How the Hours of Service rules for truck drivers ever became a safety regulation is a question that has vexed many in the industry. The rules came into being in the 1930s as a combination of labor and economic regulation intended to bring some stability to the nascent...
Estimates indicate that over 400 people may lose their lives and nearly 46,000 may be seriously injured while on the nation’s roads this Memorial Day Weekend, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). For commercial fleets, safe driving messaging should...
A reduction in truck capacity was a concern for the trucking industry when the electronic logging device mandate soft enforcement period ended April 1, yet capacity has increased 11% on the spot market since then, according to DAT Solutions. But it doesn’t mean that...
As the auto industry evolves so too does the world of fleet, including the way fuel is managed. Indeed, with the likes of improved vehicle safety technology, the advent of telematics and the subsequent data it provides, fleets are finding these burgeoning technologies...
If you’re using Grandfathered AOBRDs (automatic onboard recording devices) to track driver hours of service under the grandfather clause of the electronic logging device mandate, there’s something very important you need to do by mid-June, says a former commercial...
The Georgia-based trucking company Daya Trucking was labeled an imminent hazard and placed out of service by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for trying to circumvent compliance with deceitful tactics, including noncompliant e-logs. In an investigation,...
