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ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 3: Back Office Continue Reading

On May 9, 2017, FMCSA held a meeting to discuss in detail the technical specifications of ELDs. The main purpose of this meeting was to make sure that ELD manufacturers understand how to make ELDs that work as per federal regulations. In that meeting, the FMCSA confirmed what... Continue Reading

Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations   NHTSA Announces Availability of Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory Report On Aug. 24, 2018, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published notice announcing the availability of the “Traffic Records Program... Continue Reading

FMCSA Seeks Comments on Changes to Hours of Service Regulations Continue Reading

Read about it here on the LoadTrek blog….. Continue Reading

Update on Relevant Canadian Regulations   Transport Canada Publishes Amendment to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations On June 30, 2018, Transport Canada published an amendment to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, outlining requirements for... Continue Reading

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted an exemption from the 30-minute rest break requirement for trucks hauling petroleum products. Under certain conditions, fuel trucks can operate for 12 hours a day without triggering the rest break requirement.... Continue Reading

June 1, 2018 • by Deborah Lockridge The top driver-related violation from last year’s Roadcheck, the annual commercial vehicle inspection blitz, was for hours of service (32.3%), so the focus for this year’s event (June 5-7) is hours-of-service compliance. And of course, with the... Continue Reading

Ready for Opeartion Roadcheck 2018?  Here are the inspectors’ guides to checking AOBRDs and ELDs at the roadside.   CVSA Inspection Bulletin: ELDs CVSA inspection Bulletin: AOBRDs Continue Reading

If you’re using automatic onboard recording devices to track driver hours of service under the grandfather clause of the electronic logging device mandate, there’s something very important you need to do by mid-June, says a former commercial vehicle enforcement official who’s now... Continue Reading