News & Reports
‘White label’ ELD cheater network uncovered in NMFTA research
Alex Lockie Article Summary The National Motor Freight Traffic Association discovered a network of "chameleon ELDs" registered with FMCSA that may enable hours-of-service cheating. Over 1,000 ELDs are self-certified with FMCSA, raising concerns about regulatory...
The GHOSTRUCK Act Raises New Questions About ELD Compliance
Read the GHOSTRUCK Act here: GHOST TRUCK ACT AIST Consulting What Is the GHOSTRUCK Act? According to the bill’s official description, the legislation would amend federal transportation law to restrict who may edit or annotate ELD records. While the full legislative...
USPS could default on payments to trucking partners, Postmaster warns
Jason Cannon USPS is remaking its physical network, shifting the legacy framework into a strict hub-and-spoke logistics design. Article Summary USPS warns of cash crisis, suspension of vendor payments Looming shutdown: The U.S. Postal Service faces a severe cash...
Registration Is Open for Annual Conference and Exhibition
Register for the CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition, which will be held Sept. 20-24, in Orlando, Florida, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. This premier meeting offers the opportunity for government officials, enforcement and industry to collaborate and affect...
NTTC: GHOSTRUCK Act safeguards against overseas ELD tampering The tank truck industry’s trade association endorses bipartisan legislation requiring logbook changes happen within North America, preventing international personnel from manipulating driver records.
ason McDaniel Key Highlights The GHOSTRUCK Act mandates that only North American-based personnel can edit electronic logging device records. The legislation preserves driver approval over any changes to their duty status logs, ensuring final oversight remains...
ATRI invites motor carriers to participate in driver-facing cameras study
WASHINGTON —The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is calling on motor carriers to participate in its Safety Impacts of In-Cab Monitoring research, which will assess how driver-facing cameras (DFCs) can positively impact safety and operational metrics....
Ghost Drivers from Lithuania. Inside the ELD Fraud Machine
How a motor carrier's systematic electronic logging device fraud, managed from overseas, enabled a fatigued driver to kill three people in Virginia Rob Carpenter At 1:36 a.m. on December 16, 2022, the digital deception finally caught up with reality on I-64 near...
THE PROBLEM OF GHOST CARRIERS & FOREIGN-BASED DISPATCHERS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS. FMCSA HAS FINALLY CAUGHT ON TO THE CONSPIRACY.
Overseas “ghost” carriers and foreign-based dispatchers exploit a regulatory loophole in U.S. Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rules to falsify driver logs and overwork truckers beyond safe limits The Loophole Federal law mandates that ELDs track Hours-of-Service...
Seize the day: National spotlight signals trucking turning point
Tyson Fisher Chameleon carriers, broker liability, unqualified truck drivers. These are all longstanding issues that trucking stakeholders have been sounding the alarm on for years. Those cries seemed to have fallen upon deaf ears … until now. For decades, the federal...
States Crack Down on Cargo Theft as Deceptive Pickups Rise
Noel Fletcher Arkansas and Tennessee lawmakers are enacting tougher sanctions against cargo thieves, while other states are eyeing bills that would establish task forces to harness resources to combat this burgeoning criminal activity. Truckers in states throughout...