Safe practices are being punished.  Companies’ post-accident safety analysis is exposed for use against them in law suits. It shouldn’t be.  i doesn’t have to be. The problem—post-accident analysis and the remedial actions taken by trucking companies are generally both discoverable and admissible.  Not only do you have to turn them over during law suit, […]

The FMCSA proposes to eliminate the rule requiring drivers to annually certify their violations, 49 CFR 391.27.  The proposed elimination is based upon that section being largely duplicative of the requirement that a carrier annually run a driver’s MVR per section 391.25(a) which is retained. While retaining Section 391.25(a), the proposed regulation amends it to […]

PA licensed drivers who operate a commercial motor vehicle will have to report any tickets they receive (other than parking) to their employer within 30 days starting on January 24, 2020.  Failure to do so results in a $100 fine, increasing to $300 for certain violations. The particulars…Section 1604(a) of the PA Motor Vehicle Code […]