Business Management ATA thankful for FMCSA guidance on Covid-19 emergency declaration March 18, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding the U.S.’s government’s updated emergency declaration for commercial vehicles for Covid-19 relief. The update expands on which items can be…
Business Management U.S. carriers need to prepare for Canadian ELD mandate February 17, 2020 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – U.S. carriers operating north of the border need to ensure their electronic logging devices (ELDs) are compliant with the Canadian mandate come June 2021, or risk…
Regulations FMCSA says infrastructure upgrades will stoke already hot U.S. economy October 6, 2019 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) annual Management Conference (MCE) and Exhibition opened on a positive note yesterday, painting an economic picture that has benefited the industry…
Business Management Canadian carriers need to prepare for U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse October 1, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Canadian carriers operating south of the border need to be ready for the U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program. Chris Wilkinson, program consultant for DriverCheck, said though…
Business Management HOS compliance in U.S. near 100% with ELD use September 17, 2019 HOUSTON, Texas – Electronic logging devices (ELDs) are making a significant impact on HOS compliance in the U.S., something that is likely to be mirrored in Canada come June of…
Health & Safety FMCSA administrator discusses proposed HoS changes August 14, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Proposed changes to the U.S. hours-of-service rules address the two most frequently-cited pain points for drivers and give them greater flexibility in managing their workdays. That was…
Health & Safety UPDATED: Split sleeper berth provision among proposed changes to U.S. HoS August 14, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Much-anticipated changes to the U.S. hours-of-service (HoS) rules have been proposed by the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Five key provisions…
Health & Safety Protect your record against ‘non-preventable’ accidents June 25, 2019 The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration launched the Crash Preventability Demonstration Program in August 2017. It allows motor carriers or drivers involved in certain crash types to submit Requests…
Regulations Understanding personal conveyance is clear as mud February 25, 2019 DALLAS, Texas – Back to the Omnitracs Outlook User Conference by popular demand, Joe DeLorenzo was on hand to clear up a few regulatory issues, specifically when it comes to…
Business Management Several factors disrupting the future of the transportation industry February 25, 2019 DALLAS, Texas – Numerous societal trends are changing the direction the trucking industry must steer into the future, including urban congestion, an aging population, and the impact of evolving technologies.
Health & Safety FMCSA fast-tracking review of hours-of-service rules October 29, 2018 AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is committed to fast-tracking a review of the hours-of-service rules. Jim Mullen, chief counsel for the FMCSA, gave attendees…
Health & Safety Caution is urged for those travelling in the shadow of Hurricane Florence September 12, 2018 Hurricane Florence as seen from space. Picture courtsey of NASA. CHARLOTTE, S.C. – As the Southeastern United States prepares for Hurricane Florence the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Federal…
Business Management The state of Canadian fleets discussed during in.sight User Conference September 10, 2018 HOUSTON, Texas – Several issues affecting the Canadian trucking industry were addressed today in Houston, including the idea of mandating onboard video for fleets. Discussed during the PeopleNet and TMW…
Regulations FMCSA seeking comment on proposed HOS changes in the U.S. August 22, 2018 WASHINGTON D.C. – Hours of service (HOS) rules might be changing to add more flexibility says Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) administrator Ray Martinez. The FMCSA put out an advanced…
Equipment OOIDA ELD exemption request denied July 4, 2018 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – Small-business truckers will continue to be subject to the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate in the U.S. after an exemption request was denied by the Federal…
