The FMCSA will pay drivers to participate, carriers for lost revenue and for the cost of installing data collecting technology. The Details Drivers will drive their normal routes. Drivers will complete 3 minute alertness tests...
Read MoreThe FMCSA annual minimum random drug test for drivers will stay at 50% in 2015. This decision was based on testing from past lab results, the 2012 survey on drugs and alcohol and several other factors. Here’s what they...
Read MoreThe changes to the hours of service regulations are being celebrated by many trucking associations around the country, and they have Senator Collins to thank for it. Here’s a little information on the woman behind the HOS...
Read MoreStarting December 18th truck drivers will no longer have to file daily reports pre- and post- trip inspection. Getting rid of this rule will save the trucking industry $1.7 billion and 46.7 million hours a year. It’s a...
Read MoreEarlier this year the FMCSA tried to raise the liability insurance above the $750,000 current minimum, but it was shut down by the House of Representatives back in June. The liability insurance minimum has not been changed...
Read MoreCVSA asks the FMCSA to pull down the scores from it’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s (CSA) safety measurement systems. The reason for this request is the CSA inaccuracy in its carriers future crash risk...
Read MoreThe hours of service rule requiring all drivers to take a 30 minute break within their first 8 hours of on-duty is being challenged by the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association. The SC&RA is asking the FMCSA for an...
Read MoreE-logging On September 30,2015 the final electronic logging device mandate shall be in place, however the e-log mandate will not be enforced until two years laters on 9/30/17. Speed Limiters Next on the DOT’s list is a...
Read MoreFMCSA found that carrier harassment to truckers using E-Logs is minimal however it still found pros and cons to E-Logging. FMCSA stated that the evidence in the survey does not support the assumption that more harassments are...
Read MoreThe FMCSA ELD mandate requires all truckers who have to keep records of duty status to do so on e-logging devices, this mandate will begin sometime in 2017. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has started...
Read MoreThe current rule is that drivers who use the sleeper berth must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the berth and two separate consecutive hours either in or out of the berth. This is a very firm rule with no flexibility,...
Read MoreIn one year FMCSA will propose five rules to alter regulations in the trucking industry.This month alone the FMCSA will propose an increase in liability insurance for motor carriers. This is going to be a year of change,...
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The FMCSA will pay drivers to participate, carriers for lost revenue and for the cost of installing data collecting technology. The Details Drivers will drive their normal routes. Drivers will complete 3 minute alertness tests...
Read MoreThe FMCSA annual minimum random drug test for drivers will stay at 50% in 2015. This decision was based on testing from past lab results, the 2012 survey on drugs and alcohol and several other factors. Here’s what they...
Read MoreThe changes to the hours of service regulations are being celebrated by many trucking associations around the country, and they have Senator Collins to thank for it. Here’s a little information on the woman behind the HOS...
Read MoreStarting December 18th truck drivers will no longer have to file daily reports pre- and post- trip inspection. Getting rid of this rule will save the trucking industry $1.7 billion and 46.7 million hours a year. It’s a...
Read MoreEarlier this year the FMCSA tried to raise the liability insurance above the $750,000 current minimum, but it was shut down by the House of Representatives back in June. The liability insurance minimum has not been changed...
Read MoreCVSA asks the FMCSA to pull down the scores from it’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s (CSA) safety measurement systems. The reason for this request is the CSA inaccuracy in its carriers future crash risk...
Read MoreThe hours of service rule requiring all drivers to take a 30 minute break within their first 8 hours of on-duty is being challenged by the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association. The SC&RA is asking the FMCSA for an...
Read MoreE-logging On September 30,2015 the final electronic logging device mandate shall be in place, however the e-log mandate will not be enforced until two years laters on 9/30/17. Speed Limiters Next on the DOT’s list is a...
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