Too Many Wheels, Not Enough Parking
You’re driving down the road. It’s been a long day and you’re looking for a place to park but there’s nothing in sight. You drive a few more miles down the road and still, nowhere to park your rig and rest. Now, you have to pick from two options: operate your vehicle illegally or park illegally. Either choice will create problems for you and those around you on the road. This is a scenario that more and more...
Alternative Fuel Sources in Commercial Driving
With all the talk of modern technology and the ways that transportation is evolving, the conversation quickly enters the realm of fuel alternatives to gasoline. Even though semi trucks run just fine on diesel fuels at the moment, there are still lots of people and companies searching for what’s to come next. It’s hard to ignore the fact that technology is shaping the way transportation and the trucking industry carry out business as...
Trucking and Sleep Apnea: The Legal Battle Continues
In the transportation industry, there are people who are for and against truck drivers being allowed to drive if they have sleep apnea. Now it seems a resolution is far from being reached. Federal lawmakers are battling over whether or not truck drivers who have sleep apnea should be able to drive again this week. U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Cory Booker recently proposed a new law that would require the U.S. Department of...
Vision Requirements for CDL Drivers
As just about anyone in the industry will tell you, commercial driving is a job that demands the utmost precision, safety, and continued awareness of your surroundings in order to be successful. Most are aware of the fact that trucking across the country is a profession12 depending on people with a high capacity for physical and mental endurance. With all sorts of regulations and health standards, commercial drivers need to meet...
5 Benefits of ELDs
No matter which side you’re on, recent battles in the Supreme Court have left in place the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule, enacted as part of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Essentially, this rule calls for the Secretary of Transportation to adopt the proper regulations requiring ELD use in commercial vehicles driving interstate. Drivers are required to keep records of duty status (RODS) made...
FMCSA Proposed Trucking Regulation Changes Friday
We’ve all heard of the truck driver shortage facing the country in one way or another. While it may not be the easiest issue to tackle, it is certainly one of the most important if we want to keep the trucks moving. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) demonstrated their commitment to this problem on Friday when they proposed trucking regulation changes that would make it easier to obtain a CDL. The first...