The Compliance Safety Accountability enforcement program or CSA has been in the news quite a bit within the last few weeks. Looks like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is finally working on making the system more accurate and fairer. Changes to CSA English: Logo of the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety [...]
New US Hours of Service Rules court case moves forward. The US Hours of Service Rules court challenges are now on the docket for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court. […]
If your one of thousands of carriers in the US that have had a not at fault accident and have seen your CSA scores skyrocket because of it, this maybe for you. In fact this is very timely for us as we just had a client with this exact same problem. […]
Anyone who has thought of opening up a For Hire Operating Authority in the United States may have heard the terms BOC-3 and process agent. You may have wondered, what is a BOC-3 and process agent, also why does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration want me to file one of these. […]
I just read an interesting news blurb on CCJ this morning reporting on Anne Ferro's presentation at the CCJ Spring Symposium on May 22, 2012. There are some interesting items of note that the FMSCA is working on. First off the long-awaited entry-level driver training rule might finally make an appearance as a proposal [...]
Just released from the US DOT: USDOT Proposes Groundbreaking Rule to Prevent Rollover Crashes for Nation’s Large Trucks, Buses New Federal Safety Standard Could Prevent More than Half of Rollovers, Help Maintain Steering Control for Large Commercial Vehicles WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today proposed a new [...]
Carriers going into the United States must have a SCAC Code. These codes are renewed annually. Standard Carrier Alpha Codes for 07/01/2012-06/30/2013 must be renewed now to avoid having your SCAC Code cancelled. […]
Can I pick up and deliver a load in the US as a Canadian Driver? Ever hear that question? I have, it is actually quite common as carriers look for ways to increase revenue and freight heading north of the border often slacks off leaving carriers scrambling for work. Here is the scenario, [...]
