Month: October 2021

FMCSA Directs States to Use DACH Data on CDL Records. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a final rule directing State Driver Licensing Agencies to access and use violation information obtained through the FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to bar drivers from obtaining CDLs. 86 Fed. Reg. 55718 (Oct. 7, 2021). Specifically, the final rule provides that State Driver Licensing Agencies must not issue, renew, upgrade, or transfer a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit for any individual prohibited under FMCSA’s regulations from performing safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, due to one or more…

When it comes to the welding industry, reports commonly cite outdated statistics or inaccurate information. To be the industry leader in statistical data, the AWS Foundation launched Welding Workforce Data, a website dedicated to sharing accurate welding workforce statistics and projections. Approved by the American Welding Society, the Welding Workforce Data website is powered by Emsi labor market data, CareersInWelding.com, and the U.S. Department of Education College Affordability and Transparency lists. The site shows projected welding needs and welder opportunities and is designed to become the trusted source for the industry as a whole. “WeldingWorkforceData.com will be the go-to source…

Red Ball Oxygen announced that Nick Brown has been promoted to Vice-President, Operations. Red Ball Oxygen is a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and welding supplies with 23 locations in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Mr. Brown, originally from Lufkin, Texas has been with the company since 2008.  He has served in a variety of roles, including Inside Sales Representative, Branch Manager, Area Manager, and has been a vital part of the Purchasing team. He has also provided essential leadership on the company’s safety, quality, and enterprise software teams. “As we continue to grow and add products and…

Vern Lewis made his name in the welding industry by starting the company, Vern Lewis Welding Supply in 1969. Now, his legacy will live on forever at the newly opened Vernon F. Lewis Welding Lab at the very same high school that he attended in the early 1950s. “This started three years ago, we came back here to do some estate planning for him down the street,” said the General Manager of the company, John Bone. “We were peaking through all the windows looking at the AG shop that Vern had went to many, many years ago and that was…

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