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Driving Under the Influence - Of Allergy Medicine Spring will arrive on Saturday March 20th in the U.S., bringing along a slew of seasonal allergies. Experts suggest that the 2021 allergy season could be more severe in comparison to previous years. With allergy season...

Spring weather often creates driving challenges. Specifically, the change in ground temperature can damage roads and vehicles and result in "roller coaster" rides from "wavy roads." Consequently, motor carriers need to monitor the many state and provincial spring...

At the end of the Trump Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a notice proposing a pilot program to evaluate two additional options for splitting sleeper berth periods – a 6/4 split and a 5/5 split.  As of September 2020, drivers...

The FMCSA requires all interstate carriers to file a MCS-150 or MCS-150B, if a Safety permit is required, every 24 months based on the last two digits of the US DOT number.  The last digit of the number dictates the month and the second to last digit dictates the...

Over the recent years we have seen numerous high-profile deaths occur using prescription drugs.  For example, we have seen an actor who died of an overdose of prescription drugs and a doctor on trial for the death of a famous musician who died because of an overdose...

Will Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspectors be checking the newly established FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearing House to check the status of your driver during a roadside inspection? Answer: Yes, click here to see the bulletin that was sent by the CVSA to...

The Drivers Daily Vehicle Inspection (DVIR) is part of a driver’s daily responsibility to protect themselves, the motoring public, and the equipment they operate. But does your driver know the difference between a “defect” & a “safety sensitive” defect? Drivers...

A data snapshot of motor carrier violations occurring in Calendar Year (CY) 2020 was recently updated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Analysis & Information (A & I) Online to include the entire year. A & I Online summarizes motor...

The top violations discovered during reviews are included in A & I Online's yearly summaries. The top five acute regulations in CY 2020 reflected DOT testing and CDL license violations: Rank Violation1. Allowing driver to drive with suspended/revoked/etc. CDL...

If a motor carrier has been contacted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) or their state motor carrier enforcement division about an audit or intervention, it is likely because their Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) scores have...

Anything and everything carried on a truck must be properly secured to prevent loss of control or falling cargo from injuring drivers, passengers, or pedestrians. While safe cargo securement principles (and of course regulations) apply to every single item carried for...

The CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has been around for a little over a year. The number of portal accounts, requested queries, and data submissions continue to increase. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provided Clearinghouse statistics as...

Each year during International Roadcheck, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), through its member jurisdictions, captures and reports data on specific areas of motor carrier compliance. This year's event will focus on two areas, hours-of-service (HOS)...

A Decent Proposal The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed to include the rear impact guard, or underride guard, to the list of items that are required to be checked out during every commercial vehicle’s annual inspection. The request for...

On September 9-11, 2020, federal and state motor carrier inspectors conducted more than 50,000 North American Standard Level I, II, III and V inspections during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) three-day International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle...

The perfect gift this Valentine’s Day is the gift of heart health. Along with Valentine’s Day, February marks American Heart Month, a great time to commit to a healthy lifestyle and make small changes that can lead to a lifetime of heart health. Cardiovascular disease...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requires a motor carrier qualifying a new driver to obtain and review the motor vehicle record of the driver within 30 days of the date of hire CFR 391.23. As a Better Business Practice it is recommended that the Motor...

Now that Joe Biden has been sworn in as U.S. President, motor carriers are wondering what his administration will mean for the trucking industry. Executive Actions While Democratic administrations tend to favor new safety initiatives, much of an administration’s...

How to Properly Mark a Commercial Motor Vehicle A common question I receive from customers is “What size do the letters and numbers need to be on the placard or marking on the side of my commercial vehicle?” Ironically, there is NO size designation by measurement....

Below are some tips for protecting your truck during the cold winter months! Diesel supplement should be added to the ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel when temperatures drop below 32 degrees. If you truck is equipped with an engine block heater it should be plugged in...