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Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations (ATA), joined DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss the highly debated DRIVE-Safe Act, ATA’s securement of federal “essential” status for carriers and ensuring facilities stay open throughout the pandemic.
“It’s mind-boggling to me that 49 states allow an 18-year-old to drive a Class 8 [truck] from El Paso, Texas, to Texarkana, Texas, and back with no problem, but you can’t cross into Texarkana, Arkansas; it makes absolutely no sense,” Spear said. He noted the act’s strong bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, and “117 associations have joined our coalition in really underscoring why this bill matters and why it’ll make a difference.”
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Feb 10, 2021
Carriers are required to query drivers records yearly in the FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.Most of the 52,000 drivers who lost their jobs in 2020 due to drug and alcohol violations have not completed their return-to-work procedure, says a year-end report on the testing database. The numbers back up industry concerns that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is putting a dent in the driver labor pool.
The program took effect Jan. 6, 2020. All trucking companies with operating authority, even with only one truck, are required to register in the clearinghouse and to conduct a yearly query on each driver. The database is used by law enforcement, driver licensing agencies and carriers to check for driver violations.
DriverReach to Host “Taking the Hire Road” Podcast in Production With FreightWaves
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DriverReach, the modern recruiting and compliance software platform, to host a new podcast, “Taking the Hire Road” with FreightWaves, the leading provider of trucking news, media, and analytics.
Taking the Hire Road INDIANAPOLIS (PRWEB) January 22, 2021
DriverReach recently announced it is the host of a new trucking podcast in production with FreightWaves media, titled “Taking the Hire Road”. On this bi-monthly show, host Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, interviews industry experts and thought leaders who bring their insight to the driver lifecycle as they discuss the industry’s greatest challenges: driver recruiting and retention.