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While drivers of both cars and trucks are the target of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver program, commercial vehicle drivers received a majority of warnings and tickets/citations during the July 10-15 emphasis.
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On a monthly basis, the federal government publishes a Significant Rulemaking Report, updating where major proposed regulations stand in the rulemaking process.
In today's complicated business landscape, setting up a Limited Liability Company, or an LLC, as an independent contractor is extremely important both personally and professionally. The reason is simple - as an independent contractor, you operate your own business and are responsible for your own assets and liabilities.
Here are some interesting facts from American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) for you to consider. Even if you are a single truck operator, knowing these facts and changing your driving behavior can reduce your odds of being in a crash.
Thanks to Lisa Cox from All Nite Truckin’ Inc. who spoke with ICSA about her background and the small fleet she operates. Oklahoma-based All Nite Truckin’, Inc. has been a part of ICSA since 2021. The company started in 2017 when Lisa's daughter - Lindsey - first entered the world of trucking by purchasing a one-ton truck to work with an oilfield hotshot group.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Aug. 23 that it will submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) for data on detention times fora study that will focus on how wait times at shipping and receiving locations affect driver safety.
Here are some interesting facts from American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) for you to consider. Even if you are a single truck operator, knowing these facts and changing your driving behavior can reduce your odds of being in a crash.
Conducting a CR is resource-intensive for FMCSA, and as a result only about 2% of active interstate carriers experience a CR any year. Now FMCSA is considering whether to expand how a Safety Fitness Determination can be made so that, potentially, more unfit carriers can be removed from the highways. FMCSA may decide to directly use SMS scores or CRs alone or the two in combination.