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Crew lead with a tablet beside a loaded pickup at a traffic control yard at dawn

Sep 23, 2026

Tracking Crew Qualifications Before Dispatch: Flagger Cards, Supervisor Certs and Crew Composition

A traffic control crew is only compliant if the right people with current credentials are on it. Here is how certification requirements are structured, why they break at dispatch rather than in HR, and how to build a qualification check into the morning before the trucks roll.

Traffic OS — a flagger working a two-lane road closure

Aug 29, 2026

Are Your Flaggers Employees or Contractors? The Classification Question, and Why 2026 Made It Harder

The federal test for worker classification is mid-rewrite. What the DOL proposed in February 2026, what the IRS looks at, why a signed 1099 agreement settles nothing, and what the answer changes for a traffic control company.

Traffic OS — heat illness prevention for flaggers and traffic control crews

Aug 19, 2026

Heat Illness Prevention for Traffic Control Crews: Where the Rules Stand

Flaggers stand on asphalt in full-sleeve hi-viz with no shade. There is no final federal heat standard yet, but there is a proposed one, a General Duty Clause, and a growing set of state rules — here is what applies now.

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