The Pre-Employment Screening Program is a screening tool that allows motor carriers and individual drivers to purchase driving records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Ok, so the Federal Government is maintaining information on truck drivers. That probably sounds terrifying to most drivers. I know it does to me. So naturally it raises a lot of questions and we’ll answer em here.
Archive of posts tagged Truck Driver Responsibility
Driver Wins Lawsuit After Being Fired Illegally – But There’s More To The Story
Driver Cynthia Ferguson was illegally fired for shutting down due to hazardous travel conditions and won a lawsuit against her company New Prime, Inc. A driver’s decision to shut down to due safety concerns should never, ever be questioned by anyone. But when you dig below the surface there are a lot of extenuating circumstances in this case that are critically important for drivers to understand, and many lessons to be learned by all.
Cargo Theft Increasing: Highways Are Getting More Dangerous For Truckers
Truck and cargo thefts are on the rise in recent years according to a study done by Freight Watch International, a company that “actively tracks and records cargo theft activity around the globe” according to their report and website. Every year they release a report showing not only the number of cargo-related thefts, but they identify trends from year to year. The statistics are a bit scary, and getting scarier every single year.
Don’t Step On Your Dispatcher’s Toes (or other body parts!)
Outside of the driver’s own performance and attitude, a truck driver’s dispatcher is one of the most important factors influencing the amount of success and happiness a driver will experience at any given trucking company or truck driving job. So if you’re unhappy with your load assignments, how can you tell if the problems you’re experiencing are your own fault, your dispatcher’s fault, or the fault of someone else within the offices at your company? There are several things you can do to find out what’s really going on, and who is responsible when there is a problem.
