Motorcoach Operators, Drivers Adapting To New ELDs
The industry was mostly prepared by the April 1 deadline for enforcement of the federal electronic logging device mandate.
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DETROIT — Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.
The move announced Thursday is one of several actions taken by the ride-hailing company under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who said that the changes aren’t just being done to polish the company’s image, which has been tarnished by driver misbehavior and a long string of other embarrassing failings.
Associated Press article via San Jose Mercury News here
Related Topics: background checks, criminal incidents, driver behavior, passenger safety, TNCs, Uber
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| about 13 days ago9 years too late. Dec 2017 british female employee murdered by her uber driver. He had a long criminal history !!!!!! Whats uber going to do for that family?