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Idealease Safety Bulletin - Entry Level Driver Training | June 14, 2019

Jun. 14 2019 News By Carrie LeBlanc

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The newest edition of the Idealease weekly fleet safety bulletin is here! Review the bulletin highlights below and click to download it in its entirety for more in-depth information. 

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Content Highlights: 

  • Entry Level Driver Training Requirements for CDL Drivers - entry level driver training MUST include instruction addressing the following four areas: Driver qualification requirements; Hours of Service of Drivers; Driver Wellness; Whistleblower protection.  All employers who use an entry-level driver must ensure the driver has received a training certificate. Learn what is required on the certificate here. 
  • New Entry-Level Driver Training Rule to go into effect on 2/8/20. Click Here then scroll down to CFR 380.600 to view the new regulation details.
  •  Tips on how to retain good drivers - Read more
  •  FMCSA Revision of hours of service proposal delayed> The four specific areas under consideration for revision are:
    1. Expanding the current 100 air-mile “short-haul” exemption for CDL drivers from 12 hours on-duty to 14 hours on-duty, in order to be consistent with the rules for long-haul truck drivers
    2. Extending the current 14-hour on-duty limitation by up to two hours when a truck driver encounters adverse driving conditions
    3. Revising the current mandatory 30-minute break for truck drivers after 8 hours of continuous driving
    4. Reinstating the option for splitting up the required 10-hour off-duty rest break for drivers operating trucks that are equipped with a sleeper-berth compartment
  • FMCSA seeks information on Driver Detention Times - Specifically, FMCSA requests the following information:
    • Is data currently available that can accurately record loading, unloading, and delay times?
    • Is there technology available that could record and delineate prompt loading and unloading times versus the extended delays sometimes experienced by drivers?
    • How can delay times be captured and recorded in a systematic, comparable manner?
    • Could systematic collection and publication of loading, unloading, and delay times be useful in driver or carrier business decisions and help to reduce loading, unloading, and delay times?
    • What should FMCSA use as an estimate of reasonable loading/unloading time?
    • How do contract arrangements between carriers and shippers address acceptable wait times? Do these arrangements include penalties for delays attributable to a carrier or shipper?
    • What actions by FMCSA, within its current statutory authority, would help to reduce loading, unloading, and delay times?

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