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Daily Infographic: Carriers make good on drivers’ on- and off-the-road preferences

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The molding of the professional truck driver

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Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana is known for his sometimes funny, sometimes profound expressions. One of them is that “no expert was born an expert.”

That saying could not be any truer as it relates to the professional truck driver. The commercial vehicle operators that transport 80% of our goods across the nation are, by and large, professional and safety-conscious individuals.

But they are not all born that way. It takes hard work and the right mentorship.

Driver trainers play an underrated role in...

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Driver qualification file management: The good, the bad and the compliant

Kevin Grotzke, vice president of safety and compliance at Reyes Fleet Management, knows the headache that driver qualification (DQ) file management can cause for a carrier. With various Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations governing the development and maintenance of records related to current, former and potential drivers, managing DQ files can quickly become a full-time job in itself.

Reyes Fleet Management, chose to outsource DQ file management to compliance specialists J....

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The Light Load: Mr. Durr goes to Trenton

Furniture truck driver Edward Durr spent $153, half of it on doughnuts, unseating New Jersey’s hermetically entrenched state Senate president, Stephen Sweeney, D-Trauma Unit Somewhere. (For comparison, in an act of refreshing futility, Sweeney raised $750,000 in a single night.)

Talk about strategic use of campaign funds. Give Durr a roll of duct tape and I’m guessing he’ll solve world hunger.

In the wake of this giant slayer’s Dunkin-fueled short haul to Trenton, I’ve read bushels of tweets to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-light-load-mr-durr-goes-to-trenton

Entry-level driver training rule changes game for behind-the-wheel safety

After decades of fits and starts that ultimately resulted in a negotiated rulemaking, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s long-awaited entry-level driver training (ELDT) rule appears ready for implementation.

As of Feb. 7, 2022, truck drivers – both those new to the industry (Class A and B CDLs) and those seeking endorsements (passenger, school bus or hazardous materials) for the first time – must meet minimum training standards and receive that training from a certified...

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