GalleryObtaining an Authority to Operate, or MC Number for trucking can be a tricky process to navigate. There are many areas that need to be addressed, such as who needs an MC number, what […]
GalleryHow Long Do CSA Points Stay on Your Record Once You Get Them?
CSA points – a hot topic in the industry. Many transportation stakeholders have offered up criticism, saying that the lack of data undermines the program, and does not establish a link between a carrier’s […]
GalleryStep By Step Guide to Filling out Your Motor Carrier Authority Update (MCS-150)
Updating records is commonplace in the transportation industry. Whether it is related to regulations, insurance, banking, or business operations, most records require updating at least every 1-2 years. Organizing these updates into a calendar […]
GalleryELD Mandate: The Dates, Exceptions, Regulatory Changes, and Costs Drivers Need To Know
ELDs are THE regulatory topic on everyone’s mind in the transportation industry these days. As per the FMCSA, the objective of the rule is to help create a safer work environment for drivers, and […]
GalleryAttention Carriers: Next Week is Brake Safety Week
Starting this Sunday, September 11th to Saturday, September 17th, CMV inspectors will be out across North America conducting brake system inspections as part of the CVSA’s Operation Air Brake Safety Week. It is a […]
How To Prepare for a DOT Medical Exam
In the trucking industry, all medical examinations must be performed by a medical professional listed in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (CME). Any commercial driver with an expired medical certificate must use […]
GalleryChanges to the FMCSA’s Carrier Ratings and the Safety Fitness Determination
On January 21st, FMCSA published in the Federal Register the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the much anticipated carrier safety fitness determination (SFD). The Administration proposes to change the Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]
GalleryFMCSA Driver Coercion Rule – What You Need to Know
There are many proposed regulations that the trucking industry is keeping a close eye on for 2016. They include changes to CSA, the ELD mandate, the proposed speed limiter rule, sleep apnea health issue, […]
Attention Carriers: Operation Safe Driver Week is Next Week!
The CVSA’s program, Operation Safe Driver is held every year in partnership with the FMCSA, state, provincial and local law enforcement. Its objective is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from crashes […]
GalleryRegulatory Check In – What is on the Horizon in the Trucking Industry
When it comes to regulations in the trucking industry, this has been the summer of uncertainty. There are quite a few proposed regulations that are still up in the air, and it can be […]
