You may have heard about the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and the sheer volume of drivers who have been sidelined since its implementation in early 2020. In fact, you can even look at Clearinghouse monthly reports and see why drivers received violations (including which substance was identified in their system when they failed a drug test).

Have you failed a random Department of Transportation (DOT) drug test or alcohol screening and you’re trying to figure out what to do next? You’ve come to the right place. There are probably a lot of emotions swirling through your head right now. You may feel as if you made a terrible mistake and you might be scared that you've ruined your chances in the trucking industry.

Have you ever heard about a truck driver getting in trouble for picking up a random passenger without a passenger pass? Chances are, the story goes something like this: A truck driver is caught hauling an unauthorized passenger and gets fined, receives Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) points or even gets detained at a scale and has to go to jail.

Medical cards — what are they, why do they matter and how do you get one?

Run out of groceries in the truck after you’re done driving for the day? Notice something is moldy and you have nothing to eat but you don’t want to go to the truck stop? Or maybe you just want to go see a movie instead of staring at your bunk night after night. You may be in an area where public transportation isn’t available and you don’t want to rent a car just to run a quick errand — especially when you have a perfectly good piece of equipment to drive to get where you need to go.

Wondering what a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) is and how it needs to be completed? Well, it’s actually pretty simple. But, as a truck driver, you have a million other things going on and so much paperwork to keep track of. It can be easy to forget to fill out a DVIR — especially if you’re not used to how your company does it.

Is there anything worse than waking up to a flat tire on your tractor or trailer? It puts a wrench in your entire plan for the day. By now you should understand a pre-trip is essential, but do you know why a post-trip inspection is also important?

Listen, no driver wants to get a violation that’ll end up on their pre-employment screening (PSP) report. It stays on your record for years and can impact the trucking companies that’ll hire you. The violations come with Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) points too.

Marijuana. Weed. Pot. No matter what you call it, can you use it as a truck driver?