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Successful DataQs
In the event of an erroneous violation on a roadside inspection report, the DataQs system provides an electronic means of filing a request to the FMCSA or state agency to review the violation(s) in question. You and the FMCSA have a vested interest in accurate federal...
Trucking’s Rising Tides and the Bumpy Road to Growth Town
From Rocky Roemer and the May 2018 Roemer Report With the President's deregulation and tax agenda rising the tide, several of the U.S. economy’s bigger boats have been getting a pretty big lift including trucking. As of the end of April it looks like the nation’s...
FMCSA’s latest truck-involved crash data reveals insignificance of fatigue and side impacts
By Tyson Fisher, Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently published its Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts for 2016, highlighting some key factors behind truck-involved crashes. The report, which pulls crash data from reports...
Get Dinged Wrongly for an ELD Violation? Here’s How to Challenge It
Full enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate that went into effect April 1 means you may need to challenge incorrect citations and inspection reports. Here are tips for filing successful Data Q challenges. Source: Get Dinged Wrongly for an ELD Violation?...
Here we were – in 1978
Ever wonder how the Rockwell Tripmaster and this industry was started? Check out the National Academy of Sciences summary here. An academic paper was presented at the SAE Toronto meeting in 1978. The US Department of Energy and Department of Transportation...
One Thing You Need to Do if You’re Using Grandfathered AOBRDs
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...
Are you ready for the ELD compliance deadline?
Until now, officials have taken a “softer” approach to enforcing the regulation as carriers adjusted to the new ELD technology. In many cases, only warnings have been issued for noncompliance. When enforcement action was taken, it couldn’t include out-of-service...
RoadCheck Inspections Will Focus on Hours of Service Compliance
With electronic logging device implementation a major topic for trucking in 2018, this year’s International RoadCheck inspection blitz will focus on hours of service compliance. Source: RoadCheck Inspections Will Focus on Hours of Service Compliance
Where Did the Hours of Service Rules Come From, Anyway?
How the hours of service rules for truck drivers ever became a safety regulation is a question that has vexed many in the industry. Source: Where Did the Hours of Service Rules Come From, Anyway?
FMCSA Widens Stance on AOBRD Grandfather Clause
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has slightly liberalized its stance on the use automatic on-board recording devices by some fleets that are using those devices under the terms of the AOBRD grandfather clause within the electronic logging device rule....