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Safety Bulletin - Training Requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Sep. 27 2019 News By Carrie LeBlanc

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The September 27th Edition of the Idealease weekly safety bulletin is here! 

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In this edition of the Idealease Idealsafe Safety Bulletin:

1. Training Requirements of the FMCSA: FMCSA makes this training available to you at NO COST!!!

2. Fire Prevention Week - October 7th-13th:

3. Who is subject to the Supervisor Training for Reasonable Suspicion Testing?: Each employer shall ensure that all persons designated to supervise drivers (CDL) receive at least 60 minutes of training on alcohol misuse and receive at least an additional 60 minutes of training on controlled substances use. Click Here to access the Home page, and Click Here for the videos.

Outside of the Hazardous Materials Training requirements for drivers, the following regulation applies to all CDL drivers:

  • Required Entry Level Training CFR part 380(e)
  • Entry level driver is a driver with less than one year of experience operating a CMV with a CDL in INTERstate commerce
  • Entry level driver training must include instruction addressing the following four areas:
  • Driver Qualifications
  • Hours of Service
  • Driver Wellness
  • Whistleblower Protection

4. FINAL RULE for Entry Level Driver Training: goes into effect 2/7/20

5. CA Governor signs law limiting use of Independent Contractors. Download for full details. 

6. Updated Handbook on Perishable Foods Available: Download here.

7. Study: Truck Drivers rank among the most sleep-deprived Americans: transport and material moving industry ranked 3rd at 41% getting less than 7 hrs of sleep!

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