Driver Safety

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 14, 2020: FMCSA allowing cameras to replace people for CDL road tests FreightWaves Skills-test examiners will not be required to be physically present in a truck cab to conduct commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills tests during the COVID-19 emergency if states […]

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 13, 2020: FMCSA Expanded FAQ on Licensing Issues During COVID On April 13, 2020, FMCSA issued an Expanded Frequently Asked Questions document to provide insight on specific licensing issues affected by the COVID-19 Emergency. The FAQs answer several questions specific to

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 10, 2020: TSA Announces Temporary Exemption of Expiring HME Scopelitis Transportation Consulting Recently the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a notice announcing a temporary exemption regarding the expiration of a CDL drivers’ Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME), and related security threat assessment. 

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 9, 2020: FMCSA Extends and Expands Emergency Declaration Scopelitis Transportation Consulting Yesterday the FMCSA issued an additional expanded Emergency Declaration. The Declaration extends the exemptions through May 15, 2020 and further expands the relief to expressly cover liquefied gases to be

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 8, 2020: CARES Act: How the stimulus package could help your fleet stay afloat FleetOwner The $2 trillion economic recovery package includes $350 billion in SBA loans for companies with fewer than 500 employees. It includes potential forgivable loans to help

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 7, 2020: Carriers report sinking load volumes as panic-buying subsides CCJ The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has more than doubled over the past seven days, according to data compiled by the CDC, and as those numbers continue to rise,

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 6, 2020: Roadside enforcement could decline as COVID-19 picks up FreightWaves New federal guidelines acknowledge that social distancing measures are affecting how state police interact with trucks on the road — and that will likely result in a decline in enforcement,

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 3, 2020: Freight volumes plummeting as fast as they soared FreightWaves Both freight volumes and tender rejections are falling as fast as they rose. While both remain elevated above what we would expect for this time of the year, the indices

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 2, 2020: FMCSA’s Statement on State and Local Shelter in Place and Other Restrictions on Movement Relating to COVID-19 Scopelitis Transportation Consulting On April 1, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a guidance document to provide additional clarity to: