14NovYour monthly digest of trucking news and everything PrePass. Not subscribed to this newsletter? Subscribe now. FMCSA Examining Electronic IDs for Trucks The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a petition from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to consider requiring all interstate commercial motor vehicles to have devices installed
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
5SepIn this two-part series, we look at three common interstate truck routes and demonstrate the cumulative savings that bypassing weigh stations with PrePass provides. In the first part, we examined the western route between Salt Lake City, UT and Riverside, CA. Now we tackle a truck route in the East
1SepWe all know the advice, “Just put a little aside each paycheck.” We can also apply that wise guidance to electronic weigh station bypass, like PrePass. It sure would be nice to bypass that backlogged scale, we might think, ignoring all the other opportunities to bypass other sites along our
25AugThere are many myths in the trucking industry, and some may cost you time, money, and even fuel. Listen to this new episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast to learn which myths about weigh station bypass service simply are not true. Host Evan Lockridge talks with PrePass
28JulTruck drivers perform in an extraordinarily complex environment. Drivers must deal with dizzying streams of state and federal regulations, often uncooperative motorists, changing traffic and highway conditions, plus many other challenges. This all happens while an electronic logging device continually monitors drivers and by the prospect of time-consuming weigh station
6MayPedigree Technologies welcomes PrePass as its newest partner, helping fleets achieve safe, compliant, and efficient operations. PHOENIX – May 6, 2022 – PrePass Safety Alliance is pleased to announce a new partnership with Pedigree Technologies that brings PrePass, North America’s leading preclearance program, to the OneView® platform. With this latest
16MarMore than 700,000 trucks voluntarily support nonprofit PrePass Safety Alliance to make America’s highways safer, more efficient. PHOENIX – March 16, 2022 – For the first time, more than 700,000 trucks from over 100,000 fleets chose to support PrePass Safety Alliance, the nonprofit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station
9FebDrivers will receive PrePass weigh station bypass alerts on the Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition, a rugged smartwatch designed for the trucking industry PHOENIX – February 9, 2022 – PrePass Safety Alliance announced today that PrePass weigh station bypass notifications will appear on the Garmin® Instinct® 2 – dēzlTM Edition,
29NovMotor carriers operating on the nation’s toll roads, bridges and tunnels know that using toll lanes can save time compared with alternate routes. But they also recognize the major challenges that managing toll costs and agency invoices present. After all, trucking companies commonly use over 300 tolled facilities in the
14SepPrePass has upgraded its mobile app ALERTS system to include critical traffic warnings across all U.S. continental states. In addition to weigh station bypass notifications, truck drivers receive PrePass ALERTS as they approach high-risk areas on the road, helping them to stay vigilant and reduce speed when applicable. Motor carriers
14SepPrePass safety notification system now provides proactive, always-on traffic, work zone and speed ALERTS across the country to keep drivers safe and on time. PHOENIX – September 14, 2021 – PrePass Safety Alliance recently upgraded the PrePass safety ALERTS™ system to include critical traffic warnings across all 48 contiguous states.
