Fleet Safety

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:

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 1, 2020: FMCSA Issues Guidance for Drug Testing During Emergency Transport Topics Federal trucking regulators have issued “reasonable flexibility” guidance for motor carriers and drivers to follow for drug and alcohol testing during the COVID-19 emergency. Read More The guidance available: