Tag: Compliance: Page 3

Owner-operators speak passionately for and against CARB extensions in hearing

Proposed amendments to delay some emissions regulations deadlines and allow alternate compliance options for small fleet owners were presented to the California Air Resources Board April 24 to consider and adopt. Trucking reps gave hours of impassioned testimony both for and against the amendments.

April 25, 2014

CARB public meeting to be webcast

Thursday, April 24, 9 a.m. PDT, the California Air Resources Board will discuss and take public comment on some compliance alternatives proposed for its Statewide Truck and Bus Rule.

April 23, 2014

Be your own boss: 14 ‘do or die’ compliance duties

Failure to perform these 14 tasks will automatically fail you when the FMCSA comes calling for your New Entrant Safety Audit in the first 18 months you’re in business.

January 10, 2014

Blankenship weighing in legal

CARB extension a no-go for California independents

Checking in with California-based independents Tom and Karen Moore at the end of their long stare-down with CARB’s Truck and Bus Rule.

January 8, 2014

Tom and Karen Moore

UPDATED: Medical certification confusion — and a state by state resource guide for meeting Jan. 30 reporting deadline

Clearing up some of the confusion around self-reporting of CDL holders’ medical certifications. Reporting deadline: Jan. 30, 2014; Kansas, Idaho here update their procedures since original story aired.

December 23, 2013

The June 2011 cover story of former Overdrive sister publication Truckers News examined the “Medical CDL” rule in brief — at the time, drivers were under a 2012 deadline to self-report medical certification, but too many states were behind the ball, resulting in two years’ worth of extensions.

New logging app/dispatching platform seeded by Google Ventures

The new KeepTruckin smartphone app for Android and iOS and web-based dispatching application is a computer-assisted log with much other functionality besides.

December 12, 2013

The app is currently available in a free download for Android-powered devices. Click through the image to download. (Follow this text link for the iOS version.)

CARB public meetings clarify proposed rule amendments, hear other ideas

In addition to the previously reported six-month “Good Faith” extension, detail here on proposed new NOx-exempt areas and concurrent extensions, a fast-approaching funding deadline, and more.

December 5, 2013

California NOx-exempt areas with proposed additions

Left-coast gamble: CARB forces tough yearend decision for many owner-operators

What choice will you make? This first in a three-part series shares tools to help and perspective on short- and long-term preparation for the future of emissions regulations.

September 27, 2013

CARB lead featured

Wanted: Smarter, simpler, more streamlined trucking regulations

This op-ed by Colorado trucking association head Greg Fulton argues for “eliminat[ing] any unnecessary or outdated regulations. At the same time, we need to streamline the existing ones.”

September 15, 2013

Preps for Brake Safety Week, starting tomorrow

Brake maintenance tips and resources from longtime brake system components manufacturer Bendix — and the top states for brake inspections/violations.

September 7, 2013

Inspection in Franklin County, Kentucky

How to prepare for a safety audit

Safety consultant Leon Feazell detailed audit prep procedures and processes with recommendations for small carriers at the Great American Trucking Show.

August 23, 2013

Roadside inspection data drivers driver-audit selection during carrier reviews.

FMCSA’s enforcement authority growth spurt

With the Unified Registration System at final rule status and in implementation phase, some watchers see a future powerful tool for FMCSA in its efforts to target noncompliant carriers.

August 23, 2013

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