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What to look for in an online training provider
Mark Murrell It’s now 2025, which means I’ve officially been designing and building learning management systems (LMS) for 25 years. Much has changed in that time, and technology and the Internet have allowed us to develop online training tools we wouldn’t have...
Unnecessary regulation? It’s your chance to tell the DOT
Mark Schremmer Truck drivers often vent about the amount of regulations they must follow and how many of them do nothing to improve highway safety. Well, the time has come for truck drivers to do something about it. But the clock is running out. On April 3, the U.S....
DOT medical exam results to be submitted electronically to FMCSA starting in June as paper cards are phased out
Major changes are coming to the medical certification process for commercial vehicle drivers as a long-delayed Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rule goes into effect in June. The compliance date for the FMCSA’s Medical Examiner’s Certification...
The rising complexity of cargo theft
Joem Ohr Cargo crime is no longer a problem confined to physical break-ins or rogue insiders. It has evolved into a sophisticated threat ecosystem where traditional theft intersects with cybercrime, organized fraud, and international criminal networks. Estimated...
Court reduces nuclear judgement in Wabash trailer underride case
Jason Cannon A U.S. Circuit Court has reduced the financial penalty levied against Wabash last year in a fatal 2019 motor vehicle accident in which a passenger vehicle struck the back of a nearly stopped 2004 Wabash trailer. A St. Louis jury last September...
House bill would guarantee truckers’ access to restrooms at docks
Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) have reintroduced a bill (H.R. 2514) that would require facilities where truck drivers pick up or deliver freight to grant drivers access to restrooms. The bill, which Nehls and Houlahan introduced twice...
Third-party litigation reform pursued in 10 states
Keith Goble This year, about half of all states have at least considered legislation that addresses concern about third-party litigation financing. The legal term is used to describe instances when litigation financiers pay for lawsuits they feel have a good chance of...
Hours-of-service regs, tire maintenance the focus of this year’s International Roadcheck
Land Line Staff The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced the dates for this year’s International Roadcheck. The annual three-day “high-visibility, high-volume commercial motor vehicle inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement” is scheduled for May...
J2497 cybersecurity vulnerability threatens trailer brake systems
CCJ Staff The J2497 is the Power Line Carrier Communications for Commercial Vehicles and successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a nearby attacker to activate or disable a trailers brakes. There are so many sensors and computing power on a truck,...
Dash Cams & Your Driver Training Program
You can reduce the chances of an accident by training, monitoring, and reforming driver behavior using dash cam technology. Mark Schedler Identification and Correction The best defense against an accident is not having one. But with the number of miles traveled and...