FMCSA

Law

What if there is no contract? Carriers should understand the default rules of the road Q We hauled a load for a shipper based upon a simple load confirmation sheet from a broker that had only the origin, destination and rate. We billed the broker, who has ...

By CCJ Staff Published January 1, 2011

Law

FMCSA should delay CSA 2010 release Vicarious liability, misused data are a bad mix By Henry Seaton Q We heard that on behalf of some small trade associations you have opposed implementation of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010. If so, why? A Neither I nor the parties I represent oppose ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 3, 2010

Journal

FMCSA makes further CSA changes Agency softens terminology, withholds cargo BASIC scores The term “deficient” is no longer in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s vocabulary when it comes to the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) – at least not in public. On Nov. 18, the agency announced ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 3, 2010

Avery Vise

Turning customers into cops FMCSA outsources enforcement by publishing CSA data analysis By the time you read this, the Safety Measurement System – the bedrock of the new Comprehensive Safety Analysis program – likely has replaced SafeStat. As with SafeStat, public release of SMS data will come ...

By Avery Vise Published December 2, 2010

Jeff Crissey

Distracted driving gets out of hand FMCSA issues final rule on texting ban for interstate commerce drivers I recently received an e-mail that was making the rounds showing a series of images posted on Facebook by a truck driver who was snapping photos from the seat of ...

By Jeff Crissey Published October 1, 2010

CCJ Innovators: Jet Express

Jet Express Dayton, Ohio Improved CSA 2010 scores and raised company awareness by turning administrative and maintenance staff into trainers. All together now For Jet Express, CSA 2010 is more than the safety department and drivers Jeff Davis realized long ago that the most effective way to manage safety isn’t ...

By Avery Vise Published October 1, 2010

Law

Say goodbye to comfort in claims FMCSA abandons cargo insurance filing for carriers By Henry Seaton Q The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration abandoned the cargo insurance filing requirement. As a medium-sized broker, a third of our losses are caused by insurers who deny coverage for claims even ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2010

Law

SEA score sinks drayman Leave safety issues to FMCSA where they belong Q We are a small drayman that must depend upon the steamship lines to interchange containers and chassis for delivery of our customer’s freight as well as shipments they route. We have one SEA score ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2010

Journal

FMCSA rethinks supporting documents Agency offers incentive to use electronic tracking technology The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided not to require any motor carriers to retain certain documents related to drivers’ hours of service and will relieve carriers that use electronic mobile communications and tracking ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2010

FMCSA bans texting by commercial drivers

The Department of Transportation announced last month its decision to use its existing regulatory authority to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The ban, adopted as regulatory guidance by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was effective immediately and applies to ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 1, 2010