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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Annual Random Controlled Substances Testing Percentage Rate for Calendar Year 2020
The FMCSA announces that it is increasing the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substances testing for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) requiring a commercial driver’s license (CDL) from the current rate of 25 percent of the average number of driver positions to 50 percent of the average…
ATA Announces 2018 Safety Award Winners
CONGRATULATIONS ATA 2018 SAFETY AWARD WINNERS! The Arizona Trucking Association (ATA) and the Arizona Transportation Education Foundation (ATEF) have announced winners of the industry’s fleet safety and individual achievement awards. Fleet safety awards are presented to trucking companies that have the lowest accident rates per million miles traveled within Arizona,…
ADOT: Lane restrictions scheduled on Interstate 10 in San Simon beginning Sept. 3
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises commercial vehicles to plan ahead for lane restrictions on Interstate 10 at the San Simon Port of Entry beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. Contractors are scheduled to pour new asphalt and install underground sensors and scales. The work is part of a statewide truck screening…
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Publishes Hours of Service Proposal to Improve Safety and Increase Flexibility for Commercial Drivers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety on America’s roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. “This proposed rule seeks to…
ATRI: Trucking Industry Asked to Rank Top Concerns
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2019 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue. Now in its…
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