One of the most popular questions we get asked is: can a Canadian driver do pickups and deliveries in the United States? Most commercial drivers and carriers understand that inter-stating is typically not allowed, but there are unique situations they need clarification about. For example, “Can I move empty trailers to a different point [...]
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 [...]
The study is done, and the question about safety on the convoluted, confusing and downright silly 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.restart rule have been finally put to rest. Surprise surprise, it was no safer than the current restart rules. If we can remember back to the old rule in 2013, a driver was able [...]
Carriers who have previously or are currently registered with the state of New York's Highway Use Tax (HUT) and who reside out of state have started to receive notices in the mail in regards to a court settlement. This notice says that the New York State will issue refund cheques to out of state [...]
A potential new rule in the United States which would require heavy-duty trucks to use speed limiters while operating has passed the preliminary stages for policy-making. The new rule will be finalized likely within the next few weeks and will then soon be put into practice later in the year. The National Highway Traffic Safety [...]
A recent report from Governors Highway Safety Association published new findings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which estimated that fatalities or injuries caused by drowsy or tired drivers in the United States have a combined ‘societal cost’ of approximately $109 billion. That estimated cost doesn’t even include property damage. This new information, as [...]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to test out a new program which would determine the statistics of how preventable less serious or less complicated truck crashes are. Using the information gathered from this experimental program could help the FMCSA to decide how to set policies for removing certain types of “non-preventable” crashes [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a new rule changing the seat belt rule for all occupants of a large commercial truck. The FMCSA says seat belt use will be required for all passengers of large commercial trucks whenever the vehicles are operated on public roads in interstate commerce. [...]
Starting September 30, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will require all trucking companies to file all registration data online instead of through paper forms or faxes. Trucking companies will only be able to use the online Unified Registration Systems (URS) database to apply or update records after the deadline. The new [...]
With Roadcheck 2016 just around the corner, it’s a good time to remember that the CVSA has implemented changes to North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC). These changes came into effect April 1, 2016. A quick recap of new OOS elements are as follows: -Medical requirements for Canadian drivers, license class 5 or G holders who [...]
