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Laws & rules
The rulebook, translated out of regulation-speak.
Laws & rules6 min read
DOT opens a 30-day comment window on a petition to add medical safeguards for invalid urine drug tests
A notice published October 1 asks the public whether federal drug-testing rules should give truck drivers and other safety-sensitive workers a short window to document medical reasons for abnormal results before an observed retest or refusal finding.
Laws & rules4 min read
FMCSA said no to paper logbooks
A driver group asked to let truckers write their hours on paper again. On September 29 the agency turned that down. The electronic log stays the rule.
Laws & rules7 min read
What a “non-domiciled CDL” is, without the jargon
States can license some drivers who don't live there. Federal auditors say several states issued those licenses to people who were not eligible, or for years longer than the law allows.