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 […]
Starting January 1, 2015 the way you register under the International Registration Plan will change, and change in a big way. The Full Reciprocity Plan or FRP for short […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued new regulatory guidance regarding the use of electronic hours of service look books that are becoming popular among drivers who use smart phones, tablets or computers. […]
Do Canadians have to use the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners? The simple answer is no, Canadian based drivers and companies do not have to use doctors who are registered with the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. Currently there is no provision for the registration of doctors outside of the United States. [...]
The FMCSA has begun issuing letters and sending emails reminding carriers that new rules on where a CMV driver can get their medical certificates. While there are no changes in what disqualifies you as a driver what has changed is where a driver can obtain his or hers certificate. The FMCSA has now compiled [...]
Have you received an email or heard they you need to file your DOT Biennial update or face having it revoked? Do you have questions about your DOT Biennial update? If yes then you’re in the right place. […]
So many of our clients are calling us about letters they are receiving from Supervisor Compliance Training Department about Mandatory D.O.T. Training for Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training […]
As of October 2, 2013 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has begun issuing carriers notices reminding them to update […]
