The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued COVID-19 related guidance for both truck drivers and their employers. Steps for Drivers: Notify your supervisor and stay home if having symptoms. Make a plan with your employer and your family as to what to do if you become sick while you’re on the road. Include where to […]
CDC Clarifies Guidance Concerning Truck Drivers Entering New York City
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarified their guidance concerning transportation and delivery workers who had traveled through, or work in the area: When we issued the self-quarantining guidance for greater New York City residents leaving this area, it was out of an abundance of caution to help protect U.S. areas with lower […]
Sleep Awareness and Driver Safety
About 328,000 accidents a year can be chalked up to drowsy driving, with about 6,000 causing fatalities. Through sleep awareness, great strides have been made in reducing drunk and distracted driving. It is important to turn attention over to drowsy driving. The National Sleep Foundation and Stop Drowsy Driving.org hope to change that with the […]
FMCSA to Improve Flexibility for Commercial Drivers
Though wildly controversial the ELD Mandate has flashed a light on some major concerns that have been plaguing the trucking industry for some time now. One is the lack of available safe overnight parking, particularly in Metro areas. Another is the issues with hours of service (HOS) regulations. Thousands of drivers across the nation implored […]
New Jersey Independent Contract Law
Did you know that about 77 percent of truck drivers servicing the Port of New York and New Jersey are independent contractors? This is just one aspect of the economy that could be devastated if New Jersey passes the independent contract law. This bill mirrors California’s recently passed independent contractor bill by codifying the ABC […]