Much like we all experienced in elementary and high school, every quarter, FMCSA updates and posts on its website a document called the “Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report” (Progress Report,...
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In all the excitement about the new Hours of Service rules, there was another interesting item published in the Federal Register that may have been overlooked by many. A company...
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FMCSA’s recent hours-of-service rule changes were determined to be “economically significant rules,” and the Agency was required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis (technically called a Regulatory Impact Analysis or RIA)...
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6.04 million truck drivers (inter-and intrastate) are subject to hours of service rules in the U.S. (see page 21 of the RIA)
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51% of truck drivers are exempt from ELD use because they operate soley within a 100 air-mile radius. That’s 3.1 million truck drivers who don’t have to keep logs (see...
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The U.S. DOT’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts investigations of potentially criminal behavior by transportation company operators and personnel. As of May 15, 2020, USDOT’s OIG has 65 active...
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Suggestions are welcome! Do you have ideas on topics you’d like to see us cover in this newsletter? If so, feel free to share them with us at sgarney@scopelitisconsulting.com.
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Scopelitis Transportation Consulting President Dave Osiecki was recently asked by Heavy Duty Trucking to explain recent guidance issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration allowing its inspectors to assign...
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Non-Preventable Crashes Will No Longer Be Counted Against Trucking Companies
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STC recently spoke with Deborah Lockridge of Heavy Duty Trucking about FMCSA's new proposed rule outlining steps State Driver's License Agencies should take based on information found in the Drug...
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