Even More Ways to Train! The Transportation Compliance Associates, Inc. family is excited to announce our newest addition to training and compliance: Live Public Webinars. We here at TCA, Inc. felt it was a great way to compromise training scheduling …
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024 With the recent publication of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) revision to civil penalty amounts, it should come as no surprise the Department of Labor (DOL) is following suit and …
Something Every Industry Can Get Behind In case you didn’t know, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is hosting it’s annual U.S. Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative (HTAI) from January 8, 2024 to January 12, 2024. Human trafficking is something rarely …
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts New year, new penalty amount? There is an old colloquialism that says, “Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes.” Well, I am pretty sure we can add the increase to civil penalty …
Publication 52 Amendment With Christmas just around the corner, many are scrambling to get those last-minute Christmas gifts sent out in time often, forgetting to package those hazardous materials properly. Well, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is proposing to …
Significant Changes and Amendments Can you believe its almost 2024 and the 65th Edition of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) is set to take effect January 1, 2024! Within this new edition of the IATA …
2023 Most Cited Violations Can you believe it’s that time of year already? We are already talking about what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top ten most cited violations are for the fiscal year 2023! Where did the …
DE Minimis Exemption The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released their final rule adding per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals,” making it subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution …
How Will The Changes Effect You? The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released their FINAL RULE revising the emergency exemption rules to narrow its scope of safety regulations from which drivers are exempt from. …
Telemedicine Flexibilities We may all deal with different types of hazardous materials, but one thing all of us deal with is sickness and a need for medication. On March 1, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in cooperation with the …