If you didn’t know, the federal government does not operate on a regular calendar year, yet Congress and certain federal regulatory agencies often make an end-of-the-year…
Author: Wayne Schooling
California may have banned “Assault Weapons” but that is not stopping them from “assaulting” the businesses in their own state. In the nearly bankrupt state, motor…
NEW CDL RULES TO BEGIN IN JANUARY The New Year is upon us, and with it comes new rules and regulations. Everyone should be prepared for…
The new CSA (Comprehensive Safety Analysis) Methodology, published in August 2010, reduced the number of violations appearing on the severity weighting tables substantially reducing the Behavior…
EOBR RULE REJECTED. A federal appeals court has thrown out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2010 rule requiring electronic on-board recorders. The ruling is…
TRUCK DRIVER RATINGS ARE COMING Driver ratings are coming! Based on a new five-year plan by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency will…
More Americans than ever before are becoming overweight. The latest numbers say that 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in 2009.…
CARRIERS VIOLATING SAP REGULATIONS It has been brought to my attention that some motor carriers have and are skirting their Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP) obligations. It…
NTA recently received an invitation from the Mayor of Irving, Texas to co-host the 14th Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Summit and 4th Annual Global High-Speed Rail Forum in Irving, TX this coming August.
If you haul cargo on a flatbed, you have undoubtedly heard of the 10-foot rule: you need at least one tie-down for every 10 feet of…
In the past few months, I have written a lot about what motor carriers can do about preparing for the new FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety and Accountability…
CSA SCORES I don’t really want to be one of those “I told you so” people, but just last week I received two e-mails from companies…
Many Americans have been forced to adapt to a change in their work status, and many of them now need to rethink their tax status. The…
WHAT CAN A MOTOR CARRIER DO? I strongly recommend that you follow the FMCSA’s “CSA Safety Management Cycle for Unsafe Driving.” In reality, this identifies six…
