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May a driver, who drops his or her last load at a receiver’s facility use personal conveyance to return to their normal work location (i.e. home or terminal)? No. Returning home or to the terminal from a dispatched trip is a continuation of the trip, and therefore cannot be... Continue Reading

by Deborah Lockridge You can challenge citations you believe were in error – including ELDs – via FMCSA’s DataQs process. Full enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate that went into effect April 1 will no doubt result in a great many fleets wanting to challenge... Continue Reading

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 2: Vendors Continue Reading

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 1: Roadside   Continue Reading

Understanding Your ECM By Bruce C. Mallinson It’s been 19 years since the first computer-controlled electronic diesel engine for semi trucks has been released. These days, just about everything on the engine is monitored and controlled by the engine computer, also commonly... Continue Reading

Overview From the time the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its final rule on electronic logging devices in late 2015, much of the trucking industry has been mindful about ELDs. On Dec. 18, 2017, the nationwide ELD mandate took effect–a move... Continue Reading

There are no “ELD” Out of Service items. Rather, they’re footnotes related to current OOS conditions having to do with the hours of service, namely having no log book, having no previous seven days of logs and presenting a false log. All require putting the driver OOS... Continue Reading

There are more than 15 million commercial trucks transporting over 70% of all U.S. goods every year. This high number of commercial trucks on the road experience a lot of unfortunate accidents. Despite FMCSA’s best efforts in implementing rules and regulations to avoid such... Continue Reading

Level I – North American Standard Inspection An inspection that includes examination of driver’s license; Medical Examiner’s Certificate and Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) Certificate (if applicable); alcohol and drugs; driver’s record of duty status, as required; hours of... Continue Reading

Here is a sample Roadside Inspection Report; in each block of the report are numbers and following pages provide an explanation of each block. Continue Reading