New Highway Use Tax on Carriers Effective January 1 In Connecticut
Connecticut is implementing a highway use tax similar to NY HUT, KYU, OR, NM. This highway use fee is a monthly filing similar to OR and is in addition to…
2023 to See Dozen DOT Trucking Regulation Changes
In this post-COVID and possible recession environment, there has been a lot of federal regulation discussions that may make 2023 a big year for the trucking industry. There are 12…
Clearinghouse Pre-Employment Check Does Not Stop Other DQF Queries
Effective January 6, 2023, the FMCSA clearinghouse will become the sole query source for employers to meet the requirement to identify prospective drivers with drug and alcohol violations. When the…
Driver Shortage Solved? No, Fuel Costs Just Became Top Trucking Concern
For half a decade, driver shortage was the top trucking concern according to ATRI’s annual survey. In a twist of economic fate, the top spot has changed, and we are…
Will 1,000 Comments Against Electronic IDs Change FMCSAs Rulemaking Consideration?
FMCSA is considering a rulemaking to require all commercial motor vehicle (CMVs) operating in interstate commerce to have an electronic ID system capable of wirelessly communicating a unique ID number when…
FMCSA Takes Next Step for Level 8 Inspections with E-ID in CMVs Rulemaking Notice
FMCSA is considering a rulemaking to require all CMVs operating in interstate commerce to have an electronic ID system. FMCSA currently does not require CMVs to be equipped with a…
What Does Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Future Electric Charging Road Mean for Trucking?
“I think we can build an infrastructure that pays for good maintenance with the money collected from charging.” According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is looking to install…
2022 Roadcheck Found 23% of OOS Vehicle Violations Were Due to Wheel Ends
Nearly 1 in 4 drivers that were placed out-of-service was due to a wrong class license. The annual International Roadcheck conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is a high-visibility…
Is FMCSA Considering ELDs for Everyone?
After nearly 5 years of the ELD mandate in effect, the FMCSA is looking to change things. On Thursday, FMCSA released a notice requesting truckers, motor carriers, and ELD providers…
FMCSA Highlights Frequent Problem At Collection Sites in Notice
On Friday, September 9, 2022, the FMCSA sent out an email “A Notice for Federal Drug Testing Collection Sites & CDL Employers Regarding FMCSA Regulated Employees”. The notice is basically…
States begin collecting UCR Renewal Fees Oct 1
On Sept. 1, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced in a Federal Register notice that it is reducing fees as part of the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan for…
ENDING: HOS COVID-emergency waiver through mid-October
While HOS waiver ended, FMCSA did issued a three-month waiver extension for commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders seeking to take a skills test for a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and…
ATRI’s Cost of Trucking Report Does Have Some Upsides
In 2021, according to ATRI’s “Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking” report, the cost of trucking increased to its highest level ever in the 15-year history. This was due…
FMCSA Hopes Publishing Draft Medical Examiner Handbook Clears Confusion on Guidance
FMCSA extends the comment period for its notice of proposed regulatory guidance relating to the draft Medical Examiner’s Handbook (MEH) to October 31, 2022. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
DOT Requests Comments on Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records
DOT continues to push electronic documentation and processes associated with drug and alcohol testing and is looking for public comments in new proposed rulemaking. The Department of Transportation (DOT) requests…
Everything Drivers Must Do If Involved in an Accident
Don’t let your emotion put you in trouble, and do not admit fault. Plaintiff employers love talkative drivers. Eventually, you or one of your drivers will experience a trucking accident…
10 Common IFTA Mistakes & Reoccurring Fuel Tax Problems
Fuel tax recordkeeping and reporting mistakes can bring on an IFTA audit. Does your trucking company travel across state lines? Then you may have heard about IFTA and know that…
Pennsylvania Bill Will Fine Drivers for No Snow Removal and Changed Apportioned Registrations
As we sit in the middle of the summer, are you already wishing for the cold winter weather and iced over vehicles? Well, it is not “all play in the…
What Does The Supreme Court Denial to Review California’s AB5 Mean For Trucking?
BREAKING: A hearing on AB 5 is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PST on May 1 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego. The…
PennDOT Bridge Maintenance Tolling Initiative Stopped Due to Lack of Details
In Pennsylvania, the Major Bridge P3 (Public-Private Partnership) initiative was approved in November 2020 that will add tolls to yet-to-be determined bridges to help speed up and pay for the…
April’s Unannounced CVSA Brake Safety Day Results: 1,300 CMVs OOS
1,290 CMV Out-of-Service violations due to brake issues back in April 2022 during CVSA’s Brake Safety Day. During normal inspections of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), this unannounced one-day enforcement initiative…
False Logs Still Top Out-Of-Service Driver Violations
To prevent driver fatigue and accidents involving commercial motor vehicles, the FMCSA created a long list of hours-of-service rules and four different daily and weekly clocks to help manage driver’s…
DOT Virtual SAP Assessments Extended Through December 31, 2022
SAPs are allowed, if they voluntarily choose to do so, to conduct a remote “face-to-face” evaluation and assessment while this policy is in effect through December 31, 2022. At the…
Conditional Rating? Keep Getting Brokers Loads by Providing Proof of Corrective Action
How to keep getting loads and not get dropped by your freight broker. If you were recently audited and received a conditional or unsatisfactory rating, you will have immediate and…
Problems Reducing Fines For Repeat DOT Violations
If you have been in the trucking industry for some time, then you know that some violations have more consequences than others. Negative roadside trends in any particular category or…
2022 CVSA Brake Safety Week Aug. 21-27: 1 in 10 Placed Out-of-Service
Over the last few years, CVSA Brake Safety Week finds 12-14% of inspected commercial motor vehicles had brake-related violations and were placed out-of-service. Brakes are one of the most important…
FMCSA Waives HOS for Shipments of Baby Formula, Formula Ingredient Haulers
To be eligible for relief from 49 CFR § 395.3, the load must be related to the immediate restoration of baby formula supplies. Baby formula has been in short supply…
How to Manage Trucking’s Four Seasons
If you have a Class A CDL, you will always be able to find a driving job, but how much you make depends on what you are hauling or how…
ATRI 2022 Research Priorities Include Marijuana, Climate Change, and More Drivers
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released their 2022 Top Research Priorities that includes five topics: marijuana,climate change,driver training,international driver recruitment, andpredatory towing These research priorities were announced at the…
12 Tips For Proper Trip Planning and Journey Management
With high fuel prices, low rates, and fears of a trucking recession, carriers must find ways to efficiently run their business. In a tight economy, carriers and drivers need to…
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