DOT Reminds Commercial Drivers that Physicals Must Now Be Performed by Certified Medical Examiners
National Registry Will Improve Safety for Travelers, Health of Commercial Drivers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding interstate truck and bus drivers that beginning today, all new USDOT physicals must
In 2012 a final rule was published in the Federal Register requiring DOT medical examiners to be certified, and complete minimum education, on the medical standards required for CMV drivers. The rule goes into effect two years after the Final rule was published, in this case the new rule will go into effect May 21
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulation requiring electronic logging devices (ELD) is scheduled to be published in the Friday, March 28, 2014, edition of the Federal Register.
MAP-21 made significant changes in the trucking industry regulatory scheme. One change is that Section 32307 of MAP-21 was amended to prohibit employers from allowing employees to drive when the employer knows or should reasonably know that the the driver is disqualified,or when the employee’s driver’s license was suspended, revoked, or canceled. This final rule,
Congress, despite a government shutdown, has a sleep apnea bill ready for the President’s signature. While the trucking industry estimates that “the impact of screening, diagnosis, and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea could exceed $1 billion annually.” The industry failed to mention that $1 billion annually is a bargain compared to the death, carnage, and
Every so often I need to revise and update my standard spoliation letter (a letter telling the trucking company to save evidence that shows who is, and is not, at fault for a wreck). In part because of changes in the trucking industry, in part because it can always be made better.
In this latest
Semiconductor technology firm Qualcomm Inc. said it has sold its transportation and logistics business, Omnitracs, to Vista Equity Partners for $800 million. This includes the Commercial Motor Vehicle tracking or "telematics" systems.
The acquisition by Vista Equity Partners will include all Omnitracs operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America as well as
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Concussion Prevention Initiative are excited to host a FREE sports concussion seminar for community coaches, parents and school administrators in conjunction with Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center.
The details of the seminar are outlined below:
When: Tuesday, August 13, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Where: University of Tennessee
Nominations are now open for the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal Blawg 100 and close on August 9 at 700 pm EST.
If you enjoy my blog, please nominate the Truck Injury Lawyer Blog for the ABA Journal Blawg 100.
You can nominate more than one blog for the Blawg 100 by sending in a separate nomination
MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141), was signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012. It is the first long-term highway authorization enacted since 2005. It sets highway safety as a national goal.
The changes brought about by MAP-21 are extensive and impact almost every area