The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (ministry) has released information related to changes for Class D license holders who operate commercially in the United States (US). Effective April 1, 2017, ongoing proof of medical fitness will be required for all Class D drivers operating commercial vehicles with a Weight/Rating* of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more. This change [...]
As of August 1, 2016 you will pay more for some violations as the FMCSA moves forward with updating it's civil penalty schedule. Most items were updated based on inflation rates while some were mandated by MAP-21. Some items have not changed at all. The “FMCSA infers that there may be some safety benefits that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Did OOIDA’s attorneys have on running shoes? Maybe because the electronic log rule lawsuit sure got filed fast. That's the headline of the Facebook post announcing the Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has taken the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) to court over it's newly released Electronic Log mandate. The OOIDA wasted no time [...]
The long awaited and highly controversial Electronic Logging Device or ELD rule is set to be published December 16, 2015 with a compliance date of December 16, 2017. This gives operators a two year window to transfer over from paper logs to e-logs. It has been a long and bumpy road for the FMCSA who [...]
The FMCSA has been busy issuing Hours of Service exemption recently as the list grows for carriers hauling specific goods. The latest is an hours of service exemption for oversize/overweight haulers. The FMCSA has determined that all to often drives struggle with finding suitable locations to stop and comply with the regulation, often [...]
It’s been all over the trucking news, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been forced to roll back it’s controversial hours of service reset provisions at least temporarily. Temporarily because the FMCSA […]
