Any effort to get “chameleon” commercial carriers off the road has my support. And because of that, I stand fully behind the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s pending Unified Registration System. The URS aims, in part, to keep better tabs of commercial carriers who are cited as “out-of-service” for repeat violations, only to resurface under […]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMCSA Shuts Down Trucking Company for Repeat Violations
There are numerous ways to promote improved highway safety, from pushing for safer commercial vehicle equipment to demanding that truck drivers be rested and healthy. Getting high-risk drivers and vehicles off the road is at the top of that list. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration strives to do just that, and reminded the trucking […]
FMCSA Launches New Pre-Employment Screening Program
At a time when reports indicate there will be a growing need for more truck drivers over the next decade, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced some welcome news. Carriers and trucking companies, charged with having to hire more drivers with proven track records behind the wheel, now have at their disposal the FMCSA’s […]
FMCSA Strips Trucking Safety Violators of 10-Day Appeal Extension
If 45 days isn’t enough to show compliance, why allow 10 more? That question has baffled trucking industry watchers for more than two decades, but it was made moot by one stroke of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pen recently. The FMCSA eliminated 10-day extensions that were commonly given to carriers found to be […]
Road Opens to Help Military Vets Find Careers in Trucking
Less than a month before claiming a somewhat more-heralded victory, President Barack Obama announced an important win for U.S. military veterans who aspire to a career as a commercial truck driver. In mid-October, the President signed the Military Commercial Driver’s License Act of 2012, making it easier for veterans of the armed forces to obtain […]
