Two significant regulatory changes usher in the New Year. Changes to the FMCSA regulations will impact your driver’s hours of operation and their RETURN OF THE REAL 34-HOUR RESTART The 34 hour restart is back. No more 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. No more once per 168 hours. Within the 1,700 pages of the funding […]
Read MoreThis December, CSA will undergo a number of changes. Cargo violations will relocate to the “Vehicle Maintenance” BASIC. The “Cargo” BASIC will be changed to “Hazmat”. Additionally, the “Fatigue” BASIC will be renamed “Hours of Service.”This is because most of the recorded violations are for “form and manner”. Thus, the six BASICs will consist of […]
Read More CSA, csa 2012, Transportation Law, Trucking Law, trucking legislation, trucking regsAt several recent trucking conferences, a number of statistics were presented concerning the CSA, roadside inspections, and violations. Some of the key numbers are as follows: 3.6 million-the number of roadside inspections nationally each year 1.1 million-the number of roadsides with “no violation” 60%-the percentage of challenges in which a change is made 2000-number of […]
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