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  1. Trucking Industry Demands HHS Stop Stalling on Hair and Oral-Fluid Drug Testing — Here's What's at Stake

    Trucking Industry Demands HHS Stop Stalling on Hair and Oral-Fluid Drug Testing — Here's What's at Stake

    ATA and Six House Lawmakers Are Pushing HHS to Stop Stalling on Modern Drug Testing The trucking industry is turning up the heat on Washington again over drug testing, and this time the pressure is aimed directly at HHS. On April 17, the American Trucking Associations backed a letter from six...
  2. FMCSA Extends Paper Medical Card Relief — But Drivers Shouldn't Get Too Comfortable

    FMCSA Extends Paper Medical Card Relief — But Drivers Shouldn't Get Too Comfortable

    Truck drivers are getting more time to keep using paper medical cards, but this extension comes with a clear message attached to it. FMCSA has issued a new exemption allowing interstate CDL holders, CLP holders, and motor carriers to continue using a paper copy of the Medical Examiner's...
  3. FMCSA Moves to Study Truck Parking Shortage — But Don't Expect New Spots Anytime Soon

    FMCSA Moves to Study Truck Parking Shortage — But Don't Expect New Spots Anytime Soon

    Truck parking has been a thorn in the side of this industry for a long time, and now FMCSA is taking another formal step toward getting a handle on just how bad it really is. The agency dropped a Federal Register notice on April 6 saying it plans to move forward with a new information...
  4. Kroger, Werner, Swift, and U.S. Xpress Sued Over Alleged Quickway No-Hire Deal

    Kroger, Werner, Swift, and U.S. Xpress Sued Over Alleged Quickway No-Hire Deal

    A new federal lawsuit is putting Kroger and three major trucking companies under a bright light after former Quickway Transportation drivers accused them of working together to block those drivers from getting hired after Quickway shut down. The case was filed April 2 in the U.S. District Court...
  5. How Workforce Pell Could Help CDL Training and Diesel Mechanic Programs

    How Workforce Pell Could Help CDL Training and Diesel Mechanic Programs

    Workforce Pell is starting to look like a real issue for the trucking industry, not just another education policy debate. The proposed rules would let eligible students use Pell Grants for certain short-term job training programs, and that puts two trucking paths in focus right away: CDL...
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