News & Reports
FMCSA Announces Enhancements to SMS Website
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces a package of enhancements to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) website. SMS is an automated system that quantifies the on-road safety performance of commercial truck and bus companies that is used to...
Overview of FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System Display Enhancements: Industry Webinar Briefing
Overview of FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System Display Enhancements and New Adjudicated Citations Policy: Industry Webinar Briefing The FMCSA National Training Center (NTC) is pleased to offer this webinar to inform Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...
LoadTrek Training Webinar Schedule and Topics
Webinars will last approximately 30 minutes, with 20-25 minutes of instruction followed by a 5-10 minute Q & A session. Invitations and links to register for the next scheduled webinar will be sent prior to each session. All webinars will be recorded and posted to the...
TCEP Grants Available Through TCEQ
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that up to $7.7 million in grants is being made available to encourage entities that operate large fleets of vehicles in Texas to replace diesel-powered vehicles with alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles....
Review of MobileTrek Software Version 2.40
Join us for a Webinar on July 15 Display and review new software for LDT-100 keypads. Discuss new HOS state change process. Title: Review of MobileTrek Keypad Software Version 2.40 Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT After registering you will...
FMCSA Pocket Guide to Large Truck & Bus Statistics
FMCSA Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics - 2014
Forming a Motor Carrier Safety Class in Pennsylvania
We are looking to form a Motor Carrier Safety class at PMTA HQ in Harrisburg PA later this year. We need at least 25 students, but will accept no more than 35 students. Cost will be $725. The class will start Monday morning and end Friday noon. We will be using the...
Background Checks that are EEOC Compliant
Hiring drivers and other employees is perhaps the most critical function of any fleet. You need to know that the rules have changed. Individual assessment is the bottom line of the EEOC’s recently released “enforcement guidance”: Blanket policies that automatically...
Fleet panel: Experience with e-logs overwhelmingly positive By Jack Roberts
Fleet executives speaking at the CCJ Summer Symposium in La Jolla, Ca., today said their experiences implementing electronic logging devices have been overwhelmingly positive for their businesses, customers and drivers. The panel was moderated by CCJ‘s Technology...
Bill with HOS Provisions Pulled from Senate Floor: Commercial Carrier Journal – June 20 By James Jaillet
The Senate bill that would have suspended two of the 34-hour restart provisions included in the 2013-implemented federal hours-of-service rule was pulled from the Senate floor June 19 after disagreements over procedural rules prevented the bill from moving forward for...