Less than two weeks before revised hours of service rules are set to take effect, a coalition of safety groups and the Teamsters union have challenged them in court.
Even though electronic logging devices have been mandatory for most fleets since last December, some companies find they may run into some trouble during an FMCSA compliance investigation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new safety challenges to the roads for truck drivers and safety managers, and drivers must prioritize implementing and executing on safety best practices and protocols to ensure the roads they operate on stay safe.
By the time the ink is dry on a merger or acquisition, any fleet flexibility considerations may be gone. Whatever the “deal” is or was will determine how each registration and filing needs to be handled.
With revised federal hours of service scheduled to take effect Sept. 29, ELD providers have also been planning how best to assist fleets with the changes.
Research found a selection of electronic logging devices “did little to nothing to follow cybersecurity best practices and were vulnerable to compromise.”
As the sunset of the 3G network approaches, fleets will need to plan ahead to meet the transition. As with the implementation of ELDs, fleets that stay ahead of the curve will have a better opportunity to remain connected and productive.
Truck driver hours of service rules first published in 1937 have been through numerous iterations, court challenges, and Congressional interventions in the past two decades. Take a tour through our timeline.
Convoy and KeepTruckin will integrate freight visibility API to access location data for en-route shipments, helping carriers increase efficiencies and improve their businesses.
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America announced the availability of a new integrated, expandable open telematics platform for fleet managers and drivers.