Senate bill would direct the administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a “Women of Trucking Advisory Board."
Despite the three-year lead time of the final rule, the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is on track to launch Jan. 6, 2020. The top five questions are answered.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has opened registration for the new Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, which is aimed at preventing drivers from job-hopping to avoid the impact of failed drug tests.
According to the Trucking Alliance, results of a university study indicated “a major discrepancy between the number of drivers who failed a urinalysis drug screen and those who failed a hair test."
Featuring an ordering wizard developed specifically for the site, fleets are walked through a series of questions to help them quickly request the right type of permit based on their load and route.
A government official expert at analyzing labor trends contends that trucking is not experiencing a driver shortage, rather she sees the problem as one of painful turnover in one segment of the industry.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a partial compliance delay for certain requirements of its final rule establishing a federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.
Changes to the entry-level driver training requirements are so substantial that they may be unrecognizable to some, requiring communication to drivers, managers, and others at the motor carrier.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's prep work for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse includes amassing an impressive amount of informational guidance online that can be accessed at a dedicated website. Commentary by Executive Editor David Cullen.
Stay Metrics data shows that truck drivers hired in June of 2018 only stayed with their new carrier for an average of 216 days before quitting.