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Presumably, most everyone in trucking knows that Assembly Bill 5 changes the world of the independent contractor in California, yet there are still more questions than answers. AB 5 changes the designation of independent contractors, commonly called owner-operators in the trucking world.
Safety is still “keep your eyes on the road and hands on the wheel,” but now it is also “keep your mind on the task of driving.” Quite simply, safe driving means no distractions.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently granted a petition from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) to examine whether a Unique Identification Device (also known as a Universal Identification Device or UID) should be installed on every interstate commercial motor vehicle.
If you are based or operating in California, ongoing actions of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) should be on your radar screen.
Despite all the new safety features and equipment in our trucks these days, crashes and fatalities continue to rise. We must do better, and ICSA’s safety consulting team is here to help members improve highway safety and reduce the chances of being in a serious crash.
As the old saying goes, “The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.” This analogy is easily applied to the DataQ process as “If inaccurate data is not reviewed, only the carrier suffers.” While large carriers have teams of safety specialists and intermediate carriers often have at least one dedicated safety director to perform Requests for Data Review (RDR, or DataQ for short), for single-truck owner/operators, this function, as with so many aspects of single-truck motor carriers, becomes the responsibility of that owner.
We are proud to announce new driver and fleet legal services for ICSA members through a new partnership with U.S. Legal Services (USL). USL is well known throughout the trucking industry for the safety and business tools they provide for the single-truck professional driver and small fleets.
Independent Carrier Safety Association recognizes its safest members with quarterly safety awards for the top three single-truck operators and the top three small fleets.
Several weeks ago, we informed our members that we would be making available to you the First Gear™ commercial vehicle driver online training curriculum at no cost. That day has arrived!