Hi-Way Hi-Lites from NTA April Part II - FMCSA Expand COVID-19 Waiver to Accommodate CDL Skills Tests

April 21, 2020 Part II - Vol 136 No 137

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Featured Article

FMCSA Expand COVID-19 Waiver to Accommodate CDL Skills Tests

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded its COVID-19 emergency declaration to allow examiners to conduct commercial driver license skills tests without being physically in the truck, using such technologies as in-cab cameras, online testing and cellphones.

FMCSA said in an April 13 announcement that in light of the COVID-19 emergency and the need to comply with social-distancing guidelines while ensuring continued movement of supplies and equipment, states may leverage certain technologies. Bluetooth, in-cab cameras and cellphones may be used to administer the CDL skills tes t ....

Why do trucking spot rates change daily?

Lately, I have received many emails in regards to the low rates and now in April a drop in the volume of freight and that many brokerage companies have dropped their rates to pre-1990’s levels. That many loads are only paying a dollar a mile or less and it is making it difficult to get the trucks back to the home terminals. So I decided to do a little digging into this matter and found out it is rather complex.

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