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Channel 19
Do more offsite carrier audits translate to more safety ratings for owner-ops?
Find both the short and long answers in this examination of federal safety ratings issued through 2020 so far; what you can expect if audited.
September 14, 2020
Channel 19
Critical med-cert step to avoid one âacute violationâ in audits
Breakdowns in the process for electronically marrying a driverâs updated medical certification with his/her CDL has been a âfertile field for auditorsâ in back-office compliance reviews, yielding acute violations that contribute adversely to safety ratings.
November 1, 2019
Hours of Service
New personal-conveyance FAQs illustrate FMCSAâs round-trip view of âunder dispatchâ
In the agencyâs new FAQ series, Question No. 1 solidifies an interpretation of any dispatch as encompassing a round trip, and also attempts to clarify seeming contradictions between that interpretation and the new personal conveyance guidance. More on PC enforcement during audits, too, muddying waters.
November 9, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Will enforcement use ELD data for purposes beyond hours of service?
Some in the industry have worried ELD data would be used at roadside or by compliance-review auditors to uncover violations other than hours infractions. If it is, it will be a violation of Congressional directive.
December 6, 2017
Channel 19
FMCSA and some states sharpen audit teeth with âenhanced investigative techniquesâ
âEITâ in the parlance of acronym-happy bureaucratese, Jeff Davis of Fleet Safety Services likened new investigative approaches of auditors to another EIT, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques â or âcompliance-review waterboarding,â so to speak âŚ
December 16, 2016
Business
How the potential gold mine of ELD data could hurt you
The precision and quantity of ELD data available after the mandate could, combined with a new safety-rating scheme, give on-site auditors an extra-effective tool for declaring a carrier Unfit on the basis not only of uncovered hours violations, but also moving violations.
July 12, 2016
Channel 19
How ELDs could be the new radar guns
If the SFD process as proposed becomes regulation, and the ELD mandate isnât struck down by the federal courts or otherwise derailed, on-site auditors may garner an extra-effective tool in their arsenal for declaring a carrier Unfit on the basis of hours, moving violations.
May 26, 2016
Business
CSAâs Fallout: Trapped in a CSA nightmare
Part 1 of this story of how one small fleet operator got stuck in âsafety jailâ as a Conditional safety rating, a high BASIC score in hours and violations compounded and business vanished.
July 7, 2014
Electronic Logging Devices
Analyst: E-logs drove 2013 carrier bankruptcy spike
2013 didnât follow the typical seasonality of trucking bankruptcies. When analyst Donald Broughton researched the situations of newly bankrupt carriers, a pattern of FMCSA audit, implementation of e-logs and business failure was found.
June 27, 2014
Business
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
Business
Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!
FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Often lacking robust back-office resources to deal with interventions, small carriers can be considered most vulnerable.
May 10, 2013
Voices
Poll: What is the most safety-enhancing enforcement strategy?
As industry conversation heats up around the appropriate national enforcement strategy, this poll probes owner-operatorsâ views on the most safety-positive efforts on the highways.
May 2, 2013
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