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Group Asks FMCSA for Personal Conveyance Limits on Truckers
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a second time to more clearly define the term “personal conveyance” in hours of service regulations. CVSA does not object to personal conveyance itself. However, it is asking FMCSA to add a maximum distance or time limit on the use of personal conveyance.
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Current EventsGet a Handle on Your Truck Fleet’s Toll Costs
The sheer number of toll agencies and stations complicate managing toll payments. If motor carriers cannot wrangle these numbers, their financial risks quickly compound. Trucking firms must factor toll charges into their routing and dispatch decisions. It can have an enormous impact on profitability if you’re not able to identify and reclaim those additional toll charges.
Blog, TollingWhat’s an ICR and Why Everyone in Trucking Should Care
Many times, federal regulatory agencies give a heads-up of an upcoming rulemaking before laying out actual regulatory language in what’s called an ICR. An Information Collection Request is where an agency seeks permission to gather new information and data from the public. This approach means an agency wants information and data to administer and evaluate a new program or a new regulation. In other words, an ICR signals that something is in the works.
Blog, RegulationsCanada Delays ELD Enforcement Until 2023
According to the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, provincial regulators and the trucking industry need more time to comply. In Canada, the ten provinces and three territories must legislatively adopt national trucking regulations before enforcement can occur within their borders. Four of those provinces, Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, plus the Northwest Territories, have yet to pass the required legislation.
Blog, Regulations, TechnologyTrucking Things to Know Now, Part 5: 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.
Blog, RegulationsPodcast #64: Truck Driver Drug Testing Changes Launched
Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast as we discuss new drug testing rules with Dan Horvath, vice president of safety policy at the American Trucking Associations. He discusses proposals that will allow for the use of oral fluids and hair when it comes to mandatory drug testing. Horvath also talks about what this will mean for both truck drivers and motor carriers and why these changes are happening.
Blog, Podcasts, Regulations, Safety, Trucking Community7 Tips for Trucking Safely Through Road Construction Zones
April 11-15, 2022 is National Work Zone Awareness Week. This is worth noting because we can all use a reminder at the start of road construction season to take extra care when driving through work zones. It’s a sad fact, but work zone crashes and fatalities continue to increase. In 2019, the last full year for statistics, there were 762 fatal crashes with 842 fatalities in work zones nationally. Those numbers represent, respectively, a 9.8% and a 7.6% increase over the previous three-year average.
Blog, SafetyNominations Open for International Driver Excellence Award, Sponsored by PrePass
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is accepting nominations through May 20th for the 2022 International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA), sponsored by PrePass Safety Alliance. “This annual award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond the performance of their duties as a commercial vehicle driver, distinguishing themselves conspicuously and beyond the call of duty through the achievement of safe operation and compliance carried out with evident distinction for an extended period of time,” said CVSA.
Blog, Safety, Trucking CommunityFMCSA Finalizes New Regulations for Truck Windshield Areas
In the trucking industry and commercial vehicle law enforcement, we have become accustomed to federal agencies, like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, creating regulations. We often forget that we have the power to petition for a new rule as well. One company didn’t forget. Daimler Trucks North America wanted its automatic emergency braking monitoring hardware installed on the inside of truck windshields.
Blog, Regulations, TechnologyThe Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate
Tolling technology comes in two versions: toll by plate and toll by transponder. Both reduce delays and hassles of toll tickets and toll booths. However, toll by plate and toll by transponder accomplish collecting tolls very differently. And those differences can affect a motor carrier’s bottom line greatly. Read about this in the PrePass whitepaper “The Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate.”
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