Zero Emission Vehicles: California Dreaming?
Don’t be scared truckers and fleets, but CARB (California Air Resources Board) is back with a new slate of initiatives designed to explore zero emission vehicle technology. At the moment, these proposals are focused on evaluating the current state of ZEV technology, exploring the potential for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of these technologies in the future, as well as looking at other, non-vehicle means of further...
Brake Safety Week in Full Swing
Brake Safety Week is well underway this week and the CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) is urging truckers to get their brakes in tiptop shape. During Brake Safety Week, the CVSA will work with law enforcement agencies across the country to make sure your brakes are up to par. Starting September 11th and continuing through September 17th inspectors will be looking for out-of-adjustment brakes, brake-system, and anti-lock...
Exploring the DOT Speed Limiter Proposal
On August 26 of this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a proposal that would limit the speed of large commercial vehicles. It’s a joint effort by the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The new speed limiter proposal would create safety standards that would require all new U.S. commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight...
Would You Pass a Roadside Inspection?
Whether it’s a checkpoint or a faulty taillight, a roadside inspection can happen at any time. Recently, roadside inspections have become the norm for the simple fact that commercial drivers are held to a higher standard. But, is all this time and energy put into roadside inspections really making a difference? Roadside Inspection – Would You Pass It? The Data Numbers don’t lie and 5.5 million is a pretty big one. According to...
Detention Pay: New Laws, Same Old Issues
Last month on June 15, the U.S. Department of Transportation released an announcement of their intentions to move forward with an audit of the loading and unloading delays experienced by drivers nationwide in hopes of one day implementing a mandate for detention pay nationside. Similar to the goals of the Obama administration’s Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and the requirements outlined therein, the recent audit...
Will Brexit Affect Trucking?
As the recent announcements of Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) sweeping over every news outlet and major economy on Earth, it may have some truckers wondering what it could mean for them. For those unfamiliar with what exactly the Brexit is, allow us to break it down: Although Britain’s (Former) Prime Minister David Cameron had attempted to quell the push toward leaving the EU with negotiations back in February, the...