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Lack of participation in a program meant to address a shortfall of drivers entering the trucking industry is forcing regulators to adjust.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be extending its Under 21 Military Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Pilot Program beyond the three-year period typically set by Congress for such projects, according to FMCSA Deputy Administrator Wiley Deck.
“We are struggling trying to get drivers into the program,” Deck acknowledged during a...
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Small trucking companies looking to up their safety game at more affordable rates now have another option.
The Independent Carrier Safety Association (ICSA), an Arizona-based nonprofit [501(c)(6)] startup, is providing training and education for small carriers, which includes offering reduced rates for investments that improve safety.
“The whole concept of our organization is to get small carriers and independent truckers into a safety mindset and providing them cost-effective tools that they may...
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Three top transportation executives said Monday that they expect a high-intensity peak shipping season marked by the ongoing shortage of qualified commercial truck drivers and a pandemic that won’t disappear any time soon.
The peak will be “bigger, faster, will come quicker and stay longer,” said Greg Ritter, chief customer officer of transport and logistics giant XPO Logistics Inc. (NYSE:XPO). Appearing on a panel at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ EDGE 2020 virtual...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday released for comment long-awaited mandatory hair-testing guidelines to screen drivers for drugs.
The proposed Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Hair (HMG) “will allow federal executive branch agencies to collect and test a hair specimen as part of their drug testing programs.” But it limits hair testing use to applicants for federal testing designated positions and for random testing, according...
A five-year delay of a rulemaking that would give trucking companies the option to use a hair test instead of urinalysis to screen drivers for drugs is preventing significant safety improvements, according to major industry players.
The benefits of hair testing within the trucking industry was a common theme among several panel discussions at a truck safety summit held by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today.
Representatives from truckload operators Werner Enterprises (NAS...
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