Regulatory Outlook 2020: Keep an Eye on Hours of Service

Regulatory Outlook 2020: Keep an Eye on Hours of Service

Don’t expect any radical new regulatory developments to come out of nowhere in the coming months to slap trucking upside the head. Photo: U.S. Department of Transportation On the regulatory front – no matter which party controls the White House – progress always comes...
FMCSA Releases Mandated ‘Corrective Action Plan’ for CSA Program

FMCSA Releases Mandated ‘Corrective Action Plan’ for CSA Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on July 16 that the agency has delivered a required “Correlation Study Corrective Action Plan” for its CSA Program (Compliance, Safety, Accountability program) to Congress. FMCSA’s new corrective action plan...
FMCSA Now Recording ELD Violations in SMS

FMCSA Now Recording ELD Violations in SMS

Violations of the electronic logging device rule found during roadside inspections since full enforcement kicked in on April 1 are now being used in the Safety Measurement System that drives the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Carrier, Safety,...
ELD Violations Won’t Count Against CSA Scores During Transition Period

ELD Violations Won’t Count Against CSA Scores During Transition Period

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Federal officials have taken another step to make the transition to mandatory electronic devices less painful. If drivers are cited at roadside for not complying with the ELD rule come the Dec. 18 deadline, the citation will be a “no points cite” that...