FMCSA

Cross-border trucking pilot program heads back to court

Though a federal court ruled just three weeks ago in favor of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico, a different panel of judges heard separate oral arguments May 6 against both the cross-border program and the National ...

By Jill Dunn Published May 8, 2013

All hands on deck: Carriers employ software to improve CSA scores

The Compliance, Safety, Accountability program continues to propel fleets toward technology that can improve their scores. Under CSA, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration deposits vehicle inspection violations into seven Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories. Each month, the violations in each BASIC are scored by Safety Management ...

By Aaron Huff Published January 28, 2013

Tied Down

Cargo securement soon will be part of the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC. Be ready. By Jack Roberts A freshly-minted driver who recently had graduated from a CDL school came by to chat with his instructors and let them know how things were going. He’d just gotten hired by ...

By Jack Roberts Published November 1, 2012

Interact: Feedback ON CCJDigital

The future of EOBRs Learn how to use them “EOBRs are nothing more than a tool. How one chooses to use it will depend on how it can help or hinder. I’ve listened to many complain about the ‘big brother’ issue and heard from just as many ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 7, 2012

Viewpoint

Carriers respond to FMCSA’s proposed changes to CSA methodology FMCSA should consider all implications of CSA, including the fact that CSA’s flawed methodology and scores have become an industry measurement system used by shippers in awarding freight and may also be used in litigation against carriers. ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 4, 2012

Viewpoint

Industry response to the EOBR provision in the highway funding legislation signed into law on July 6 “This legislation, while not all we could have hoped for as an industry and as users of the highway system, makes tremendous strides in the safety arena and puts ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 3, 2012

UpFront

Righting a wrong Latest change to SMS could spell relief for flatbed haulers During the days of the Compliance Safety Accountability program’s Operation Model Test period, flatbed carriers raised their concerns over the Cargo-Related Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category. Although the category includes all carriers and ...

By Jeff Crissey Published May 1, 2012

UpFront

It’s just a matter of time FMCSA heads back to the drawing board for broader EOBR mandate In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s April 2010 electronic onboard recorder final rule that would have required EOBRs ...

By Jeff Crissey Published March 1, 2012

Journal

ATA asks court to review hours rule Group supports FMCSA’s EOBR efforts to enforce current regs The American Trucking Associations on Feb. 14 filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking the court to review the Federal Motor Carrier ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 1, 2012

Mexican carrier found in violation of leasing regs

A Mexican carrier was found to violate U.S. leasing laws pertaining to Mexican carriers, said William Quade of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Enforcement and Compliance division. The violation was found during the pre-authorization safety audit process for carriers who would be a part of ...

By admin Published February 8, 2012