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Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Mandate: How to Prepare

Drivers, Fleet Management, Fleet Safety

Jan. 6, 2020 is a big day. It’s when motor carriers are required to begin using the FMCSA’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to screen new drivers during pre-hire and all drivers annually. Why the new procedures? The FMCSA seeks to eliminate almost 900 crashes annually resulting in $196 million in total benefit […]

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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Winners

Driver Appreciation Week Contest 2019 Winners and Top Ideas

Drivers, Fleet Management, Fleet Safety

Thank you to all of you who submitted your great ideas for celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week! We had a tough job choosing the winners, but here are the top 3 winners along with some of the other top ideas. Driver Appreciation Week Contest Winners! $250 Amazon gift card: Tamara Mladeno, Arctic Transportation We

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4 Crucial Driver Safety Laws in Trucking, Part II

Four Crucial Driver Safety Laws in Trucking: The Breakdown, Part II

Driver Safety, Drivers, Fleet Management, Fleet Safety

How do the DRIVE-Safe Act, the Under 21 Military CDL Pilot Program, the Entry-Level Driver Training Rule, and CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse affect your fleet? In Part I of this blog, we reviewed two of the key driver safety laws coming your way: the DRIVE-Safe Act and the Under 21 Military CDL Pilot Program.

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4 Crucial Driver Safety Laws in Trucking, Part I

Four Crucial Driver Safety Laws in Trucking: The Breakdown, Part I

Driver Safety, Drivers, Fleet Management

Driver safety is changing. How will the DRIVE-Safe Act, the Under 21 Military CDL Pilot Program, the Entry-Level Driver Training Rule, and CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse affect your fleet? There is a tug-of-war going on in Congress. Our congresspeople and government agencies are attempting to walk a delicate balance between the shortage of quality

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How to Dramatically Improve Driver Recruitment

How to Dramatically Improve Your Driver Recruitment

Drivers, Fleet Management

With the driver shortage and driver turnover hitting the industry hard, improving your driver recruitment process is more important than ever. But how do you go from average (or worse) to outstanding? Here are some practical driver recruitment tips from The Undercover Trucker, Kelly Anderson, provided in a webinar sponsored by Spireon. First and foremost,

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Hours of Service Flexibility Is Coming Soon

Drivers, ELD, Fleet Management, Fleet Safety, Hours of Service (HOS)

Hours of service: Is there any hope for flexibility? We may find out this Friday. The build-up, layered implementation, and execution of the ELD mandate has come and gone, but not without its fair share of consternation. The US Department of Transportation, all the way from Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao down to the Federal

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