Is This a Good Time to Apply for Weigh Station Bypass Service?

Bypassing weigh stations using PrePass is a game-changer for qualified motor carriers of all sizes. After all, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) calculates that every successful bypass saves a motor carrier an average of five minutes in time, a half-gallon of fuel, and another $5 in operational costs.

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Navigating the Trucking Regulatory Landscape: A Recap of 2023

As the wheels of the trucking industry rolled into 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set the stage for a year filled with pivotal regulatory developments. From the contentious discussions surrounding truck speed limiters to the examination of unique identification

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Carriers May Get Another Challenge to Truck Crash, Inspection Data

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is offering reassurance to motor carriers utilizing its DataQs system to challenge inaccuracies in truck crash and inspection data. No longer would appeals of DataQs decisions be ruled on by the same state-level personnel who made the original determination and then denied its

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FMCSA Overhaul of Key Truck Safety Program Begins

UPDATED – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to potentially redo the Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) process, which is part of its comprehensive Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) truck safety program. The SFD process can result in a declaration that a motor

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Coming Down the Pike: Updated Trucking Regulatory Agenda

What’s on the minds of federal trucking regulators? A look at the latest Unified Regulatory Agenda provides some clues. The Unified Regulatory Agenda displays the anticipated regulatory activity by departments and agencies across the federal government. “Anticipated” is a key word, as the dates shown for agency actions often slip.

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FMCSA Proposes CSA Overhaul to Improve Truck Safety

Goodbye BASICs, you are now “safety categories.” Goodbye IRT, Item Response Theory was too complex and too slow to be useful. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing changes to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) as published in a lengthy and detailed notice. The SMS comprises the mathematical

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Is CSA Reform Back on the Table for Trucking?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration uses the Compliance, Safety Accountability (CSA) program to evaluate motor carrier safety and, seemingly, generate a never-ending list of abbreviations and acronyms. Take, for instance, the BASICs, Behavior Analysis, and Safety Improvement Categories, which represent the seven areas of safety compliance driven by data

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What to Expect with New Trucking Rules in 2023

A look at the U.S. Department of Transportation Significant Rulemaking Report coupled with new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration efforts in 2022 leads to one conclusion: 2023 will be a very big year for trucking regulations! And that’s even before viewing the Fall

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Trucking Things to Know Now, Part 6: 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. Spring 2022 Edition

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4 Ways to Improve Inspector Relationships and Truck Inspection Results

Vehicle inspections range from minor inconveniences to major disruptions, depending on the inspection type and what inspectors find, stressed Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations for PrePass, during the webinar “Improve Inspector Relationships. Improve Truck Inspection Results.” The former enforcement officer with the California Highway Patrol and past president

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Legislation Streamlines Truck Driver Credential Process

Motor carriers and professional truck drivers alike know the multiple steps a prospective trucker must take to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and then qualify for a job. There’s training and skill tests, licensing hurdles, physical exams, drug testing, various endorsements, and background checks for hazardous materials or obtaining

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