Category: Driver Qualification
Times looking better for trucking
Posted on 05/07/2012 by Admin
The easy optimism of the first few months of the year has pretty much disappeared at this point, with the U.S. economy seeming to stagger a bit heading into the summer months, and the latest jobs report hasn’t done much to offer any encouragement.
Sleep apnea rules could be on their way, but not yet
Posted on 04/26/2012 by Admin
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration caused a bit of a stir last week with the announcement Friday that it plans to adopt new driver qualification rules on sleep apnea testing.
FMCSA introduces new medical examiner registry
Posted on 04/23/2012 by Admin
While it might not come up for a few years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week released a new set of rules for driver’s medical examiners.
WIT celebrates women in the trucking industry
Posted on 03/30/2012 by Admin
Progress has been slow bringing women into some industries around the U.S.
Celadon taking heat for hiring practices
Posted on 03/05/2012 by Admin
Sometimes even a company’s best efforts to keep up with DOT compliance guidelines just is not enough.
A tanker is a tanker, but so are a lot of other things it seems
Posted on 02/28/2012 by Admin
It may seem obvious to anyone driving down the road exactly what people mean when they talk about tankers, given that most of them tend to stick out.
Drivers in demand once again
Posted on 02/23/2012 by Admin
Some parts of the country are still clawing their way back to where they were four years ago before the financial crisis hit, but with steady improvement in many sectors the U.S. trucking industry is once again looking for drivers.
Short 300,000 drivers, the trucking industry needs concerted action… or is it none at all?
Posted on 02/23/2012 by Admin
The U.S. trucking industry is fighting battles on all sides at the moment, fending off onerous new regulations all while struggling with high fuel prices.
FMCSA receives recommendations on sleep apnea, but drivers object
Posted on 02/16/2012 by Admin
Hours of Service has been one of the overriding concerns in driver compliance for the trucking industry, with regulators worried that overworked and tired drivers pose a threat to public safety.
FMCSA shuts down Indiana trucking company over repeated violations
Posted on 02/13/2012 by Admin
After a series of flagrant driver compliance violations, one Indiana-based trucking company has found itself ordered to shut down many of its operations.
