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New York police cracking down on speeding through Aug. 7
Police throughout New York are conducting a crackdown on speeding through Wednesday, Aug. 7, as part of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s (GTSC) Speed Awareness Week.
August 2, 2019
Business
Annual CVSA enforcement spree to focus on speeding next week
In addition to speeding, law enforcement will be looking for other dangerous driving behaviors, including distracted driving, texting, failure to use a seatbelt, following too closely, improper lane change, reckless or aggressive driving, failure to obey traffic control devices, evidence of drunk or drugged driving and more.
July 12, 2019
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
ELDs and safety: Wes Memphis weighs in
“One thing you come to learn around here is when there is the same highlighted handwritten memo on every table of the drivers’ room, in the company newsletter, on the shop bulletin board, even on the inner door of the bathroom stall, somebody done messed up good. …”
May 5, 2017
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
Minute to midnight: Clock running out for speed limiters’ first public comment
“It is obvious to me that the majority of [speed-limited] drivers use the speed limiter setting to determine their minimum driving speed,” not the maximum. –Owner-operator Gary Buchs in his comment to the speed-limiter rule proposal docket, which closes Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m — late Wednesday night.
December 6, 2016
Business
Washington state: Putting the move on moving violations, logs
The one-two combination of hours of service and traffic enforcement packs the biggest punch for Washington State — with a technology assist.
November 2, 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 isn’t 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
Things four-wheelers believe
“I’ve written several articles about things four-wheelers don’t know about trucking and truckers, but there are some things I think they don’t know about themselves that bear to be mentioned.” …
March 11, 2016
Business
The seven-state speed trap
All of the contiguous states mapped above show speeding among the top six violation priorities in the state. Explore the West Virginia-to-Nebraska lane’s violation metrics here.
June 5, 2015
Business
Where inspections are rising: Illinois nearly doubles activity in wake of high-profile crashes
Following high-profile truck crashes that killed two of its officers between 2012 and 2014, Illinois bucked recent downward inspection trends with a doubling of intensity over those years.
June 3, 2015
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