Presented February 2014 by Dee Davis Safety Scores: Â Prevention and Removal
Presented February 2014 by Dee Davis Safety Scores: Â Prevention and Removal
While most vehicle collisions are preventable, they continue for a number of reasons. Driver error due to distraction, impairment, frustration or aggression continues to top the list of causes for most crashes; however, roughly one in ten crashes are caused by equipment that was not operating properly. The simple truth is that motor vehicles (cars […]
Introduction Listed below are 28 examples of the Federal hours-of-service rules for property-carrying commercial motor vehicles as published on December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81134). Most, but not all of the examples focus on the changes to the hours-of-service rules in the December 27, 2011 Final Rule
The card, posted to FMCSA’s website Friday, summarizes each of the provisions of the new rule and compares it to the old rule. It is designed for truck drivers to keep in their vehicles for quick reference. The rule requires drivers to take a 30-minute break before driving more than eight hours and limits the […]
The Hours of Service of Drivers Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011. The effective date of the Final Rule is February 27, 2012, and the compliance date of selected provisions is July 1, 2013. The links below provide more details regarding the HOS Final Rule:
As the driver of a large, heavy truck, you have a lot of responsibility as you drive down the road. The biggest concern is safety. That brings us to the main reason for the hours-of-service regulations – to keep fatigued drivers off the public roadways. These regulations put limits in place for when and how […]
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance RoadCheck for 2013 Safety Tips
The Vehicle Maintenance Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes).