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Articlesby Jim BeachDecember 10, 2018

How to Get the Most From Your ELDs

While some fleets may view electronic logging devices only as a regulatory requirement, the data they collect can be integrated with mobile communication and back-office systems to improve efficiency, long-range planning and safety.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeDecember 10, 2018

Would Bringing Back the Split-Sleeper Berth Rule Compromise Driver Safety and Health?

Could bringing back the split sleeper berth provision of the hours of service regulations actually be a step backwards for safety and for driver health and satisfaction? Deborah Lockridge explores the question in her All That's Trucking blog.

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ArticlesDecember 7, 2018

Fleet Shares Lessons on Evaluating and Implementing ELDs

C&J Energy Services recently completed a successful transition to ELD-compliant devices. The Houston-based company is a provider of onshore well construction, well completions, well support, and other complementary oilfield services to oil and gas exploration and production companies.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 7, 2018

6 Things You Should Know About Personal Conveyance

Are you confused about personal conveyance? You're not alone. FMCSA significantly changed its guidance on this aspect of the hours of service rules. Here are some of the most important things you need to know.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 15, 2018

Commentary: CSA Gets Ready for Another Take

NAS found that some of the details of how those numbers are calculated weren’t really scientifically based, or as the report said, “ad hoc and not fully supported by empirical studies.”

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Newsby David CullenOctober 29, 2018

ATA Chief Spear Details Trucking Lobby’s Battle Plans

Trucking has “unfinished business in Washington” that must be achieved despite “our foes [who] continue to sow the seeds of distrust and mistruths, spreading their own narrative about our industry,” declared American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear in a rallying speech on Oct. 29 at ATA’s annual Management Conference and Exhibition in Austin, Texas.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 28, 2018

FMCSA Chief Martinez at ATA: Safety Better Served by Working With Industry

It’s rare that a government regulator gets a spontaneous ovation from a room packed full of trucking executives, but that’s exactly what happened Oct. 27 when Federal Motor Carrier Administrator Ray Martinez spoke during the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2018

Still Time to Comment on FMCSA Broker Financial Responsibility Pre-Rule

The comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the financial responsibility of freight brokers and forwarders will expire on Nov. 26.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 18, 2018

7 Things You Need to Know About Upcoming CSA Changes

FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability enforcement regime has been under attack for numerous shortcomings since it rolled out in 2010. Now, CSA is being significantly revamped on recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences. We have some highlights on what to expect.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael Prompts Emergency Declarations in Southern States

As Hurricane Michael approached the Florida Panhandle as one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S. mainland, the FMCSA issued emergency declarations in eight southern states.

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