Category: Regulations

IRTA-GCCA develops food safety training program for refrigerated carriers

A new training program developed by the International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA), a partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), will help drivers of temperature-controlled trucks meet the compliance requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (STF).

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ELD advice from a former roadside inspector

Samuel Mayfield expects the mandate to benefit the trucking industry

Samuel Mayfield, a retired officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety who spent more than a decade in commercial vehicle enforcement, has advice for truckers concerned about the upcoming electronic logging device mandate.

“It is going to be a great thing for trucking,” said Mayfield, a U.S. Army veteran whose lengthy resume includes being a certified instructor with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He believes the mandate will long be remembered for lifting the entire trucking industry “into the 21st century.”

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ELD advice from a former roadside inspector

Samuel Mayfield expects the mandate to benefit the trucking industry

Samuel Mayfield, a retired officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety who spent more than a decade in commercial vehicle enforcement, has advice for truckers concerned about the upcoming electronic logging device mandate.

“It is going to be a great thing for trucking,” said Mayfield, a U.S. Army veteran whose lengthy resume includes being a certified instructor with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He believes the mandate will long be remembered for lifting the entire trucking industry “into the 21st century.”

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