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Effective November 18, 2024, commercial vehicle drivers in a “prohibited” status in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse will lose their commercial driving privileges unless they complete the return-to-duty (RTD) process.
Comments can make a real difference in proposed regulations, especially when comments come packed with facts and data. But you are running a business. Who has time to follow federal rulemakings, read all those notices, and then write comments? You do... through your membership in ICSA.
FMCSA needs a well-run NCCDB to do its job just as much as trucking needs a functioning complaint mechanism to maintain integrity in transportation.
Now FMCSA has finalized the proposed rule that we have described in the October Regulatory Roundup called Proposed FMCSA Regulations. In a nutshell, FMSCA will have the power to quickly (within seven days) shut down a broker whose bond falls below the required $75,000. This can happen when a bond pays out on the broker’s bond.
Experienced drivers must constantly fight complacency. Just because a driver has never been in a weather-related accident does NOT mean he or she is practicing safe driving habits. The speed that a driver feels is safe may only be a coincidence.
A recent report from FreightWaves Daily (FW) does much to explain the current freight market and operating environment, citing the imbalance of supply and demand as the root cause.
One of the best ways to protect your company from cargo theft is to become aware of the various methods used by thieves, the type(s) of cargo most targeted, likely locations for theft and education of your drivers. Theft activity also picks up around holidays.
Just in case ICSA members aren’t sure that California intends to enforce its Clean Truck Check (CTC) truck registration and smog check requirements, we share with you that a 2020 Freightliner owned by an Arizona-based carrier recently failed a smog check at one of the new smog-check sites.