The once zero-point violation could cost carriers at least three points in a roadside inspection and potentially many more, according to Reliance Partners’ Mark Barlar.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico proposes to modify its truck driver hours-of-service rule; two logistics providers expand operations into New Mexico; an auto parts supplier expands in Mexico, creating 600 jobs; and $8.3 million worth of meth was seized from a truck at the Laredo port of entry.
Kodiak Robotics and Werner Enterprises completed a 152-hour autonomous freight trucking pilot between Dallas and Lake City, Florida.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issues a temporary exemption to hours-of-service rules for the states affected by BP’s refinery shutdown.
The latest extension by FMCSA of its COVID-19 waiver that goes back to March 2020 will now take the hours of service exemption through August.
With CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck fast approaching, now is the time for carriers and drivers to prepare for the inspection process.
FMCSA has added three fuels to its list of energy products that can be transported beyond normal HOS rules, but will the larger rule be extended soon?
ATRI has conducted significant research through the years that has informed policy and driven change. CEO Rebecca Brewster sits down with Nicole Glenn of Candor Expedite to discuss the organization.
North Dakota, spurred by the closure of key delivery companies, is looking at several steps to increase the number of CDL holders in the state.
A closer look into FMCSA HOS rule changes
The exemption covers commercial vehicles aiding in the cleanup from Kentucky’s killer tornadoes over the weekend.
Using a combination of the Safety Management Cycle and the 5 Why’s helps fleets identify the root cause and eventually end patterns of FMCSA violations.
South Carolina and Ohio appear to be taking the most significant steps in conjunction with the release of the governors’ call for less regulation.
The latest hours-of-service waiver is set to expire on Christmas Eve.
Carrier Perspective: State of the Industry
Transport Canada is investigating an ELD certification body after a vendor alleged that it approved a device that could allow drivers to falsify their logs.
A union that recently wrested allegiance of pilots at Cargojet away from a competing union now says the company fired some members for their organizing activity.
An executive from Pedigree Technologies explains how the North Dakota firm became one of the first ELD providers to successfully get a device certified in Canada. It wasn’t easy.
“There’s some desperation in some of these people’s voices,” a Minnesota hay farmer said about the current drought’s impact on the community.
The FMCSA continues to prioritize COVID relief, extending hours-of-service Emergency Declarations once again.
