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    Learn more about how driver health and wellness are critical for safe trucking operations—and for keeping drivers productive on the road.

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    TCA, trucking industry highlight military

    Jenna Hume
    May 31, 2024
    Trucking fleets across the U.S. display military appreciation and support on their tractors and trailers. Here is a photo gallery of truckload carriers' patriotic rigs.
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    What Clearinghouse-II will bring in November

    Jeremy Wolfe
    Oct. 25, 2024
    FMCSA is directing states to remove CDL/CLP privileges for any drivers marked as ‘prohibited’ in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. About 177,000 CDL/CLP holders currently have...
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    Safety

    The state of alternative drug testing in trucking

    Jeremy Wolfe
    Sept. 25, 2024
    Urinalysis is still the only viable federal drug test for the transportation industry. What are the alternative testing methods, how do they compare to urine testing, and what...
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    As it relates to marijuana, drivers are still subject to Department of Transportation regulations and testing. This brings some confusion for drivers and retention challenges for carriers.
    Safety

    For carriers, growing use of marijuana challenges driver retention

    Jeremy Wolfe
    Sept. 9, 2024
    Growing institutional and cultural acceptance of marijuana makes the substance more available than ever. This challenges carriers to retain drivers and keep them informed within...
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    New Year’s Resolution: Prioritize driver health and safety

    Jenna Hume
    Jan. 4, 2024
    Statistics show that truck drivers are among the least healthy groups in the workforce, so a new year is a good time for the industry to prioritize their health and safety.

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