News & Reports
Truck SAE Codes Explained
Good article by Tyler at Diesel Laptops here...
Understanding the Off Duty “Personal Conveyance” Provision for CMV Drivers
The recently published FMCSA guidance on personal conveyance provides additional flexibility for fleets that choose to allow their drivers to utilize off-duty driving or personal conveyance. The flexibility comes from the removal of the “unladen” term, which...
Understanding Your ECM
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...
Mexico Introduces Hours of Service for Commercial Vehicles
Read about it here on the LoadTrek blog.....
Guide to the ELD Mandate
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...
North American Trucking Regulation Update
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...
ELD Out of Service Criteria
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...
The Connection Between Commercial Truck Accidents and Fatigued Drivers
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...
Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Levels
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;...
FMCSA grants rest-break exemption for fuel haulers
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...