Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Nov. 18, 2019:
Drug/alcohol consortium’s how-to resource on clearinghouse set-up
The CleanFleet company, which among other services offers a drug and alcohol testing consortium for carriers, has put together a how-to resource carriers, including independent owner-operators, can use as a reference when setting up their operations to comply with the rules around use of the new drug and alcohol test-results database.
Compliance with the database rules, as our own guide to complying with the new rules around the testing made clear, needs to occur by January 6.
Cleanfleet’s step-by-step guide is available via this link. Follow this link for our own coverage of the needs specific to owner-operators:
SensiGuard: Cargo theft volumes up year-over-year, values down
Recorded cargo thefts during the third quarter of 2019 increased in volume but decreased in value when compared to the same period a year ago, according to cargo theft recording firm SensiGuard’s quarterly report.
The firm recorded a total of 165 cargo thefts in the third quarter with an average loss value of $155,709. These numbers represent a 3% increase in volume and an 8% decrease in value. SensiGuard notes that its numbers do not represent 100% of cargo theft incidents during a certain time period, but it is a sizeable enough number to establish trends in theft activity.
