which is nowlive, is the first phase of planned updates to the Agency’s SMS. Motor carriers can visit the website to preview how their data would appear under the proposed changes. Companies are encouraged to preview these results and submit feedback on the proposed changes to FMCSA at the...
FMCSA Safety Resources for Carrier Companies DataQs Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs DOT “Recreational Marijuana” Notice DOT “Medical Marijuana” Notice Substance Abuse Professional Guidelines FMCSA Rulemaking Documents Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor...
In 2022, FMCSA settled3,513 citationsrelated to Hours of Service violations, including personal conveyance rules. As a result, the administration collected more than $24k in fines from commercial carriers, freight forwarders, and passenger transport companies. So, the federal government is actively p...
The Canadian ELD mandatethat requires commercial motor vehicle operators and bus drivers to use electronic logging devices to log hours of service will go into effect in Canada on January 1, 2023. The ELD mandate in Canada, much like the mandate in the United States, will require commercial ve...
Motorists who notice guards in questionable condition can help to make sure that this important regulation gets enforced by using this tool to report them to the U.S. Department of Transportation: Let’s hope that trucking companies and truck drivers will take responsibility themselves to properly ...
When companies like Swift & Schneider came forth to offer rides home it sounded grand but in practice how would the Arrow drivers know this? Were Schneider’s drivers advised to go track them down? What if they did see an Arrow driver who was stranded and they needed to go to Florida ...
There is no requirement for ELD providers to support the new Hours of Service changes when they go into effect on September 29th. It’s expected that many ELD companies won’t support the new HOS rules for some time. Motive understands the value this additional flexibility brings to our custo...