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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2022

Canada Delays Enforcement of ELD Mandate — Again

Canada has moved the date for full enforcement of its electronic logging device mandate — which also affects U.S. carriers operating across the border — to Jan. 1, 2023.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2022

New Truck Fleet Insurance Company Uses Telematics Data

“The analog approach to issuing insurance to commercial fleets is fundamentally broken,” says the co-founder of Nirvana Insurance.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 2, 2022

What Rules is FMCSA Working on This Year?

Chief among the key rulemakings the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will focus on this year are actions pertaining to autonomous trucks, broker financial responsibility, and safety fitness.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2022

In-Road Tire Technology Leads to More Violations

Since North Carolina deployed technology to detect truck tire defects at weigh stations in 2018, violations for “tire flat or fabric exposed” have more than doubled.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 28, 2022

DOT Proposes Oral-Fluid Testing for Drugs

The Department of Transportation is proposing oral fluid testing as an alternative to urine testing for the DOT-regulated drug and alcohol testing program.

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Videosby Jim ParkFebruary 28, 2022

Are ELDs Responsible for Higher Crash Rates and More Risky Driving?

A University of Arkansas study suggests electronic logging devices may be responsible for increases in risky driving behavior and crashes among single truck owner-operators and small fleets. Andrew Balthrop of Sam M. Walton College of Business has the details on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 18, 2022

ATA, OOIDA Urge DOT to Address Truck Parking Shortage

Two major trucking organizations have joined up to urge the federal government to do something about the shortage of truck parking.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2022

International Roadcheck in May to Focus on Wheel Ends

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck will run May 17-19.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2022

Nauto’s Collision Prevention Tech Available for International Trucks

Nauto's AI technology, designed to track and analyze risk in real-time, will be available through International truck dealers.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 2, 2022

Scoping out the 2022 Regulatory Landscape for Trucking

Is the Biden administration too busy dealing with supply-chain issues and pushing the White House policy agenda on Capitol Hill to spare much attention for trucking regulation?

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