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Safety & Compliance: Page 2

Safety & Compliance
There is no room left for bad training
CDL mills and weak MELT enforcement are undermining fleet safety. Modern trucking demands a shift from minimum compliance to true driver competency.
May 18, 2026
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Get dinged during Roadcheck? Everything you need to know about DataQs
Carriers are encouraged to formally challenge a potentially erroneous finding.
May 15, 2026
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SCOTUS shocker: High court says brokers are accountable for hiring unsafe carriers
The ruling marks a far different outcome that what many legal experts had predicted.
May 14, 2026
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Regulations
FMCSA partially grants fleet's driver qualification, clearinghouse exemption request
The waivers granted to Waste Management apply to its drivers who are transferred among two or more WM carriers with different USDOT numbers. Also: Averitt building new Louisville facility; Saia names new VP of Data and AI; FedEx Corp. board green lights LTL spinoff.
May 14, 2026
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Regulations
FMCSA's ELD registry cleanup: Three new revocations
Two versions of the Safe ELD (iOS and Android versions), along with the MyLogs ELD, were removed from FMCSA's registered devices list, bringing the number of devices revoked by the agency to 67 since January 2025.
May 7, 2026
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Insurance
The hidden cost of lawsuit abuse in the trucking industry
Large verdictsvagainst trucking fleets create a ripple effect of increased insurance premiums and lost GDP across the U.S. economy.
May 6, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
FDA proposes rule to fast-track oral fluid and hair drug testing
The FDA moves to eliminate the 510(k) hurdle for oral fluid drug testing, a major win for the ATA and safety-sensitive industries seeking to modernize testing.
May 4, 2026
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Regulations
How an alleged Chameleon Carrier network will blow up broker liability
Montgomery v. Caribe II Transport and the Super Ego scandal will reshape freight broker liability.
May 2, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
'No fear of taking this on': Texas CDL schools surprised by allegations
Schools say they were not aware they were under investigation and deny any wrongdoing.
April 29, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
FMCSA readies launch of new motor carrier registration system
FMCSA is replacing the Unified Registration System with Motus, a new platform that introduces enhanced identity and business verification tools to reduce fraud and streamline registration for motor carriers and brokers.
April 28, 2026
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Texas AG launches probe into trucking schools over English proficiency, safety standards
From Odessa to Arlington, several Texas trucking schools face investigation for accelerated 20-day programs and violating English proficiency laws.
April 28, 2026
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Regulations
Rethinking hours of service: a readiness-based model for safer and more productive fleets
Current HOS regulations rely on manual clocks and paper-log logic. A Dynamic Hours of Service framework uses biometric readiness and ADAS data to modernize driver safety and regulatory compliance.
April 27, 2026
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Roadcheck check up: Are you ready?
The 2026 CVSA International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 12–14, 2026, and beyond the focuses (ELD compliance and cargo securement), inspectors will obviously be on the lookout for other violations.
April 23, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Feds reclassify marijuana, still banned for truckers
Marijuana, which accounts for nearly 60% of all positive drug tests among commercial drivers, remains a prohibited substance under 49 CFR Part 40.
April 23, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Cross-border crackdown: U.S. and Canada tighten the rules on trucking accountability
With the U.S. intensifying labor and safety enforcement in the commercial trucking sector, Canada is showing signs of a long-overdue reset.
April 21, 2026
If both the United States and Canada are now moving toward more consistent enforcement and oversight, that shift signals a necessary course correction.
Regulations
Covenant requests extension of exemption pre-CDL drivers
The exemption allows CLP holders who have passed the CDL skills test to drive without a CDL holder in the front seat. Also: Saia expands in Northeast; ATRI president to retire.
April 21, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Lawmakers press HHS on drug testing standards
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to remove FDA barriers blocking oral fluid and hair drug testing for federal and DOT workers.
April 17, 2026
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Avoiding ELD violations: 'Details are always your friend'
Last year, hours of service violations accounted for nearly 32% of all driver out-of-service orders. Are your drivers using personal conveyance correctly, or are they unknowingly flagging themselves for a false log violation?
April 16, 2026
Cvsa Roadcheck 2026 Eld Fraud
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