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When trucking regulations run amok
Regulations have been my profession, my life, for many years. Trucking regulations, to be precise. I’ve devoted my career to helping fleets better understand and comply with the hundreds of safety-related regulations that govern their operations. And I step in to defend those fleets when they inevitably run afoul of the rules. Trucking is a heavily regulated industry, understandably so. It’s dangerous. Thousands of people die in the U.S. each year in accidents involving large trucks and buses, n
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Trucksafe discusses the pitfalls of CBD use among drivers with PrePass
Trucksafe's president Brandon Wiseman recently joined PrePass's Eyes on the Road podcast to discuss the current regulatory landscape surrounding CBD use among commercial drivers and some of the pitfalls. Topics addressed in this episode include: (1) the distinction between marijuana and CBD; (2) how the USDOT and FMCSA regulate marijuana use; (3) how CBD can lead to positive DOT drug tests; (4) the implications of a positive test stemming from CBD use; and (5) what carriers and drivers should be
Trucksafe featured on Taking the Hire Road
Trucksafe's president Brandon Wiseman joined DriverReach's Jeremy Reymer on a recent episode of FreightWaves' Taking the Hire Road podcast to discuss upcoming changes to the driver qualification process stemming from full implementation of the federal Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse. Read more and catch the replay here. About Trucksafe Consulting, LLC: Trucksafe Consulting is a full-service DOT regulatory compliance consulting and training service. We help carriers develop, implement, and improve the
Changes in store for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse?
On January 6, 2023, the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse will have been in effect for three years. That's an important milestone for a f
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Compliance myth: 10-year employment history
There's a lot that goes into qualifying a regulated driver: applications, motor vehicle reports, license checks, drug tests...and the list goes on! One particularly critical component of the driver qualification process is the past employment verifications that prospective motor carrier employers must make on every driver applicant. Of course, in order to conduct these verifications, carriers must first know for whom an applicant has worked in the past. But how far in the past must driver applic
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USDOT contemplates electronic recordkeeping for drug & alcohol documents
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking comments on how its regulations for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for federally-regulated transportation companies should be amended to allow the use of electronic signatures and the electronic storage of forms and data. In an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) published on August 5, 2022, the USDOT said "the use of electronic forms and signatures . . . will help DOT- regulated employers and their servi
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What fleets need to know about Entry-Level Driver Training (2022)
Trucksafe's President and transportation attorney Brandon Wiseman recently joined Tenstreet to discuss the recently implemented Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule and what motor carriers need to understand about that rule. In this article, we'll recap some of the most frequently asked questions about ELDT. Impact of new ELDT on existing training requirementsHistorically, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) have had very little to say about mandatory training for commercial
FMCSA withdraws third-party and out-of-state CDL testing rulemakings
In two separate notices to be published on March 9, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is formally withdrawing CDL-related rulemakings that would have provided some flexibility to the knowledge and skills testing process. In the first notice, the agency is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have allowed driver applicants to take the commercial driver’s license (CDL) general and specialized knowledge tests in a state other than the applicants state of domicile. That
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Trucksafe discusses the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program
In a recent webinar hosted by The Next Generation in Trucking Association and sponsored by DriverReach, Trucksafe’s president Brandon Wiseman discussed the FMCSA’s recently-announced Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. As addressed in our prior article, the program will open the door to approximately 3,000 18-20 year old apprentices to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce under certain circumstances. FleetOwner magazine highlighted the webinar in a recent article. The p
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