Truck drivers would be eligible for up to $10,000 in tax credits, along with training incentives, as part of new bipartisan legislation aimed at retaining and recruiting drivers.
The Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act, introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., also incorporates truck parking funding and an hours-of-service exemption for livestock haulers — long-sought measures by drivers and carriers.
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Federal regulators have rejected certain recommendations from trucking and safety groups on its CDL pilot program for those ages 18-21 as regulators work to keep the project on track before a White House approval deadline.
In a notice scheduled to be published on Monday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stated it is turning down advice from the American Trucking Associations and others that the agency do away with a requirement that carriers participating in FMCSA’s Safe Driver...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/feds-reject-industry-advice-for-under-21-truck-driver-program
Werner Enterprises was granted more flexibility to seat drivers faster based on an exemption approved by federal regulators.
In a notice scheduled to be published on Thursday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ruled that Werner (NASDAQ: WERN) will not be required to have its commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders accompanied by commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders in the passenger seat.
Werner requested the exemption to allow its driver trainees who passed the CDL skills...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/werner-exempted-from-driver-training-provision
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Post-pandemic vision for driver training.
DETAILS: Success for enterprise fleets — like all trucking sectors — begins with professionally trained drivers. A. Bailey Wood, the new president and CEO of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), discusses how vigorous outreach combined with revamped training requirements and the rebuilding of the driver supply chain are opening opportunities for...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/efs-chat-recap-pushing-driver-training-boundaries
For carriers, the cost to hire a commercial truck driver can exceed $15,000 in some cases. When you hire an unsafe or unqualified driver, that cost explodes in terms of elevated insurance premiums and/or claims. That makes hiring the safest driver possible a critical requirement.
With so many rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to comply with, though, some carriers simply skip steps to speed the process when hiring regulated...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/5-tips-to-streamline-the-driver-hiring-process
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