Category - Truck Leasing Articles

How to Make a Cold Weather Survival Kit for Your Truck

Everyone should carry a Winter Survival Kit in their truck. In an emergency, it could save your life. Here is what you need: a shovel windshield...

FMCSA Extends HOS Public Comment Period to October 21st

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it has extended the public comment period on the proposed changes to the...

Successful 2019 Idealease Safety & Compliance Seminar

Huge thanks to all the folks who came out to the Cumberland Idealease Safety & Compliance Seminar last week.  We hope you found the seminar to...

It’s the CVSA’s Brake Safety Week!!! Sept. 15-21st

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 15-21. Throughout that week, enforcement officials will...
Pre and Post Trip Inspection Tractor Trailer

Pre and Post Trip Inspection Tractor Trailer

Watch this quick video from Idealease on Pre/Post Trip Inspections for a tractor trailer. Originally posted on the Idealease Safety Bulletin Cumberland Truck Nashville 1901 Lebanon Pike, Nashville,...

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House Passes Vehicle Terrorism Prevention Act

House Passes Vehicle Terrorism Prevention Act

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week to evaluate and address the threat of vehicular terrorism. H.R. 4227, introduced by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), was passed by the House on a vote...

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FMCSA Clarifies ELD Enforcement Policy

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has clarified how the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will be enforced beginning April 1, 2018, when “full enforcement” begins....

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Driver Background Investigations

Driver Background Investigations

What inquiries are required to be completed, by the FMCSA regulations, for a driver who has applied to drive a commercial motor vehicle (>10,000lbs MGVWR) for a motor carrier? Answer: CFR 391.23...

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Right of Way

Right of Way

While investigating accidents over the years and talking with drivers, many times the driver would state, “I had the right-of-way”. What does this really mean? When we have the “Right-of-Way” does...

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