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Over 300 trucks, drivers placed out-of-service during Roadcheck in Rhode Island, New Hampshire
State police from Rhode Island and New Hampshire conducted more than 900 inspections resulting in 1,900 violations – more than 300 of which were out-of-service violations.
June 11, 2019
Business
Transflo adds spotted lanternfly compliance information to mobile app
The app upgrade provides access to current regulations, photos of the spotted lanternfly and one-touch reporting to agricultural authorities. It also directs users to information about the training and certification process, which is required for all businesses picking up and delivering freight in the quarantine zone.
May 13, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
How to make the transition to the ELD spec from grandfathered e-logs, or AOBRDs
The key thing for trucking companies large and small to know about the Dec. 17, 2019, last-permissible date to utilize grandfathered electronic-logging-devices-by-another-name (that’d be those AOBRDs), is that it’s not too early to start making the transition today. Explore the transition here.
April 25, 2019
Business
Updated CVSA out-of-service criteria goes into effect
Changes to CVSA’s North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria handbook for 2019 include adding out-of-service criteria for a missing driver’s seat, clarifying language for drivers using Skill Performance Evaluation Certificates and more.
April 2, 2019
Business
Other expansion challenges: Insurance costs, administrative/compliance burdens, managing customers
Overdrive poll respondents named these challenges — higher liability premiums, greater administrative and compliance burdens, and managing current customers/finding new business — the next-most-prominent challenges for small fleet expansion beyond recruiting and retaining drivers.
March 11, 2019
Voices
POLL: What is the most difficult aspect of growing beyond a single truck as an owner-op?
Small fleet owners and those in the midst of an expansion plan beyond a single truck: Which of these areas — finding dependable drivers, dealing with more maintenance, equipment investment, insurance, administrative burdens and more — has proved the most difficult for you in growing the operation?
January 21, 2019
Business
Enforcement spree ongoing this week in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
During the “Eyes on 94” enforcement spree, officers will focus on violations most likely to contribute to a crash, including speeding, following too close, improper passing, distracted driving and improper lane use.
December 3, 2018
Business
More clean inspections: Enforcement change or improved compliance?
Both enforcement-practice changes and, veteran officers suggest, improved operations on the part of truckers are responsible for clean inspections’ recent rise.
December 29, 2017
Channel 19
The cost of pre-2000 ELD regulatory indecision: One winner, and potential losers, among owner-ops
In the Trump era, when governing by Tweet is something of a norm, “regulating by FAQ” might stand to gain in prominence — with scarcely five months remaining prior to the December ELD deadline, recent significant change to the pre-2000 exemption well-illustrates the issues for this owner-operator.
August 1, 2017
Business
Fuel discounts, compliance assistance, more available with new Comdata small fleet program
With the new program, smaller fleets can take advantage of pre-negotiated discounts on fuel, hotel stays and scale weighs, options for establishing credit, factoring services, short-term micro-load accounts for over-the-road purchases and more.
November 16, 2016
Business
Foley partners with KeepTruckin for e-logs
The Foley company, a provider of compliance services for the transportation industry, has partnered with California-based KeepTruckin to bring together “the key competencies of two industry leaders in transportation compliance,” Foley CEO Joel Sitak says. “With our compliance expertise and their technology, we’re now able to provide our customers with some of the most robust, affordable […]
September 20, 2016
Voices
Mailbag: ELD choice — ‘wait and see’ mode a hope for common sense?
Among other voices responding to recent ELD market, privacy reports: “Most experienced, knowledgeable professionals still hold out hope that some common sense will prevail in the government to recognize any positive impact on safety will not be due to the implementation of ELDs.”…
June 13, 2016
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