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New Whitepaper Helps Truck Fleets Improve Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator Scores
FMCSA regards the Unsafe Driving and the Crash Indicator BASICs, along with the Hours of Service Compliance BASIC, as the three most critical of the seven BASICs. “BASICs –Improving Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator” focuses on these two BASICs and explains how the seven Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) work in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program.
BlogWhy FMCSA’s Definition of ‘Agricultural Commodity’ Should Matter to You
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an interim final rule on the definition of the terms “any agricultural commodity,” “livestock,” and “non-processed food,” for purposes of hours of service regulations. These new definitions clearly impact ag transport, but they also matter to motor carriers who do not haul agricultural and livestock products.
BlogHow Truckers Can Avoid Unsafe Drivers
These same lessons we learned in driver’s ed all those years ago also apply to the safe operation of a truck. Stay away from trouble, and alert authorities to potentially drunk, drugged or incapacitated drivers. Lessons every professional driver should know, and every motor carrier should reinforce.
BlogHow Federal Trucking Regulations Become Law, Part 1
In part one, we compare regulations to other forms of government action – statutes, studies, pilot projects and guidance. We touch on sanctions that can come from violating regulations and how to contest citations. We share how to find what regulations the government intends to pursue and where to locate the regulatory proposals currently in play. And we look at the sources of proposed regulations, as well as the limitations on what any regulatory agency can do.
BlogPrePass Webinar – Hosted by Transport Topics
March 4, 2021 2pm Eastern/12 noon Mountain/ 11am Pacific Topic: Top Trucking Regulatory Issues in the New Administration Click for […]
Current EventsPrePass Webinar – Hosted by Fleet Owner
March 31, 2021 2pm Eastern/12 noon Mountain/ 11am Pacific Topic: The Path Toward Fully Autonomous Trucks – When Will the […]
Current EventsPodcast #50: Why The Journey Toward Autonomous Trucks Is Taking Longer Than Planned
In 2014, the first announcements from truck manufacturers were made about plans to start offering fully autonomous trucks by 2025. With a little less than four years left before this deadline, it has become clear we’re not going to see trucks without drivers by then. Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast as host Evan Lockridge speaks with trucking journalist Jack Roberts about why this has happened.
Blog, PodcastsNew Whitepaper Helps Truck Fleets Improve Driver Fitness, Controlled Substances & Alcohol BASICs
“BASICs – Improving Driver Fitness and Controlled Substances & Alcohol” details how the Driver Fitness and the Controlled Substances & Alcohol BASICs address regulatory requirements that often affect a driver prior to hiring and outside of commercial motor vehicle operations. These areas can quickly receive enforcement attention and trigger investigations when problems are found.
BlogFMCSA Extends COVID-19 Declaration Through May of 2021
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is again extending its Emergency Declaration giving motor carriers and drivers relief from specific federal safety regulations related to the hauling of COVID-19 relief supplies. This extension specifically covers the transportation of vaccines, their components and supplies necessary for their administration. FMCSA is continuing the overall relief through the end of May, 2021. Starting Feb. 17, 2021 and running through May 31, 2021, this will replace and modify the prior Emergency Declaration which was set to run through Feb. 28, 2021.
Blog, RegulationsHow Federal Trucking Regulations Become Law, Part 2
When a federal agency, like the FMCSA, proposes so-called “legislative rules,” it means regulations that are made pursuant to the agency’s Congressional charter or Congress’s specific direction. The agency must then follow the “informal rulemaking procedures” outlined in the APA. Most people recognize these “informal” procedures as the “notice-and-comment” steps of federal rulemaking. Learn more about this.
BlogTruck Licensing, Medical Card Waivers Extended Through May 2021 If Allowed by States
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has permitted the extension by states of the waivers for renewals of interstate and intrastate commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and medical cards to May 31, 2021. FMCSA is not requiring all states to extend this waiver, noting that the pandemic has affected state operations differently. Motor carriers and truck drivers should check with their state driver licensing agency to confirm the status in their state.
Blog, RegulationsWhite House Order May Result in New Regulatory Emphasis for Trucking
An executive order regarding a little known White House office may result in a big change and an entirely new direction when it comes to trucking and other federal regulations. President Biden recently signed “Modernizing Regulatory Review,” an order directed at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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