Marc's Safety Corner BigRoad

As part of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) looks at seven categories, known as the Behavio­­­­r Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs). In early May, the way that your hours-of-service (HOS) compliance BASIC is calculated will be changing - make sure you’re prepared!

The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has brought forward a lot of confusion about whether a specific vehicle and/or operation must comply or is exempt. This blog breaks down a number of hours-of-service (HOS) exemption and outlines who it applies to.

If you look at your inspection report and see Level I or Level VII, do you know what it actually means for you? Given that the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck is just around the corner, I thought it would be timely to explain the different types of inspection levels.

Many things were going on behind the scenes before and after the ELD mandate rollout. In retrospect, we can better understand the predicaments many find themselves in today.

Read Part 1 here.

Let’s look at ELDs though the post-rollout lens – the good, the bad, and the ugly.

As we continued to review the scope of challenges the industry is facing with ELDs, this particular ELD rule created some misunderstanding among some motor carriers and drivers, so we've decided to elaborate on it in more detail to provide clarification.

In the light of the updated Agricultural Exemption provided by the FMCSA, we have received some questions about whether it is supported by the BigRoad app. The great news is – it already is! 

Everyone is adapting to the new realities of the ELD mandate: the drivers, the supply chain, shippers and carriers, DOT inspectors - the list goes on. How does it affect you? 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced the creation of an email address to streamline the process for requesting an extension of the 8-day period that is allowed in the regulations in order to repair or replace an electronic logging device (ELD) that malfunctions.

Dear Marc,

Are my drivers required to show when they stop for fuel on their BigRoad driver logs?

Question submitted from a NASTC Customer