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FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Emergency Declaration through November 30
FMCSA has provided regulatory relief for maximum driving time for commercial vehicles involved directly in COVID-19 relief efforts, including but not limited to the transportation of vaccines, medical supplies and equipment, along with livestock and livestock feed, and food, paper products and other groceries for emergency restocking.
FMCSA Goes For Stricter Vision Standards
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Medical Review Board (MRB), a five-member panel of physicians that provides expert advice to the agency, has recommended that the current field-of-vision requirement for drivers with vision loss in one eye be changed from 70 degrees to 120 degrees.
Why ICSA Requires Hair Testing for Drugs
Hair testing is the only drug testing method available that provides up to a 90-day history of repetitive drug use. When compared with urine testing, hair testing tends to provide a greater number of positives due to its longer detection window. Research shows that the positive rate for hair testing is over 5% compared to a urine positive rate in the 2% range.
How Close is SAFE in Your Truck?
Maintaining the proper following distance gives you time to make good, well-planned decisions and affords other drivers the opportunity to do the same. What is your regular following distance? Adding even one more second can be a game changer.
Drivers Say Truck Parking Still Their Biggest Issue
Only a truck driver can understand how the “truck parking” issue can be the single biggest concern drivers face today.
The Value of Dashcams to Your Business
Video technology is being used all over the country to help good drivers get even better and reduce the chances of being in a crash.
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
ICSA is partnering with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) to encourage truckers to get TAT trained and become certified in recognizing and reporting suspected human trafficking.
How ‘nuclear verdicts’ against motor carriers directly affect your business
In March of 2020, a small family-owned trucking company in Arkansas went out of business. The reason? A nuclear verdict and the resulting hike in the company’s insurance rates.