Announced Education Sessions

 Pre-employment Screening Program (PSP)

Yvonne Glover representing the Pre-employment Screening Program (PSP) will be presenting at the 2025 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Oklahoma City. The PSP program was introduced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2010 to help motor carriers make better decisions when hiring drivers.“Before PSP, many employers often heard information about a driver for the first time from plaintiff’s attorneys,” remarked UMA’s Ken Presley. “Now, operators can gather a much more complete picture before hiring.” A PSP record provides a commercial driver’s 5 year crash history, and 3 year inspection history from the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) that is usually accessed by enforcement officials only. According to one study, carriers using PSP have, on average, decreased crash rates by 8 percent, and driver out-of-service (OOS) rates by 17 percent. Estimates reveal that in the 12 months studied, the carrier group using PSP prevented 863 crashes and more than 3,500 driver OOS incidents. “Ms. Glover will be on hand at EXPO to review the entire program including how to access the information, the new mobile application, and of course answer your questions,” said Presley

‘Reasonable Suspicion’ required training

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 382.603) requires supervisors of commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate vehicles that require a commercial driver license to take 60 minutes of training on the symptoms of alcohol abuse and another 60 minutes of training on the symptoms of controlled substances use (120 minutes in total).  The purpose of this training is to teach supervisors to identify circumstances and indicators that may create reasonable suspicion that a driver is using or under the influence of alcohol or drugs, supporting referral of an employee for testing. Participants fulfilling the two-hour training will receive a certificate acknowledging completion of the “USDOT Supervisor Training.”   

Let’s Make a Deal – C’mon Down!

There are lots of business opportunities out there. You have done well, survived the pandemic, and contemplating investing in growing your business. So, is it time to acquire another company? More coaches? New service? How do you evaluate the business opportunities?

You know the revenue potential or savings. You know the costs.  So how to you evaluate whether to invest or not, start a new service, or wait for the next opportunity? 

The 2025 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Oklahoma City will feature a special presentation from industry veteran David Beagle that will walk you through a straightforward formula that can be used to evaluate any investment from new shop tools, purchasing a coach, to starting a new service. This technique is used by a successful tour and motorcoach operator to evaluate tens of millions of dollars of investments in everything from shop tools to coaches and rail cars.