Published On: 06/05/2019 FMCSA announces under-21 military CDL pilot program The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is launching a three-year pilot program that will allow military veterans ages 18 to 20 with the U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to operate trucks in interstate commerce. FMCSA announced the program on Monday,

Swift to pay up to $100M to settle driver classification lawsuit CCJ Staff | March 13, 2019   Swift Transportation has entered into a class action settlement of up to $100 million with certain current and former truck drivers to end a nearly 10-year legal fight over drivers claiming they were misclassified as independent contractors

Schneider, J.B. Hunt, Maverick safety execs favor mirrorless trucks   | @AaronHuffCCJ | March 12, 2019   Safety executives from three of the largest fleets in the United States are losing interest in rearview and blind spot mirrors. Going mirrorless is the better option, they believe. Representatives from J.B. Hunt, Schneider National and Maverick Transportation spoke on

CCJ Staff  February 20, 2019   Spurred by a wake of criminal charges against medical examiners who have fraudulently issued DOT medical certificates to truck operators, the U.S. DOT’s Office of Inspector General announced Wednesday it is opening an audit to evaluate the DOT medical certification program. Of focus in the audit is the National

CSA Redux: Carriers again faced with the great unknown of safety compliance as FMCSA overhauls CSA   Jeff Crissey CCJ | November 8, 2018   Between 2012 and 2017, fatalities involving large trucks and buses grew by 10.2 percent. While it isn’t fair to lay blame at the feet of CSA, clearly the program hasn’t