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…
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…
Speed-Limiter Rule: What Are Even The Options?
Implementing speed limiters is not the most important discussion point. The question is, will the proposed regulation actually achieve what it is intended to do? We have all heard about…
Household Goods Carriers To See Streamlined Documentation Requirements with FMCSA Rulemaking
On April 25, 2022 FMCSA released a final rule that incorporates many of the recommendations from the Household Goods Working Group into the regulations at 49 CFR part 375 and…
Trailer Safety Week: What is it and Why is Pre-Trip Trailer Inspection important?
Did you know that more than 1.26 million new trailers were registered in 2021? While many drivers are vastly under-educated on the proper use of trailers, safe trailering practices save…
Amazon Relay Suspends Carriers for Safety Scores Over 60%
If you drive Amazon Relay and your safety score is over 60%, what should you do to be reinstated? Amazon offers local and relay delivery opportunities for trucking companies, owner…
Drivers with high blood pressure or diabetes may still pass a DOT physical if the condition is controlled and properly documented.
Can I Pass a DOT Physical with High Blood Pressure or Diabetes?
Updated for 2026 High blood pressure and high blood sugar levels are common conditions that many truckers deal with since cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of medical illness and…
2022 Operation Safe Driver Week Is July 10-16
According to NHSTA, 2020 saw 38,824 lives were lost in traffic crashes nationwide, the highest number of fatalities since 2007. And while the number of crashes and traffic injuries declined…
5 Steps to Find Issues in your Fleet Before the DOT
Examining problems is crucial for your fleet’s growth. Here’s how to do it. Let’s get real for a second. If you don’t examine your failures, nothing will change. If you…
Inflation Increases DOT Fines for FMCSA Violations
Inflation is affecting everything from diesel prices to DOT fines. As of March 21, 2022, the DOT increased the fine amount for trucking violations to reflect inflation. However, the inflation…
FMCSA to eliminate “certificate of violations” DQ file rule since MVR meets requirements
On March 9th, the FMCSA released a final rule that eliminates the requirement, 49 CFR 391.27 (record of violations), that drivers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce must…
Consortium Versus Clearinghouse: DOT Drug and Alcohol Requirements
If you are new to DOT regulations, these drug and alcohol testing requirements can be a bit confusing. DOT auditors are letting us know that one of the most common…
DOT To Add Oral Fluid Specimen Testing Procedures for Drugs in Proposed Rule
Oral fluid collection can also reduce costs of compliance with Part 40 since oral tests can cost $10 to $20 less than a urine test. With many years in the…
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