000 Hours of Footage

Brigade’s MDR-404-500 and MDR-408-1000 are mobile digital recorders with the ability to record up to 1164 hours of footage from eight cameras at one time.

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Products•December 15, 2015

Camera Monitor System Gives Drivers 270 Degree View

Orlaco’s CornerEye is a camera monitor system for trucks and heavy machinery that offers a 270-degree field of view of a truck’s surroundings.

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Articles•December 14, 2015

Commentary: Gizmology Games

While driver-assisting technology is capable of making us safer, in reality it is rarely frustration free.

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