1JunUPDATED, Sept. 1, 2022 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is responding to the COVID-19 variants and to supply chain challenges by again extending its emergency declaration. The updated emergency declaration now runs through Oct. 15, 2022. The prior emergency declaration expired on Aug. 31, 2022. Like the previous
30MayIn 2012, Congress passed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, better known as MAP-21. Within that transportation bill, one section made it unlawful for any transportation entity – motor carrier, shipper, receiver, transportation intermediary – to coerce truck drivers to operate in violation of certain federal
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2MayThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for a second time to more clearly define the term “personal conveyance” in hours of service (HOS) regulations. Personal conveyance is a “special driving category” allowing the movement of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) while
20AprTransport Canada, the national transportation regulator for Canada, is delaying the enforcement of electronic logging devices (ELDs) until Jan. 1, 2023. The extension from the June 12, 2022 enforcement date announced earlier follows a yearlong “progressive enforcement period” that began in June 2021. According to the Canadian Council of Motor
17MarSafe, legal, and available parking for commercial motor vehicles remains a major concern for motor carriers and professional truck drivers. Truck parking has ranked as one of the top five items in the annual “Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry” report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) for the
3FebWhatever 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. FMCSA adopts new
27JanWith the arrival 2022 and a new calendar, many of the anticipated federal rulemakings that may impact trucking and highway safety are now sitting just over the horizon. Congress triggered several of these rulemakings when it passed the “infrastructure bill” that became law in late 2021. Others made their entrance
12JanGuest: Warren Hoemann, PrePass consultant and former FMCSA deputy administrator Supply-chain issues, the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and upcoming elections are all expected to weigh heavily in 2022. This is also true when it comes to creating and refining trucking regulations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Listen to this
3JanThe year 2022 is an election year. All 435 House seats and one-third of the evenly-divided Senate go up for election in November. During 2022, the actions of Congress, the White House and the regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and others, will be driven by
14JanThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), the international association of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) law enforcement agencies and inspectors, conducts three major enforcement events each year. International Roadcheck is a 72-hour inspection of CMVs and commercial drivers throughout North America. Brake Safety Week focuses specifically on braking systems, while Operation
11JanGuest: Warren Hoemann, PrePass consultant and former FMCSA deputy administrator With a new presidential administration and Democratic control of Congress, expect to see changes in trucking regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Administration as well as in trucking laws from Capitol Hill in 2021. Listen to the latest “Eyes on
