18OctWhatever 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. HOS Waivers for
17OctThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a petition from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) to consider requiring all interstate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), trucks, and buses, to have devices installed that electronically transmit the identity of the vehicle. These “unique identification devices” (UIDs), also known as “universal
13OctNo matter if your trucking operation has just one truck, thousands of trucks, or is somewhere in between, having a lackluster or poor Department of Transportation (DOT) safety rating invites a world of problems. How? For starters, your DOT safety rating determines whether you are authorized to operate in interstate
6OctThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to improve the clarity of existing regulations on electronic logging devices. The agency also wants to address some technical specification issues in response to trucking industry concerns. An ANPRM is a published notice in the
26SepMotor carriers will pay substantially less for Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement (UCR) fees beginning in 2023. Overall, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a roughly 31% decrease in the UCR fees. For example, carriers with one to two trucks paid $59 in UCR fees for the registration
23SepThe U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robin Hutcheson to become the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Administrator Hutcheson has served as FMCSA Deputy Administrator since mid-January 2022. In 2021, Hutcheson was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety Policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation. As
15SepThree carriers. Three different safety challenges. One solution: INFORM Safety. INFORM Safety is easy-to-use data visualization software, available to PrePass customers at no extra charge. INFORM Safety takes the very same data that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to evaluate motor carrier safety and displays it in
12SepA group of large motor carriers has applied to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for an exemption from federal drug testing regulations. The Trucking Alliance wants an employer’s knowledge of a driver’s positive hair test to be reported to FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and to other motor carriers
8SepA family doctor found himself frequently stopped on the street by patients hoping for a quick diagnosis of whatever ailed them. The doctor never wanted to offend his patients, but at the same time, he hesitated to provide medical advice outside his clinic. During one such episode, he saw his
22AugWith the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration once again considering the idea of mandating speed limiters on most tractor-trailers, PrePass examines use of the devices in different parts of the world. In Part One we looked at speed limiter mandates in other countries. In this part, we review research and
17AugThe debate over speed limiters on trucks has returned. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reopened a 2016 rulemaking on the issue in May of 2022. Since then, comments about the plan are reportedly pouring in to the agency, even though an actual regulatory proposal is not anticipated until spring
25JulThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently said it was moving forward with a proposal to require the use of speed limiters on most trucks after an earlier plan sat idle for years. Listen to this episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast from PrePass as host Evan
