CDL fraud

The Daily Dash: Missing driver medical exams; surging freight rates

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a federal watchdog has said that as many as 780,000 truck driver medical examinations may not be in the federal database. Plus, freight rates continue to surge and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans another study on providing more sleeper berth flexibility.

Missing medical records

A seven-month outage of a medical examiner registry maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-daily-dash-missing-driver-medical-exams-surging-freight-rates

CDL fraud could rise under relaxed requirements

Tractor trailers and automobiles may share the roadways, but not everybody has the right to drive in the proverbial truck lane. 

Obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is a rite of passage for any driver eager to traverse the wide world of logistics. However, this rite isn’t a right — it must be earned.

As the trucking industry continues to grapple with a driver shortage as well as coronavirus-related delays in CDL issuance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cdl-fraud-could-rise-under-relaxed-requirements

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