Over the past 20 years, state lawmakers have passed various legislation to minimize vehicle idling. Generally, to trigger an investigation, anyone can report excessive idling. A local health department will…
A new PA rule, voted on in July 2022, revises three statutes that cover forestry product hauler loads, commercial implements of husbandry, and baled garbage loads. The changes came into…
Nearly 4,700 commercial motor vehicles in the U.S. with critical brake violations removed from roadways during 2022 Brake Safety Week! During the annual CVSA Brake Safety Week enforcement blitz, from…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
