Author name: Arkansas Trucking Association

ARKANSAS DRIVER NAMED TO AMERICA’S ROAD TEAM

America’s Road Team represents the country’s 3.2 million professional driver and serves as an example of the dedication and teamwork needed to deliver America’s freight safely and on time. Last month, American Trucking Associations named 19 professional truck drivers as Captains of the 2015-2016 America’s Road Team. The 19 new captains have 453 combined years […]

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FMCSA TO KEEP RANDOM DRUG TESTING AT 50 PERCENT

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported that the annual minimum random controlled substances testing rates for employees in safety sensitive positions, including tractor-trailer and bus drivers, will remain at 50 percent through 2015. The agency’s decision to maintain the current testing rate was based on data from motor carrier industry controlled substance lab

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FMCSA to Conduct Split-Sleeper Flexibility Study

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will study hours-of-service flexibility and drivers’ ability to split sleeper berth time to determine whether splitting sleeper berth times affects highway safety. FMCSA Chief of Research Martin Walker said the agency plans to award a contract for the study and start data collection by January 2016. The agency

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