Daniel England, CEO of Salt Lake City-based truckload carrier C.R. England, believes the background check program being put in place to monitor truck drivers with haz-mat endorsements on their ...

A Channel 2 Action News investigation caught hazmat drivers smoking, using hand-held cellphones and eating while hauling fuel. We recorded video of a half-dozen hazmat drivers smoking behind the wheel ...

J.J. Keller & Associates is offering a program, Hazmat Transportation: Driver Training, to help motor carriers meet Department of Transportation requirements, avoid penalties for noncompliance, and ...

West Chester, PA-based LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle plans to reimburse drivers for the costs of security and background checks associated with the new hazmat endorsement renewal rules that went into ...

Most driver training for hazardous materials (hazmat) courses is delivered in a passive format where drivers have to watch a video or listen to someone tell them the information with a PowerPoint.

A five-truck fleet out of LaGrange, Ga., has been issued an effective shutdown order by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after an investigation revealed the company did not adhere to ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule this week prohibiting texting on electronic devices by drivers transporting hazardous materials. The Notice of Proposed ...

Commercial truck drivers transporting hazardous materials soon will be required to undergo background checks and fingerprinting by the Homeland Security Department to protect against terrorist attacks ...

MIDWAY CITY – Hazmat crews were called to inspect the contents of a delivery truck after its driver reported feeling ill, fire officials said. Westbound traffic on Bolsa Avenue was blocked for about ...