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Idealease Safety Bulletin - Stay Safe and Healthy this Labor Day Weekend!

Aug. 27 2021 Miscellaneous By McCandless Idealease

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STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND

AAA predicts there will be less people on the roadways this year due to COVID-19, however they advise those who are traveling to check COVID-19 stats and restrictions before heading out the door! 

“Whether you decide to go to a state park, you’re going to be out and about exploring things. It’s important that when you get back in your vehicle too that you clean that down as well,” said AAA representative Montrae Waiters. And while it’s exciting to get together with friends and family during a holiday weekend, the pandemic still exists, and precautions needs to be taken. Wear a mask and stay socially distanced.

HAVE YOU PREPARED YOUR TERMINAL FACILITY FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND?

The same reminders stay in effect with any long holiday weekend - most of it is common sense! Take extra precaution to secure trucks and items of value in your terminals. Thieves tend to target businesses that are closed for the holiday. 

  • Instruct drivers NOT to fill units that do not have anti-siphon devices or locking caps
  • Ensure all security alarms are in working order
  • Walk the lot to make sure security fencing is in good condition
  • Move units and other materials away from fences so they cannot be climbed upon
  • Consider blocking the entrance and exits
  • Assign management personnel to randomly check on the terminal

CDC/TSA EXTEND MASK MANDATE ON TEAM DRIVERS UNTIL JANUARY 18, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and the Transportation Security Administration have extended the mandate that requires individuals to wear a mask over their mouth and nose when "traveling on conveyances into and within the United States" and also at "transportation hubs". 

The mask mandate is primarily aimed at passenger transportation by bus or airplane.  

The CDC order exempts “commercial motor vehicles or trucks as those terms are defined in 49 CFR 390.5, if the driver is the sole occupant of the vehicle or truck.”  This appears to mean that team drivers, or drivers and any other passengers, must wear masks over their mouth and nose whenever they are in the vehicle together.  But FMCSA has issued guidance stating, “Team drivers are not required to wear a mask in the cab of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) if the vehicle occupants are individuals who all live in the same household and are the only persons in the vehicle. The CDC recently issued guidance expanding the exemption for solo drivers to include driving teams from the same household.”

The TSA is supposed to enforce this federal requirement as a security measure.  The TSA order has a similar exemption for solo CMV drivers. All drivers remain subject to applicable state and/or local mask mandates as well.

NEW NATIONAL REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINERS IN THE WORKS

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it is revising its online National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, which was hacked two years ago. The agency states that during this transition to the new registry, motor carrier users may continue to access the current National Registry until the new National Registry is complete.

For users who have created login.gov accounts and successfully migrated their National Registry account, current usernames and passwords will not be affected by this change.

For users who have not migrated their account, you have the opportunity to complete this action prior to the launch of the new National Registry.  To avoid suspension of your National Registry account, the FMCSA encourage you to create an account with login.gov and link to your National Registry account as soon as possible.

Step by step instructions including screenshots and a short video for establishing your login.gov account and linking your National Registry account are available on the “Help” page of the National Registry web site at the above link.


EVENTS - Continued (Reminders) from previous Idealease Safety Bulletins:

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week - September 12-18th

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Annual Enforcement Campaign - August 18-September 6th

CANCELLED: Idealease 2021 Fall Safety Seminars


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