The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 15-21, 2019. Throughout that week, enforcement officials will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial motor vehicles throughout North America. Vehicles with critical brake violations, or other critical vehicle inspection item violations, will be restricted from traveling until those violations are corrected.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed rule to revise its driver hours of service regulations remains at the White House Office of Management and Budget for final review and approval. The OMB has submitted a few questions regarding the substance of the proposal, which has delayed publication in the Federal Register. FMCSA Administrator Raymond Martinez has reportedly stated that the agency still intends to publish the proposal in June.
The following are some tips for consideration to retain the good drivers you have:
Last week we discussed the Drug and Alcohol Clearing House regulation that goes into effect early next year. Another new regulation that will be implemented in early 2020 is the Entry-Level Driver Training rule on February 8, 2020.
First, let’s look at the Entry-Level Driver Training Regulation that is in place today for CDL drivers that will stay in effect until February 7, 2020.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 32nd annual International Roadcheck will take place June 4-6, 2019. Over a 72-hour period, CVSA-certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors in jurisdictions throughout North America will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and their drivers.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is requesting public comments about a potential second pilot program that paves the way for drivers ages 18 to 20 to obtain their commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
Speeding was selected as the emphasis for this year's Operation Safe Driver week, scheduled for July 14-20 throughout North America.
In a world now where we receive more data than ever before, it is important to not only read the data you receive but in certain situations to Cross Reference with other data you already have on file.
The annual DOT Inspection is required of all CMV’s that have a GVWR of 10,001 lbs or more, as defined in the definition of a CMV in CFR 390.5 for interstate carriers with US DOT operating authority. For INTRAstate operators check with your state carrier enforcement for adoption of this federal regulation.