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FDA Eases Path for Oral-Fluid Testing
Federal actions could advance oral-fluid drug testing for truck drivers, but lab certification delays and marijuana rescheduling questions remain.
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association has voiced its support for a bill that would increase the ceiling on certain loans issued by the Small Business Administration to $5 millio
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With the Senate starting work on its version of a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions, opponents are gearing up for a fight. "This cap-and-trade is a turkey,
Read More →In a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that the agency implement a program to identify commercial drivers at high risk for obstructive sleep apne
Read More →NIC Technologies, which provides official government portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions, has been tapped by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to create a National Motor Carrier Pre-Employment Screening Syste
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is speaking out against recent legislation proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson, aimed at cracking down on truck drivers who use a certain type of GPS to reduce the number of bridge strike
Read More →The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has raised the per diem rate for drivers, or the amount per day that a truck driver can be reimbursed for meals and incidental expenses when the driver is away from home on trave
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In August 2002, a group of truck safety professionals went to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with a suggestion. Safety could be improved, they said, by letting employers check a key federal database for a driver applicant's crash and roadside inspection history. It took seven years of persistent effort, and an Act of Congress, but now the agency is moving ahead with a Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program
Read More →Secure Trailer Depot, a transportation security company, has expanded further into the state of Texas with a new, high security location in Dalla
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New York Governor David Paterson has proposed legislation that calls for stricter enforcement of driving laws aimed at reducing the number of bridge strikes in Westchester County and across the state
Read More →The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are kicking off the "Operation Safe Driver" campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md
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