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Vaccination and Trucking – Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

Vaccination and Trucking – Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) By P. Steve Keppler, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC and Safety/Regulatory Consultant to Spireon, Inc. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on vaccination and testing on November 5. The ETS requires employers with at least 100 employees to ensure all employees

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What is Fleet Management?

What is Fleet Management? Fleet Management is the management of commercial vehicles and assets such as vans, trucks, and construction equipment. It often includes using GPS tracking and software. Companies optimize their equipment and resources through various functions including streamlining routes, improving driver behavior and safety, enabling compliance with government regulations, recovering stolen vehicles, trailers or

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What Food Transportation Companies Need to Know About FSMA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was enacted by Congress and signed into law in 2011. The impetus behind the law was to shift focus on foodborne illness from being one of reactionary to one of prevention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people in

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Einstein’s Solution to Driver Shortage?

By P. Sean Garney, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC and Safety/Regulatory Consultant to Spireon, Inc. Some of you likely are aware of Einstein’s definition of insanity—doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. One can argue that in the trucking industry, Mr. Einstein’s views are applicable to how we are continually discussing the issue

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Data & Insights from FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

By P. Sean Garney, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC and Safety/Regulatory Consultant to Spireon, Inc. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) CDL Driver Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse was implemented in 2020, and it’s clear to many that it’s already meeting its objective—to improve truck safety by helping motor carriers keep disqualified CDL holders off of our

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Carriers are Learning to Take Advantage of New Hours of Service Flexibility

By P. Sean Garney, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC and Safety/Regulatory Consultant to Spireon, Inc. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the publication of the latest changes to the Hours of Service rules, now might be a good time to reflect on the 8 months the rules have been effective and how fleets are using them

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CVSA’s Annual International Roadcheck – May 2021

By Dave Osiecki, President of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC and Safety/Regulatory Consultant to Spireon, Inc. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual International Roadcheck is fast approaching and it’s likely to bring far more inspections compared to last year’s pandemic-delayed and scaled back event. This year’s Roadcheck is scheduled for May 4-6, 2021 and, on average, 15 trucks or buses

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