Gladys Gillis: The right leader at the right time
When the United Motorcoach Association board of directors gathered this past June for strategic discussions about the organization’s future, they didn’t just talk theoretically about…
FMCSA proposes expanded flexibility in driver hours of service
Washington, D.C.—If made final, a proposed rule would allow passenger carrier drivers and their companies a bit more flexibility in complying with hours of service…
Industry Briefs: September 15, 2019 edition
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Canada’s late ELD requirement will be easy for most operators
by Hal Mattern
Canada is joining the United States in requiring electronic logging devices on commercial motor vehicles, but the transition will be fairly painless…
Hours-of-service violations dropping under ELD mandate
Hours-of-service violations are turning up in about half a percent of driver inspections under the electronic logging device mandate that took effect in December of…
Log falsification is definitely a “big no-no,” jury confirms
“There is just no way an operator should be telling any driver what to put in his log book. I am shocked by his behavior.…
FMCSA head visits UMA Board
National Harbor, Md. — “I’ve tried to change the dynamic at FMCSA because I sensed when I walked in the door that there was this…
Group seeks to limit ELD exemptions
by Hal Mattern
A nonprofit organization representing commercial motor vehicle safety inspectors is asking Congress to reject an effort to exempt small operators from the…
ELDs—One Year In
by Hal Mattern