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Exposed
A new program sheds intense light on driver crash and inspection records. For good drivers, safety equals bargaining power for pay. Since its launch in May, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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Save $10 on CSA 2010
How to request your Pre-Employment Screening Program data from FMCSA without paying the PSP contractor. Visit http://fmcsa.dot.gov/foia Make your request in writing and include your name, address, and...
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LogBook
Group recommends fuel tax rise A federal panel recommends a gradual increase in the fuel tax to feed the Highway Trust Fund and pay for transportation spending. The White House commission on fiscal...
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Agency updates driver safety information
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Feb. 25 it has enhanced its Pre-Employment Screening Program by adding data for co-driver safety and post-crash violations to the roadside...
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One driver’s war: Taming CSA and the DataQs challenge process
I finally got the the opportunity to meet Boonville, Ind.-based driver Ed Webb (pictured) in person yesterday afternoon at the newly reopened downtown TA here in Nashville (speaking of which, Aaron...
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FMCSA listens: PSP update clarifies co-driver inspection violations
While I’m on the subject of CSA, I thought I’d share a bit of an update to this month’s Truckers News CSA cover story. In it, during dicussion of the DataQs system and Ed Webb’s case (which I wrote...
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PSP 2.0 expands access to driver records, introduces iPhone app
Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expanded its Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) to include intrastate motor carriers and different kinds of “Industry Service Providers”...
View ArticleSupreme Court refuses another trucking case, this one about carriers’ access...
The six driver plaintiffs claimed FMCSA's PSP reports disparaged their reputations and made it harder for them to find work. The courts have also consistently disagreed with OOIDA-backed plaintiffs’...
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