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The following is an excerpt from the GAWDA Safety Organizer, a monthly bulletin sent to GAWDA members. For more information on the GAWDA Safety Organizer, or to read past issues, visit the GAWDA.org Members-Only Section.At least every 12 months, the motor carrier must review the driving record of each driver, including compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the Hazardous Materials Regulations. This means doing the review on or before the same date next year. If you go past the date, then DOT, during their audit, would try to find if you used the driver during the lapse.…

By Tom Badstubner, Michael Dodd, Rick Schwietzer, and Steve Guglielmo GAWDA’s consultants will be available during the 2025 GAWDA Annual Convention in Tampa. In this roundtable, consultants educate members on all of the end-of-the-year documentation and compliance measures that must be taken before the calendar flips to 2026, as well as legislation and trends that have emerged since the Q3 Issue of Welding & Gases Today. The GAWDA Consultant Program is a GAWDA member benefit that is included as part of your member dues to the association. It is consistently rated as one of the most valuable member benefits that…