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ShareMedical Examination Linked to CDL
Tuesday Jan 20, 2015
Effective January 30, 2015, in accordance with federal regulations, the medical examination information is to be linked to the van operator’s CDL, allowing the roadside inspectors and law enforcement the ability to check a van operator’s medical examination status by reviewing the driving record of the van operator.
Latest Safe Drivers Listing - December 2014
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
The following is the December 2014 Safe Drivers list. In this month, we have 17 van operators (32% of this list!) who have exceeded 1,000,000 safe miles. Special recognition goes out to...
Revisions to the 34-Hour Restart Rule
Friday Jan 02, 2015
The restart provisions that went into effect on July 1, 2013 have been temporarily suspended. The newly signed law suspends the requirements for all qualifying restarts to include two consecutive periods of time between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., and that it can only be used once every 168 hours (seven days). In other words, the...