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Trucksafe joins Heavy Duty Trucking to discuss potential ELD changes
Trucksafe's president Brandon Wiseman recently joined Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine to discuss potential revisions to the FMCSA's electronic logging device (ELD) rules. Check out the replay below.
COVID-19 emergency HOS exemption lapses
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has chosen not to renew its Covid-19 emergency declaration that had been in place since March 2020 and provided some regulatory relief (primarily HOS-related) for carriers and drivers transporting certain commodities as part of the emergency relief efforts like vaccines, food supplies, etc. The declaration, which the agency had renewed several times over the past two years, expired on October 15th. According to the FMCSA's website, "There a
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FMCSA mulling tweaks to ELD rules
In a notice published in the Federal Register in mid-September 2022, the FMCSA is seeking comments from the public on whether to modify certain portions of its electronic logging device (ELD) rule. That rule, first published in 2015, mandated the use of ELDs by most regulated drivers as a means to more accurately track their daily duty status. According to the FMCSA, “lessons learned by Agency staff, State enforcement personnel, ELD providers, and industry over the last few years can be used to
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Trucksafe addresses personal conveyance use in Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine
Trucksafe's president Brandon Wiseman recently addressed personal conveyance misuse and its consequences in Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine. The following is an excerpt from that article. Click the link below to read the full article. There’s nothing quite as amorphous as personal conveyance in FMCSA’s safety regulations.Personal conveyance (also called PC) describes time spent by regulated drivers operating commercial vehicles for personal use in off-duty status. PC time is not counted against the
FMCSA declares regional emergency due to Midwest BP refinery fire
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a Regional Emergency Declaration in response to the "the unanticipated shutdown of the BP Whiting refinery as a result of a fire on August 24, 2022 that affects the supply of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel throughout the Affected States." According to sources, the fire affected utilities to multiple units at BP's largest Midwest refinery and has caused a tightening in the regional wholesale supply of fuel. The FMCSA's declaratio
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Trucksafe addresses top HOS issues
Trucksafe's president Brandon Wiseman recently joined the Safe as Truck podcast to discuss the top hours-of-service, driver logging, and ELD violations plaguing motor carriers and their fleets. Check it out below!
Trucksafe joins Safe as Truck podcast to discuss HOS
Trucksafe's Brandon Wiseman recently joined LogRock on its Safe as Truck podcast to discuss common hours-of-service violations and how to avoid them. In particular, Brandon addresses common pain points like personal conveyance, unidentified driving time, and ELD-related violations. Catch the replay below!
FMCSA issues exemption to carriers hauling baby formula
In a notice posted May 23, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared a national emergency related to the closure of a key manufacturing facility for baby formula and the resulting nationwide formula shortage. According to the notice, "th[e] Emergency Declaration addresses nationwide emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of baby formula, ingredients for the production of baby formula including but not limited to whey, casein, corn syrup and
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What is the split sleeper berth rule?
One of the more confusing aspects of the federal hours-of-service rules, at least for some drivers, is the so-called “split sleeper berth” rule. Used correctly, this rule offers some decent flexibility to drivers whose trucks are equipped with a sleeper berth, particularly when it comes to times they are detained at shipper or receiver facilities. But the rule isn’t all that intuitive, unfortunately, so in this article, we will break down the split sleeper rule. But generally speaking...The spli
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