Is the disconnect with the general public partly a language barrier?
One of the first things I stumbled upon in trucking is a sort of “great divide.” There&rsq…
Category: Regulations
Hardware Report: Refrigeration
Regulation is affecting reefer systems
Regulatory measures are impacting a refrigerated carrier’s choice in transport refrigeration systems. As the Food Safety…
Right to Repair: Not an easy fix
A year into the ‘landmark’ right-to-repair agreement designed to provide independent truck service centers the same diagnostics and repair information the dealer networks receive (ensuring that truck operators have service options a…
Is it a deep freeze?
Concern over pending regulations is clearly on the rise
This time of year always seems to accompany uncertainty and unpredictability when it comes to weather. As I write t…
No clear ‘net benefit’ to overnight restart, FMCSA concedes
Inspector General signs off on review of hours of service changes
The Congressionally mandated review of 2013 changes to truck driver hours of service requirements has turned up no evidence that the restart provisions are, overall, beneficial. The tip comes from none other than the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
No clear ‘net benefit’ to overnight restart, FMCSA concedes
Inspector General signs off on review of 2013 hours of service changes
The Congressionally mandated review of 2013 changes to truck driver hours of service requirements has turned up no evidence that the restart provisions are, overall, beneficial. The tip comes from none other than the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
FMCSA compliance chief on ELDs: Fleets, make sure you’re doing this
With the Dec. 2017 “due date” for using or ELDs or their predecessor automatic on-board recording devices in commercial motor vehicles now about nine months out, FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo has advice for fleets during the run-up period to the deadline.
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FMCSA compliance chief on ELDs: Fleets, make sure you’re doing this
With the Dec. 2017 “due date” for using ELDs or their predecessor automatic on-board recording devices in commercial motor vehicles now about nine months out, FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo has advice for fleets during the run-up period to the deadline.
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