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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2022

FMCSA Updates ELD Questions & Answers

New and revised guidance for ELD questions on personal conveyance, malfunctioning ELDs, and AOBRDs are available from FMCSA.

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Articlesby StaffMarch 25, 2022

How Central Oregon Truck Company Stays on Top of Safety

Best Fleets to Drive For Hall of Famer Central Oregon Truck Company has an extensive new driver orientation program and continues its training through ongoing safety education.

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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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