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Business
Crooks posing as carriers and brokers stealing millions in growing identity theft schemes
From Overdrive’s Broker Reforms series earlier this year: Alarms are ringing over a scheme where perpetrators impersonate both carriers and brokers in a kind of “double-brokering” theft scheme to get loads moved and pocket the payments.
September 10, 2020
Channel 19
Thank a trooper for that inspection? A tale of two states as Roadcheck begins
What the initial COVID pandemic response by some state agencies -- many fewer inspections -- might just say about the value of inspections.
September 9, 2020
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Smallest carriers, the largest share of DOT audits, now face increased offsite scrutiny
With new authority granted under the COVID-19 emergency declaration, FMCSA has turned to offsite compliance audits to conduct reviews of motor carriers.
September 9, 2020
Business
For truckers looking to vote early or absentee, a look at each state’s practices
Truck drivers looking to vote early or with an absentee ballot must check your state's rules and regulations to confirm those procedures. Details on Overdrive.
September 8, 2020
Hours of Service
Hours changes and personal conveyance, coercion, rates
Reps from CVSA, FMCSA discuss combating coercion as the hours of service rule's new flexibility is set for Sept. 29. Read more and watch here on Overdrive.
September 3, 2020
Hours of Service
New hours of service rule, new perspectives on enforcement readiness, split rest
The new hours of service rule will go into effect Sept 29th at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time. Will enforcement be ready? Learn more from FMCSA, CVSA, others.
September 2, 2020
Business
Pivotal decision looms in case to preserve leased owner-operators’ ability to work in California
During a high-level federal appellate court hearing, trucking groups argued that motor carriers should remain exempt from California's restrictive A.B. 5 law.
September 2, 2020
Business
Get prepped now: CVSA Roadcheck inspection event this week
Can you survive a Level 3 driver inspection? A more involved Level 1 with the truck? Here’s some direct tips from enforcement personnel who will be inspecting trucks and operators next week during Roadcheck, Sept. 9-11. Plus: Jurisdictional ‘best bets’ for increased enforcement.
September 1, 2020
Business
Shorter 14-clock pauses: FMCSA wants feedback on pilot test
FMCSA wants feedback on a 30-min.-3-hour 14-hour duty window pause in the hours of service as it proposes a pilot program. In other news: A multi-state mileage-based user fee truck pilot begins Oct. 1. Love’s opened new stores in Texas and Illinois.
August 28, 2020
Hours of Service
FMCSA enforcement chief details how drivers can pause 14-hour clock under new regs
FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo answered questions on preparing truck drivers for the new hours of service rule slated for the end of September. Watch here on Overdrive.
August 27, 2020
Regulations
Latest updates for a longtime brakes-maintenance resource: The Air Brake Book
Check out the latest updates to The Air Brake Book, including new air disc brake market penetration information and new brake technology. Details here.
August 21, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Martin Herman on the value of roadside inspections — and his Big Cam-powered 1970 KW’s transformation
Martin Herman, independent owner-operator and tank-doubles hauler, discusses upcoming Brake Safety Week inspection and his restored Kenworth needlenose W925.
August 21, 2020
Channel 19
PBBT brake inspections and liquid freight — key considerations
If you haul liquid bulk, whether in a tanker or in totes, the difficulty of obtaining accurate weights at each wheel end with a PBBT during inspection can produce errors in readings. For Brake Safety Week 2020, too: Bet on a close focus on chafed hoses/tubes in the air system.
August 20, 2020
Business
Top 15 most intense states when it comes to brakes, maintenance enforcement
Texas, Virginia, North Dakota … even with the slow priority drift toward an emphasis on traffic enforcement, data shows these states and others keying on brakes issues and vehicle violations. More insight on where to expect enforcement during Brake Safety Week.
August 18, 2020
Business
FMCSA’s acting boss Jim Mullen stepping down at month’s end
Jim Mullen, who’s helmed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in an interim capacity since October 2019, is leaving the agency at the end of August.
August 15, 2020
Hours of Service
FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo to answer drivers’ hours of service questions in live GATS Week session
Joe DeLorenzo, director of enforcement and compliance for the FMCSA, will answer new hours of service rule questions in a live GATS Week seminar. Details here.
August 13, 2020
Channel 19
Drivers Daily Log software a casualty of time, ELD mandate, hours changes
At the end of August, an old friend moves on -- the owner-operator-built hours-logging software, Drivers Daily Log, will no longer be an up-to-date option..
August 12, 2020
Channel 19
Where to find a two/three-hour 14-hour clock pause in the new HOS
Confused by the 2020 split-sleeper changes? We explain everything owner-operators need to know about the new 7/3 split-sleeper berth rule, quick and easy.
August 10, 2020
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