News & Reports
Western States Trucking Association’s FAAAA Preemption Argument Dismissed by California District Court
On March 29, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California held that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“FAAAA”) does not preempt the application of the Dynamex ABC Test to a motor carrier for purposes of determining...
Commercial Driver Qualifications
Maintaining driver files comes with a host of nuances that make it challenging for fleets to stay compliant. To this point, our subject matter experts have received countless requests for clarification on the topic. Here are answers to some of the more commonly asked...
Do ELDs Improve Safety?
The research says that the ELD mandate does not currently improve safety - this is according to Alex Scott of Northeastern University, Andre Balthop of the University of Arkansas, and Jason Miller of Michigan State University. Alex Scott led a team that evaluated...
Register for the Hours of Service Question and Answer Session
Attend a live Hours of Service (HOS) Question and Answer session with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) subject matter expert Tom Yager, Chief of the Driver and Carrier Operations Division, and Peter Chandler, Lead Transportation Specialist in the...
ELDs: The View from the Legal Community
Check out The Transportation Brief - a Quarterly Newsletter of Legal News. This newsletter by Scopelitits Garvin Light Hanson & Feary discusses; • Unassigned Miles and Managing AOBRD and ELD Data • FMCSA Exemptions to the ELD Mandate • AOBRD v. ELD •...
What Now?
You’ve installed an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) that you think best fit your needs. Maybe you wanted low cost. Maybe you wanted to leverage your drivers’ phones. Maybe you saw some cool feature. We are now a year in to this new ELD mandate. Perhaps you’ve seen no...
The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes
The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing CMV Crashes
Guide for Drivers on ELD Data Transfer
New updated drivers' guide from FMCSA now available - transferring logs during a roadside inspection.
Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2018
ATRI Top Industry Issues-2018
Hours of Service: Personal Conveyance FAQs
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...