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OOS Criteria Revisions

The following changes to the North American Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) will take effect on April 1, 2023. These changes were approved by the members of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA): Drugs and Other Substances Drivers who have used drugs in the...

Trailer Underride Protection

Testing conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has shown that underride protection mounted on trailer sides can provide benefits similar to rear-mounted underride protection. The side protection would be strong enough to prevent a car from going under...

New HOS Violation

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has added a new Hours of Service (HOS) violation to the Safety Measurement System (SMS). The SMS stores the data that is ultimately used to arrive at the CSA BASIC scores. This new violation carries a normal...

FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Statistics

The FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has been gathering drug and alcohol-positive test results long enough that employers only need to query the Clearinghouse and not prior employers. Last year, there were nearly 7 million queries completed by motor carriers....

Medical Examiner’s Handbook & Apnea

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is currently reviewing comments about the proposed revisions to the Medical Examiner’s Handbook. The handbook was pulled from FMCSA’s website in 2015, depriving medical examiners (MEs) of a resource of...

FMCSA: 2023 Rulemaking Agenda

The Department of Transportation (DOT) released its latest report on significant rulemakings, including the 2023 rulemaking agenda. This gives us insight into what new or revised regulations they are considering. Contained in that report are the following entries for...