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Update on COVID-19: Temporary Waivers by Jurisdiction

To date, I have focused my ‘Ask the Expert’ Blogs on Federal Emergency Declarations information in the U.S. and Canada. I am switching gears today to focus on specific State ...

Update on COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

03/20/20 | FMCSA

As you know, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national Emergency Declaration for Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) delivering relief in response ...

Texas Intrastate - ELD Mandate Deadline & HOS Rules

12/11/19 | HOS

With all the chatter about the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) deadline for Interstate drivers in the U.S. effective December 16, 2019, I wanted to raise awareness of another ...

Driver standing with hands folded in front of a blue truck.

Canada-specific HOS On-Duty Requirement

11/12/19 | HOS

This is a different requirement than when operating in the U.S. and might cause confusion for motor carriers travelling between Canada and the U.S., particularly with the ELD ...

Hazardous Materials: How do they affect off duty breaks and duty statuses?

08/07/19 | HOS

When taking a break while hauling hazmats, make sure you're doing it right! Understanding how to rightly claim the right duty status is already crucial if DOT ever inspects ...

Truck driver looking at his mobile device and hours of service.

Logging Hours on an ELD and Non-ELD Deployed Vehicle

07/30/19 | HOS

A reader of Marc's Safety Corner and customer of BigRoad recently asked an interesting question. How are Hours of Service (HOS) recorded when you have two vehicles – one that ...

How FMCSA Calculates BASIC Measure

07/23/19 | FMCSA

Five million truck and bus drivers share the road with more than 250 million motorists in the U.S. Commercial drivers and their violations need to be monitored and assessed to ...

Expert Tip: Dashboard Installations In Your Vehicle

07/19/19 | installation

Brayn Gomez, Professional Installer and Technical Specialist, gives you his top Do's and Don't's when performing DIY installations in your vehicle.

New Rules for Pickup Trucks and Trailers in Ontario!

07/17/19 | Inspection

What Regulations are Impacted by these Changes? Regulation 611 (Safety Inspections) Ontario Regulation 424/97 (Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Information) Ontario Regulation ...

10 Tips to Guarantee Success with your DataQ Requests

07/11/19 | FMCSA

Iron out U.S. Violations with DataQs With the full implementation of the ELD regulations in the U.S., it is important to know how to manage violations and inspection reports as ...

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Update on COVID-19: Temporary Waivers by Jurisdiction

Update on COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

Texas Intrastate - ELD Mandate Deadline & HOS Rules

Canada-specific HOS On-Duty Requirement

Hazardous Materials: How do they affect off duty breaks and duty statuses?

Logging Hours on an ELD and Non-ELD Deployed Vehicle

How FMCSA Calculates BASIC Measure

Expert Tip: Dashboard Installations In Your Vehicle

New Rules for Pickup Trucks and Trailers in Ontario!

10 Tips to Guarantee Success with your DataQ Requests

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