Many truckers travel long distances, increasing the likelihood of fatigue and health-related challenges. Yet the farther they get from home, the less likely it becomes that they will have access to affordable and effective healthcare. Deciding whether or not to seek out an emergency room is a lose-lose, with drivers either spending large sums of
Read More...Several potentially significant transportation regulatory items have recently surfaced in the news causing much discussion and preparation for motor carriers across the country. These include: CSA raw data once again available to public Highway safety improvement reporting requirement for states removed High risk rural roads provision removed Greenhouse gas regulatory documents released EPA & NHTSA
Read More...Interstate Motor Carriers and Sentry Insurance offer this complimentary, on-demand web seminar to learn how the new ELD Final Rule will impact your transportation business. Subject matter expert Daniel Grant, Director of Safety Services at Sentry Insurance, provides an overview of the ELD mandate, including compliance requirements and implementation timelines. Mr. Grant also discusses how the
Read More...Interstate Motor Carriers and Sentry Insurance invite you to a complimentary, educational web seminar to learn how the new ELD Final Rule will impact your transportation business. Subject matter expert speaker Daniel Grant, Director of Safety Services at Sentry Insurance, will provide an overview of the ELD mandate, including compliance requirements and implementation timelines. Mr.
Read More...Safety is a primary concern for any commercial driver. The Hours of Service regulations exist to promote and enforce uniform safety practices. Understanding and complying with these rules helps to ensure safe vehicle operation while avoiding fines and penalties. So let’s review the latest round of regulatory changes. 11-Hour Limit: An interstate property-carrying driver is
Read More...The results of a recent assessment – the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) ninth annual Operation Safe Driver Week – concluded that passenger car drivers are approximately three times as likely to speed as commercial drivers. These results stem from a statistical sample size of over 21,000 drivers were pulled over during the week in late
Read More...As of the first of this month, motor carriers will only have to test half of the previous portion of employees for use of illegal substances. The FMCSA reduced the threshold from 50% to 25% in an effort to reduce financial burden on the transportation industry while maintaining the same level of safety standards. Studies
Read More...The Society for Human Resource Management has conducted a survey that brings us some valuable data on holiday gathering and special events during the end-of-year season. Sixty-five percent of HR professionals surveyed indicated that their business was likely to hold such an event. Of these businesses: More than half said that alcohol would be served
Read More...Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) missed its October 30 deadline for issuing its final rule on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), the new regulation should be out soon. Dave Osiecki, senior vice president of policy and regulatory affairs for American Trucking Associations (ATA), told attendees at a recent conference he’s “pretty confident” the
Read More...In the face of driver shortages and high turnover, many in the trucking industry are exploring new ways of doing things. Pay and signing bonuses will always be key incentives, but fleets increasingly are looking for ways to improve the total work experience, reexamining such factors as the fit between driver and job, managerial style,
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