A couple new items today. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBLINKS AND SOURCES FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION
VIDEO—UPDATE: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE ISSUE
Occupational medicine physician, Dr. Natalie Hartenbaum UPDATES the status of CDL physicals and drug and alcohol testing, and other occupational medicine issues. This can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvqh5nUXCpE
VIDEO—UPDATE: TRUCKING IN NY STATUS
Kendra Hems, President of the TANY provides an update on trucking in NY, including CDC guidance for drivers in NY City area, Motor Vehicle provisions, andTANY events. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n3K3y_UJ5Q
VIDEO—UPDATE: TRUCKING IN PA STATUS
Kevin Stewart, CEO and President of the PMTA provides an update on trucking in PA, including weight exemptions for certain items and locations, CDL-med cards, and PMTA events. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAKfKW1C6Ic
FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS SUMMARY
A summary of the Federal and State regulatory emergency provisions are summarized on my blog for Truck News. You can access this at https://www.trucknews.com/blogs/regulations-during-covid-19/
STATE-BY-STATE TEMPORARY CHANGES
The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators have compiled a state-by-state list of the temporary changes. You can access this document by a link from their home page, https://www.aamva.org/
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
The FMCSA has issued a statement with regard to the state and local shelter-in-place orders for consideration of these government entities in issuing such orders. These include Homeland Securities identification of essential workers and CDC guidance for drivers.
The FMCSA guidance can be accessed at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency/statement-state-and-local-shelter-place-and-other-restrictions-movement-relating-covid-19
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT….
VIDEO FOR DRIVERS—CDC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTION
Attached is a short video for drivers as to the CDC recommendations for driver protection as well as the general advice for protection of Occupational Physician Dr. Natalie Hartenbaum.
You can view this at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Csbb9kHXc
The intent is to share with drivers or whomever would beneficial.
ATRI President and COO Rebecca Brewster discusses GPS data of truck flow increasing through traditional bottlenecks can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP99QXM5FqY&t=171s
FEDERAL AND STATE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
The FMCSA provides a webpage by which you can find and keep up to date regarding Federal and State emergency declarations. You can find that webpage at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency-declarations
THANK YOU, TRUCKERS
Thank you to everyone in the trucking industry, from the drivers to operations to safety to maintenance to management, who keep delivering the food and medicine needed in this time of crisis. While other avoid human contact, they drive towards it.
With our health care provides and public safety personnel, trucking is providing what we need. From our firm, our families, and the public—THANK YOU!