DOT ‘RECORDABLE’ CRASHES VERSUS POST-ACCIDENT TESTS

Avoid mixing and matching your safety regulations

The criteria to perform a DOT post-accident drug and alcohol test is similar to — but not the same as — the definition of a crash appearing on your accident register.

If you don’t have a clear understanding of Section 390.5 (Definitions) versus Section 382.303 (DOT post-accident testing), you may find yourself performing tests when you should not. Performing a test under DOT authority when it does not fit within the scope of the regulations is a violation.

IN TRANSPORTATION, RISING PROFITS DON’T LIFT ALL WORKERS’ BOATS

Big business is getting bigger, and workers’ slice of the economic pie is getting smaller, especially in the transportation and warehousing sector. In transportation and warehousing, the 50 biggest companies increased their share of revenue by more than 11 percentage points from 1997 to 2012; yet workers’ share of the value added by the sector fell 7.6 percentage points from the 1998-1999 average to the 2013-2014 average.

TWO DEAD AT KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION'S TEXAS CENTER AFTER FORMER EMPLOYEE OPENS FIRE

Two people are confirmed dead and two others injured Wednesday morning after a recently terminated employee opened fired at a Knight Transportation center located in Katy, Texas, according to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.

At 8:43 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, the sheriff’s department received a call regarding shots fired at Knight Transportation. Harrison County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that an employee who was terminated two weeks ago opened fire on multiple employees. The gunman was carrying a shotgun and a pistol, but only the shotgun was used.

FMCSA UNIFIED REGISTRATION SYSTEM LAUNCHED, EFFECTIVE DATES ANNOUNCED

If you own a trucking business, you’ve probably been hearing about the URS, or Unified Registration System, for years. You’ve probably heard it’s a new registration system that does away with a lot of paperwork, requires regulated trucking businesses register online, and eliminates the old MC number, FF or MX number. And all that is true.

HISTORICAL GROUP ENJOYS LOVE AFFAIR WITH ANTIQUE TRUCKS

Frequently, Susan Culbertson will catch the wandering eyes of her husband, Arthur Culbertson.
“She’ll say, ‘you spotted another girlfriend, didn’t you?’ I’ll say, ‘yeah, I think I did,’” said Arthur, an OOIDA member.

CITIZEN DRIVER AWARD ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER

Anyone closely associated with trucking knows there is no shortage of amazing people who work as truck drivers. Heading into its fourth year, the TA Petro Citizen Driver Award program seeks to honor those truck drivers who are making trucking and the world around them a better place.

TWO DEAD, ONE INJURED IN SHOOTING AT TEXAS FLEET

HARRIS COUNTY, TX — A newly fired employee from Knight Transportation's Katy, Texas-based service center returned to the Franz Road office Wednesday, fatally shooting a co-worker and wounding another before turning the gun on himself.