driver qualifications

FMCSA auditors are always ready. Are your DQ files?

The trucking industry has seen the devastating impact of nuclear verdicts play out over the past several years. In order to avoid this fate, carriers must focus on hiring qualified drivers – and keeping pristine paperwork.

Carriers are operating in an environment where every new driver hire could result in a productive driver tenure or a multimillion-dollar negligence lawsuit. At the same time, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audits can happen at any time. 

Paperwork can be easy to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-auditors-are-always-ready-are-your-dq-files

Safeguarding trucking’s reputation and compliance — Taking The Hire Road

Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, was joined Thursday by a champion for the industry, Doug Marcello, chief legal officer of Bluewire and shareholder with Saxton & Stump law firm.

Truck drivers take risks each day delivering food to grocery stores, medical supplies to pharmacies, fuel to gas stations and just about everything else that’s required to keep society running smoothly.

But, when accidents occur involving semi-trucks, too often those same truck drivers are almost...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/safeguarding-truckings-reputation-and-compliance-taking-the-hire-road

The building blocks of a compliant safety program

For all motor carriers, safety compliance is one of the most basic necessities for success, but navigating the ins and outs is far from simple due to the extensive nature of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations.

Each carrier needs a safety program that allows them to withstand Department of Transportation (DOT) roadside inspections and carrier investigations. Last year alone, over 85,000 federal roadside inspections took place, which is the most since 2019, and there...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-building-blocks-of-a-compliant-safety-program

Navigating the modern driver hiring process

Truck driving is one of the largest professions in the U.S., with 3.5 million people strong, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But despite this, most trucking companies are constantly searching for experienced and reliable candidates. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there are approximately 259,000 job openings for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers each year, and everybody in the transportation industry, especially hiring managers, knows filling those positions isn’t easy.

Compet...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/navigating-the-modern-driver-hiring-process