Checked the brakes lately? Best practice is to check brake and air brake systems daily. They better be in good shape September 11-17, 2016!! CVSA ( Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) along with FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) is holding Brake Safety Week with extra inspectors out and about. Read their press release here. Brake and brake part […]
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What? Um, what do FMCSA regulations and the family mean? Does that make any sense? I grew up in a trucking family. I remember riding with my dad when i was a kid. That was a long time ago. Before seat-belts in trucks, before safety was even up for discussion. A driver in Kentucky thought he
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Update: May 10, 2016 Read here about one of the reasons the testing rate is likely to go up. The testing rate 2016 is 25%. Read FMCSA’s Notice of program change here. I’m talking about random drug testing for commercial drivers of trucks and buses. This is the first change since the drug and alcohol
We are always harping on FMCSA regulations! What a pain! Just last week we blogged about a company in Massachusetts that was shut down by FMCSA (Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration). Read that blog here. I can hear you say, well that’s over on the East Coast, a long way from me. Well, March 11,
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Do you know what the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) means when it issues an Imminent Hazard Out-Of-Service Order? Have you even heard of one? It sounds serious and it is. Its the government at its wits end! On February 25, 2016 FMCSA declared J and J Transportation of Worcester, Massachusetts (US DOT #
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The FMCSA recently gave notice they are considering rules for entry-level CMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle) driver training. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said “Well trained drivers are safer drivers”. That is a true statement but what sort of training the government comes up with could be scary. You have the opportunity to make your voice
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The definition of coercion is the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. But coercion in the trucking industry has been subtle. A dispatcher may give a load to a driver, knowing that he can’t make the delivery by following the hours of service regulations. The driver could complain to the
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Is it possible to edit electronic logs? The answer is yes. Although the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has yet to issue its final rule* on Electronic Logs they have issued regulatory guidelines concerning editing. According to the regulatory guidance, the driver must be allowed to correct errors, enter and annotate, and certify the
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When you go in for your first Department of Transportation, DOT drug test, what will happen? And what should happen? When you have a commercial drivers license, an A or B class, if you are a pilot, work on the railroad. you are required to have drug and alcohol tests. Listed are the categories of
