Sometimes motor carriers need to exchange equipment. However, this raises questions about liability. In order for authorized motor carriers to interchange equipment, they must address the following. Interchange Agreement Motor carriers need a written contract or document that describes the equipment. This document should also detail how the motor carrier will use the equipment and
Read More...With the holidays in full swing, fleets have several safety concerns to manage while their drivers are on the roads. Increased holiday traffic, extended service lives for commercial vehicles, and wintry weather conditions increase truck drivers’ risk until spring. Truck drivers need to take extra precautions to optimize safety during the winter months. Here are
Read More...The frequency and severity of fraud grow every year. As our lives and our businesses become increasingly electronic, identity theft and other related issues damage more lives and cause more problems than one can imagine. In the transportation industry, this is now occurring frequently with unauthorized use of USDOT numbers. Highly variable and often increasing
Read More...The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to submit a proposal back in 2016 that would require fleets to equip all class 7 and 8 commercial vehicles with speed limitation devices. The proposal met immediate backlash from the trucking community and languished in Congress for
Read More...Nuclear verdicts are a looming threat to the trucking industry. Fleets can take steps to prevent them, but they need to recognize risky driver behaviors that frequently result in accidents, fatalities, and subsequent litigation. Juries tend to have a bias against trucking companies in court cases, as it’s much easier to sympathize with an injured
Read More...Rising roadway fatalities, skyrocketing fuel prices, and supply chain shortages dominated much of the second quarter for trucking companies. Drivers on the roads returned to pre-pandemic levels, crude oil prices remained uncertain due to the geopolitical climate, and the global microchip shortage slowed many supply chains and production lines to a crawl. Trucking experts have
Read More...The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued several commercial vehicle recalls over the past two months after receiving safety reports from manufacturers. The affected vehicles may experience steering failure due to missing parts or mechanical failures. Missing Parts Causing Steering Failure R.H. Sheppard, a Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems subsidiary, filed a safety recall report
Read More...The FMCSA completed the last step of its initiative to implement new training standards for entry-level truck drivers seeking a CDL. FMCSA designed the Training Provider Registry to improve roadway safety, an online database of registered instructors that meet federal training requirements. The database also includes a compilation of all entry-level truck drivers who have
Read More...The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated guidelines regarding President Biden’s COVID-19 mandate for businesses. The directive requires all private sector businesses with 100 employees or more to establish vaccination requirements by January 4, 2022 or require weekly COVID testing for unvaccinated employees. OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) provides details on how companies
Read More...The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced an extension of the COVID-19 emergency exemptions for truck drivers in light of the Delta variant. FMCSA first issued the exemptions in March of 2020 following the declaration of the pandemic as a national emergency. The exemptions underwent several edits and modifications to keep pace with the shifting
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