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Drug and Alcohol Program Oversight and Clearinghouse Guidance
DOT drug and alcohol program responsibilities can become difficult to manage when driver onboarding, Clearinghouse queries, consent documentation, testing-program records, and internal follow-up processes are spread across different people, files, vendors, and...
Commercial Vehicle Passenger Authorization Rules
Human trafficking is happening throughout North America and has been reported in every U.S. and Mexican state, and in all Canadian provinces and territories. Human traffickers sell their victims in cities and rural areas, along our nation’s roadways, and at numerous...
2026 PHMSA Hazmat Regulation Changes
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published multiple changes to the Hazardous Materials Regulations. This is part of the DOT’s program to remove obsolete rules and reduce compliance costs without impacting safety. The most recent...
Hazmat Compliance Training and Support
Hazardous materials compliance requires more than a general understanding of DOT rules. If your company transports, handles, loads, unloads, prepares, or manages hazardous materials, your training, records, security planning, and safety program need to match the work...
DOT Compliance for Private Fleets and Non-Trucking Businesses
DOT compliance is not just a trucking-company issue Your company may not describe itself as a trucking company. You might be a construction contractor with dump trucks and trailers. A utility company with service vehicles. A landscaping business with trucks...
Transportation Safety Consultant Services for Commercial Fleets
Commercial fleet safety is not just a paperwork issue. It affects operations, compliance exposure, insurance conversations, audit readiness, driver performance, and leadership’s ability to understand where risk is building inside the business. A transportation safety...
California DOT Compliance Requirements and Deadlines for Fleets
Operating commercial vehicles in California can create more than one layer of compliance responsibility. A fleet may need to manage federal DOT/FMCSA requirements, California state permitting, CHP terminal inspection expectations, CARB emissions requirements, and...
Regulation Changes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has recently published three additional regulatory changes. This is part of their program to remove obsolete rules and reduce compliance costs without impacting safety. The most recent changes are discussed below...
Negligent Hiring Suits
In December 2017 motorist Shawn Montgomery received life changing injuries when his vehicle, which was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 70 in Illinois, was struck by a tractor trailer which had veered off the road. Montgomery sued the motor carrier, Caribe...
CVSA Brake Safety Week
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 23-29 as this year’s Brake Safety Week, a seven-day focused inspection and enforcement initiative. Throughout that week, inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will conduct routine commercial motor...
