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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2022

Legislation Introduced to Reduce Red Tape for Truck Drivers

Two bills have been introduced to help eliminate duplicative background check and ease other burdens on CDL seekers.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsFebruary 1, 2022

CFI’s Laredo Shop Wages Culture War For Safety

CFI’s Laredo shop went from having the worst safety record in the company to going more than four years without an accident or injury — the longest safety streak in the company’s 75-year history.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 31, 2022

DOT Safety Strategy Envisions Zero Highway Fatalities

The Department of Transportation announced a National Roadway Safety Strategy to bring together efforts of its various agencies to address transportation deaths.

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Videosby Jim ParkJanuary 26, 2022

Was Justice Served in the Lakewood Colorado Crash?

Should carriers and brokers be held responsible for putting drivers into situations for which they’re not properly trained? Hear a discussion that attempts to answer this question in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 21, 2022

New Alternative Vision Standard for Commercial Drivers

After years of issuing exemptions on an individual basis for commercial drivers with poor or no vision in one eye, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a new program for such drivers to become qualified.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 19, 2022

New Chief Named for FMCSA

The U.S. Department of Transportation has named a new deputy administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to replace the departing Meera Joshi.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 13, 2022

Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

The Supreme Court on Jan. 13 halted enforcement of a controversial emergency rule that would have required business with more than 100 employees to require workers to have COVID-19 vaccines or else undergo weekly testing.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 13, 2022

OSHA: Some Truck Drivers Exempt from COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has officially addressed the issue of whether truck drivers are subject to its controversial COVID-19 vaccine-or-test emergency rule.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicJanuary 12, 2022

Canada to Turn Away Unvaccinated Truck Drivers at Border

U.S. truck drivers crossing the border into Canada must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 15, or else be turned away at the port of entry.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 11, 2022

Study Suggests Cocaine Use More Prevalent than Marijuana Among Truck Drivers

Is marijuana really the drug most commonly used by truck drivers? National Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse statistics say it is by far, but hair-testing advocates cite an analysis finding otherwise.

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