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Montgomery v. Caribe Transport: How This Supreme Court Decision Affects You
Register Here The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport eliminated a federal preemption defense brokers had relied on for years. State-law negligent hiring claims against freight brokers can now proceed, and the implications extend well...
FMCSA Update on ‘Prohibited Coercion of Drivers’ Amid Widespread ELD Cheating Reports
Alex Lockie The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released new guidance on what to do about drivers being coerced into violating safety regulations as the agency cracks down on electronic logging device providers. The new guidance, in the form of a...
Trucking’s Coercion Problem
Mark Schremmer When it comes to trucking regulations, many create additional hardships for truck drivers. However, there’s a seldom-discussed regulation on the books specifically designed to protect the driver. It’s called the Coercion Rule. The Federal Motor Carrier...
FMCSA Grant Submission Period Opens
Roadway safety is at the core of FMCSA’s mission. Our job is to focus on ways to reduce crashes and fatalities involving large trucks and buses on our nation’s roadways. That’s a big job – one we know we can’t do alone. That’s why we partner with state organizations,...
How an MCSAP Inspector Obtains an ELD Output File at a Roadside Inspection
At a roadside inspection, an MCSAP inspector (or any authorized safety official) can obtain an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) output file from the driver’s ELD if the driver is required to use one under the ELD rule. Driver must be ELD‑required The ELD rule applies...
How to Get Control of Driver Log Falsification
Deborah Lockridge In the years since mandatory electronic logging devices for most U.S. truck drivers went fully into effect in late 2019, log falsification violations rank as one of the most common driver-related violations discovered by enforcement officials. Log...
FMCSA Cracks Down on Fraudulent ELDs With New Vetting System — But Stops Short of Third-Party Certification
Deborah Lockridge ‘The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced what it called a complete overhaul of the vetting process for electronic logging devices that track truck driver hours of service compliance, but stopped short of requiring third-party...
ELD tampering focus of CVSA Roadcheck
Land Line Media The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s three-day enforcement blitz is underway. CVSA’s International Roadcheck runs from May 12-14. During those days, enforcement personnel throughout North America will inspect commercial motor vehicles and drivers...
Guide to ELD Compliance
FMCSA has been taking a CLOSE look at self-certification of ELDs and finding those that are not compliant. If you are in doubt or questioning if the ELD your fleet is using meets the requirements in 49CFR part 395, the check list below will help. Guide to ELD...
How Trucking Fleets Can Get Control of False Driver Logs [Video]
Truck driver log falsification violations can lead to out-of-service orders, fines, bad federal safety scores, failed DOT audits, civil penalties, even nuclear verdicts. What can motor carriers do? Deborah Lockridge Log falsifications were the fourth most...