Feds Update Significant Trucking Rulemakings Expected in 2024
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a new Significant Rulemaking Report and in it are several items of great interest to both truck drivers and motor carriers. The report updates several of the regulatory developments projected by PrePass for this year, including when it comes to truck speed limiters.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyWhat Are Your Goals in 2024? How about Saving on Truck Tolls!
With all the financial challenges trucking continues to face there is one you may not have thought about. And it may be increasing faster than all the rest. Toll costs. But you don’t have to take the full brunt of toll increases. You do not need to bear the burden of the toll differential every system imposes on toll-by-plate transactions. You can save money on tolls by using PrePass Tolls. Here’s how.
Blog, Trucking CommunityIs This a Good Time to Apply for Weigh Station Bypass Service?
The key to improving your truck fleet’s safety is to review your Inspection Selection System (ISS) score. It deeply affects whether a truck will be inspected by safety enforcement officers or not and whether you get a green light or a red light from your weigh station bypass service provider. So how can you improve your ISS score? It is a simple four-step process.
Blog, Regulations, Safety, Trucking CommunityGetting Required Truck Driver Medical Exams May Become Difficult
Motor carriers and truck drivers are required to use certified medical examiners for driver physical examinations. Medical examiners who do not fully register with Login.gov by Feb. 23 will be dropped from the National Registry and will be unable to submit or retrieve driver data. In other words, they will be unable to perform the functions of a certified medical examiner.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyLessons from the Truck Sleeper Berth Compensation Case
The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court decision, ruling that sleeper berth time beyond eight hours in a team driver operation was compensable. The case involved a motor carrier’s truck driver training program where driver trainees occupied the sleeper berth for ten hours and more while their veteran co-drivers operated the truck. For motor carriers considering truck driver compensation, the ruling case offers at least three major lessons.
Blog, Regulations, Trucking CommunityTrucking Things to Know Now, Part 12: Federal Regulatory Updates
Whatever the political headlines of the day, federal agencies continue to add new trucking regulations, adopt new forms, and extend or discontinue previous waivers and exemptions. In this series, “Trucking Things to Know Now,” PrePass provides quick updates on regulatory developments, often with links to more information.
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