The document summarizes new regulations from the FMCSA affecting motor carriers, including: 1) Entry level driver training requirements, drug and alcohol clearinghouse mandates, and changes to CSA scoring thresholds. 2) Speed limiter and electronic logging device mandates. 3) Reforms to transportation and logistics hiring and protections against driver coercion regarding electronic logs. 4) Flexible sleeper berth times may be granted to carriers meeting certain criteria.

1. New FMCSA Regulations: 8 Required Mandates
Affecting Every Motor Carrier
Presenter
Mark Dixon
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The FMCSA is moving ever forward in their efforts to enact new legislation and rulemaking
mandates for the drivers and motor carrier community.

2. What we will Cover Today…..
• Entry Level Driver Training Requirements
• Transportation & Logistics Hiring Reform Act
• Speed Limiter Mandate
• E-Log Mandate
• Drug and Alcohol Clearing House Mandate
• Driver Coercion Mandate/E-Logs
• New changes to the CSA's Safety Fitness Determination
• New changes to the establishment of a "CSA Scoring System" including new
threshold percentages for the 7 BASICS
• Hours exemption: Flexible sleeper berth time granted to carrier for meeting
these criteria

3. Entry Level Driver Training Requirements
• 380.503 Entry-level driver training requirements. Entry-level driver
training must include instruction addressing the following four areas:
• (a) Driver qualification requirements. The Federal rules on medical
certification, medical examination procedures, general qualifications,
responsibilities, and disqualifications based on various offenses,
orders, and loss of driving privileges (part 391, subparts B and E of
this subchapter).

4. Entry Level Driver Training Requirements
• (b) Hours of service of drivers. The limitations on driving hours, the
requirement to be off-duty for certain periods of time, record of duty
status preparation, and exceptions (part 395 of this subchapter).
Fatigue countermeasures as a means to avoid crashes.
• (c) Driver wellness. Basic health maintenance including diet and
exercise. The importance of avoiding excessive use of alcohol.
• (d) Whistleblower protection. The right of an employee to question
the safety practices of an employer without the employee's risk of
losing a job or being subject to reprisals simply for stating a safety
concern (29 CFR part 1978).

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