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Channel 19
The power of video evidence in fighting tickets, DataQs challenges
Courtroom crash dissembling and drama can be cut as with a sharp knife by good video evidence that proves your case, as this example from a Virginia bulk hauler shows clearly. It helps a speedy DataQs challenge, too.
April 1, 2021
Electronic Logging Devices
Hours of service violation rate cut in half under ELD mandate, FMCSA says
In the months leading up to the December 18, 2017, deadline for adoption, the percentage of inspections including an hours violation fell slightly to 1.2 percent. In the most recent two full months, since so-called hard enforcement of the ELD mandate began, that percentage has dropped to 0.69 percent (April) and 0.64 percent (May), according to FMCSAâs figures.
June 25, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate enforcement, by state
Updating shorter lists that ran in January, this map shows states that have confirmed their ELD-mandate enforcement intentions ahead of April 1, whether they will not be writing citations or leaving it up to the individual inspector.
February 2, 2018
Business
A silver lining: Clean inspections on the rise
In Overdriveâs annual CSAâs Data Trail update, after a few years of decline in the totals overall, inspections increased by more than 4 percent. Fortunately for operators, those additional thousands of inspections can be attributed in part to an influx of inspections that contained no violation.
December 27, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD-Day: On the ground with enforcement in Kentucky as truckers, officers adjust to new logs reality
Reporting live from the scales on the ELD mandateâs enforcement deadline, Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills notes Kentucky personnel are checking e-logs, albeit loosely for some. Overdrive readers on Facebook mostly reported the day was business as usualâŚ
December 18, 2017
Channel 19
How to avoid need for bail money: Richard Millerâs comment of the week (about, well, what else?)
Who says truckers donât have a sense of humor on the subject of the ELD mandate? ⌠And: Crowd-sourcing state enforcement plans â weâve heard from some states who wonât be writing ELD noncompliance tickets until April 1, just marking violations. If youâve heard, whatâs your stateâs plan?
December 15, 2017
Channel 19
The âELD money grabâ we wonât print
And: Texas House rep uses the #ELDorME hastag in House-floor plea for a 90-day ELD extension.
December 14, 2017
Business
Fighting tickets: Resources for finding legal representation
In addition to driver-centric legal resources, state and local bar associationsâ online or phone referral services also may yield good results.
December 29, 2016
Business
How to fight traffic tickets, whether with or without legal help
There is more than one way to skin the cat when it comes to fighting tickets. While more than four in 10 Overdrive readers say they have seen success contesting a ticket without employing a lawyer to help, interviews reveal a different pattern.
December 27, 2016
Channel 19
Mark Bezleyâs âcrosswalk lawâ citation: Dismissed with dashcam evidence
Read driver Mark Bezleyâs No. 1 dashcam tale, involving his exoneration from a ticket given during a âcrosswalk lawâ sting in a small Wash. town. And: Whatâs yours?
February 20, 2016
Channel 19
The drones are coming! The drones are coming!
Amazon Prime Air a big joke? â âThe data systems (CSA, PSP âŚ) tracking our lives and businesses, in the end, require much more of our attention and time than any airborne threatâŚâ
December 3, 2013
Channel 19
How to DataQ: 9 tips
Indiana State Police DataQs coordinator Michael Wilson shared these at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance workshop April 22, 2013.
April 23, 2013
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