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FMCSA's Coronavirus Emergency Declaration The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking extra measures to maintain driver’s safety, as well as to transport emergency commodities in response to the epidemic outbreak. In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Declaration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has lifted hours-of-service regulations for motor carriers involved in emergency relief efforts in o...Continue reading

The Tightening Noose on Truck Driver Drug Use: Over 93 million Americans live where the recreational use of marijuana is legal; this includes 11 states and the District of Columbia. That number grows significantly when the legalization of medical marijuana in 34 states is added. It is little wonder, then, that the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) warned professional truck drivers are more likely to be sharing the roadway with car drivers operating under the i...Continue reading

Trucking Fleets, Drivers Face New Rules Over Illegal Drug Use, Testing There are new developments warranting the attention of motor carriers and drivers when it comes to illegal drug use in trucking: the impact of marijuana legalization; the potential approval of hair testing; and the coming federal drug and alcohol clearinghouse. The impact of marijuana legalization. Ten states, the District of Columbia, and recently Canada, have approved recreational use of marijuana. Many ...Continue reading