There is already law
requiring truck drivers to get medical certification before getting behind the wheel, but the new law will now require states to track this information, along with driving records in a nationwide database.
Because of this, the state and federal governments regulate the trucking industry fairly heavily,
requiring truck drivers stay within compliance in order to ensure a safe journey for other drivers.
In addition to regulations
requiring truck drivers and trucking companies to perform routine inspections and maintenance on their trucks, trucking companies must also use reasonable care when hiring drivers.
The mandate
requires all truck drivers who maintain a driving log to use a compliant ELD to record their hours of service.
California law generally prohibits employers from
requiring a truck driver to work during any meal or rest period.
This would basically
require a truck driver to pull over on the side of the road, take a package from the back of the truck, and fly it by remote control airplane to someone's doorstep.
In an effort to reduce the number of highway accidents in Massachusetts and around the country caused by extremely fatigued commercial truck drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has established stricter rules that will
require truck drivers to take more frequent breaks.
Additionally, FMCSA's trucking regulations
require truck drivers to take a 30 - minute rest break after the first 8 hours of a shift.
Because the United States government recognizes that trucker fatigue is a serious issue, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has enacted certain regulations that
require truck drivers to get a specific amount of rest.
The regulations require that truck drivers take periodic breaks throughout the day, require that truck drivers only spend a certain amount of hours on the road per 7 - or 10 - day period, and
require truck drivers take at a certain amount of rest time before beginning a new trip.
For example, there are laws in effect that
require truck drivers to rest after so many hours of driving and require a certain standard of maintenance on truck tires, brakes, and other safety equipment, which keep everyone on the highway safe.
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At the entry level, most companies
require truck drivers to possess a high school diploma or GED, but no secondary education is usually required.
Not exact matches
New federal rule will
require airline pilots, train engineers and
truck drivers to undergo random tests for some opioids.
With the virtual reality courseware, Linde
drivers get to build the muscle memory of practicing the unloading procedure without the risk of accident or
requiring trucks to be taken out of delivery service.
When she became pregnant and a midwife instructed her not to lift packages over 20 pounds, Young asked to return to UPS to do either light duty or her regular job as a
truck driver, which seldom
required her to lift heavy boxes.
Questions over who is in charge of a vehicle
require trucks to have a
driver present, even while it operates in self - driving mode.
In 2013, the federal government adopted regulations that
require more rest time for U.S.
truck drivers and limit how much they could drive in a week.
While the CRV can handle this, the driving habits of Filipinos
require a larger vehicle because it reduces the risk of getting bullied by other
drivers, particularly bus and
truck drivers.
U.S. officials are abandoning plans to
require sleep apnea screening for
truck drivers and train engineers — a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk.
The House will take up the texting while driving ban aka «TTYL» bill (HB2) sponsored by Rep. Jim McClendon, Rep. Mac McCutcheon's legislation adding utility
trucks and wreckers to the list of vehicles for which
drivers are
required to slow down and move into a vacant lane for when parked on the side of the road (HB76), and Rep. Allen Farley's bill to crack down on synthetic drugs known as «spice» or «salts» (HB158).
Commercial
truck drivers are
required to conduct pre - and post-trip inspections of their vehicles to identify any safety defects or maintenance concerns.
In addition to random testing,
truck and bus companies are further
required to perform drug and alcohol testing on new hires,
drivers involved in significant crashes, and whenever a supervisor suspects a
driver of using drugs or alcohol while at work.
Federal safety regulations
require that
truck and bus companies that employ CDL
drivers conduct random drug and alcohol testing programs.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to
require interstate commercial
truck and bus companies to use Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in their vehicles to improve compliance with the safety rules that govern the number of hours a
driver can work.
These limitations are designed to prevent
truck and bus
drivers from becoming fatigued while driving, and
require that
drivers take a work break and have a sufficient off - duty rest period before returning to on - duty status.
Platooning is a driving formation that
requires trucks to follow one another closely, led by a lead vehicle with a
driver or equipped with semi - or fully autonomous driving technology when allowed.
If your job function has DOT - regulated medical standards (
truck / bus
driver, airline pilot, mariner), the DOT agency regulation may
require you to report your prescribed medications to those who approved your medical qualifications.
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Some minivans also have
driver's side air bags even though the government does not
require them in light
trucks and vans.
Some systems
require drivers to react to warnings, while others may automatically brake or steer a
truck to reduce crash severity or avoid a crash altogether.
For
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Electronic recorders can help reduce drowsy driving by
truck drivers, but federal safety officials want to
require them only for habitual work - rule violators.
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The animals were eventually handed over to the Zhuzhou Small Animal Protection Association after the
truck driver was unable to produce appropriate health certificates
required for trans - provincial shipping of animals.
Reports from the activists state that the
truck driver did not have health certificates for the dogs, which Chinese animal transport regulations
require for each animal.
Drivers of long - haul
trucks are
required by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to park and rest after a certain amount of over-the-road drive time.
This means that
truck drivers need to learn the appropriate way to stop the vehicle and must undergo training to assist them with reacting to sudden changes in traffic patterns that may
require quick braking responses.
Truck drivers and
truck companies are
required to obey and enforce specific guidelines put into place in order to maximize safety while on the road.
Furthermore, while some companies do
require at least a year of experience, many like Old Dominion allow in lieu of 1 years» experience,
drivers can be a «graduate of a State Certified and Licensed
truck driving school... and / or have satisfactorily completed the Old Dominion
truck driver training program.»
Lawsuits arising from
truck accidents usually
require that the plaintiff prove the negligence of the
truck driver or the trucking company, which was the cause for the injuries sustained.
In any
truck accident, trucking companies are
required to keep the
driver's log for a minimum period of six months after the accident.