The breakdown on who needs to file an Arkansas Annual Carrier Report and how to do it. If Arkansas has not been an area your commercial travels have taken you before, you may not have heard of the Arkansas Annual Carrier Report. But, if you plan to start conducting business that takes you either [...]
Transportation Alberta has changed how to apply for a National Safety Code. Attention Albertan Carriers! As of March 1, 2019, Alberta has changed its process for how commercial carriers apply for a National Safety Code number (NSC). New policy has come down resulting from conversations with key industry stakeholders, along with Albertans, to make [...]
Aggressive and misleading marketing, this is not the first time we have written about this subject and looks like it won't be our last. For anyone who has applied for a DOT or MC, MX, or FF operating authority it is likely you have been bombarded with phone calls, faxes and emails from [...]
URS compliance deadline gets pushed back again as FMCSA needs more time to get ready. On Friday, December 9, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that the implementation date for the final stage of it’s Unified Registration System (URS) will be moved again. Originally slated to be September 30, 2016, and moved [...]
I have written about this subject before, scams and aggressive marketing in the trucking industry, it is rampant. Clients tell me sometimes their heads spin with people calling and emailing all the time offering this service, that service and sometimes trying to make themselves out to be something they aren't in order to make a [...]
The United States Department of Transportation recently made some changes to the way motor carriers and truck operators interact, specifically concerning the usage of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). These changes are meant to help reinforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) previous rules from 2014 about anti-harassment from motor carriers towards truck operators using [...]
What is an Ontario CVOR? All provinces in Canada are required to issue a National Safety Code number to all commercial carriers in their governing jurisdiction. Ontario calls this number a Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration or CVOR. […]
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) recently announced it is reviewing its current definition of and exemptions to vehicles falling under the classification of Road-Building Machine or RBM. If passed, new legislation will potentially see changes to the definition of RBMs and regulation changes for operators as well as the machines themselves. What is an [...]
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is implementing a new program for start-up truck and bus operators. The New Entrant Education and Evaluation Program (NEEEP) was implemented to cut the number of collisions and high risk road safety violations by new CVOR holders. Ontario claims research shows that new CVOR holders have the highest risk [...]
Not renewing may leave your trucks waiting at the side of the road. Don't let that happen call us today! 877-796-7016 November is the month when carriers must start thinking about renewing many permits and licenses for the new year. Here is a run down of some of the most common permits [...]
