Survey Shows Fleet Use of E-logs, CSA Compliance Methods and Costs along with Expansion Plans - News - TruckingInfo.com
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The USCIS has issued a new form I-9, required from all employers no later than 5/7/2013
You can find this new form here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf
Monday, March 25, 2013
FMCSA's Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology: Report on the Pre-emplyment Screening Program
FMCSA released this report on the effectiveness of the PSP program, which may of our clients use. More information on PSP is in our September newsletter - available on request.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
CSA Update: Spotlight on the Safety Management Cycle for the HOS Compliance BASIC
The Safety Management Cycle (SMC) is a resource for carriers
and drivers as well as enforcement to help identify and address the root cause
for safety and compliance issues. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) recently released a series of SMCs tailored to each
Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC), with the end goal of
helping carriers find ways to reduce or eliminate violations by establishing
and improving their safety management controls.
The SMC for the Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance BASIC provides potential actions carriers can take to improve their HOS compliance. These actions are divided into six key process areas: roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, qualification and hiring, training and communication, monitoring and tracking, and meaningful action. For example, during the hiring process, a carrier should make sure a driver has the necessary skills for the job, including sufficient planning skills to know when to drive and when to stop, basic mathematical skills to calculate their hours and miles, and good organizational skills to keep each Record of Duty Status up-to-date.
Explore these and other important tips in the SMC for the HOS Compliance BASIC available from the CSA Website’s SMC webpage. Also, make sure you review the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to ensure you operate in full compliance of all current safety standards.
The SMC for the Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance BASIC provides potential actions carriers can take to improve their HOS compliance. These actions are divided into six key process areas: roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, qualification and hiring, training and communication, monitoring and tracking, and meaningful action. For example, during the hiring process, a carrier should make sure a driver has the necessary skills for the job, including sufficient planning skills to know when to drive and when to stop, basic mathematical skills to calculate their hours and miles, and good organizational skills to keep each Record of Duty Status up-to-date.
Explore these and other important tips in the SMC for the HOS Compliance BASIC available from the CSA Website’s SMC webpage. Also, make sure you review the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to ensure you operate in full compliance of all current safety standards.
Thank You,
CSA Web Team
U.S. DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Friday, March 15, 2013
House Panel Takes on Size and Weight, Logs, HOS - News - TruckingInfo.com
House Panel Takes on Size and Weight, Logs, HOS - News - TruckingInfo.com
EOBR rule is now delayed until September.
EOBR rule is now delayed until September.
Friday, March 8, 2013
NEW: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster Requirement
All covered employers are required to display and keep displayed a poster prepared by the Department of Labor summarizing the major provisions of The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place where employees and applicants for employment can see it. A poster must be displayed at all locations even if there are no eligible employees.
A copy of the poster prepared by the Department (WH 1420) is available for your information or for posting in the workplace.
To print a copy please follow these instructions:
- The file is only available in PDF format. In order to view and/or print PDF documents you must have a PDF viewer (e.g., Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® v5 or later) available on your workstation.
- Click on the link for the FMLA poster and wait for it to load into the viewer.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
California Air Resources Board - Regulations Changes
CARB has issued numerous
changes to their regulations. CARB
stated that they intend to issue fines against carriers, brokers, shippers, and
receivers - no matter where they are located.
CARB contends that these regulations apply to any carrier transporting
goods on California highways, as well as any entity tendering shipments on
California highways.
These regulations fall
into three categories:
1. Truck and Bus Regulations
2. Transport Refrigeration Unit
Regulations
3. Greenhouse Gas Regulations
1. Truck and Bus Regulations:
Particulate matter
filters are required on all trucks - the exact deadline depends on the model
year of the truck and engine.
What should you do? Make certain your trucks operating in the
state meet the above requirements - inspectors are actively checking. If you are running LoadTrek - set up a
"California Compliant" equipment group.
2. Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU)
Regulation:
TRU regulations were
effective January 1, 2013 and apply to brokers, forwarders, shippers,
receivers, drivers, and carriers. CARB
has tested and certified each reefer unit that is compliant with their new
regulations. You can check your reefer
units' compliance with CARB regulations at the CARB web site.
Drivers are required to
provide any California law enforcement officer with complete information on the
shipper, receiver, and carrier upon demand.
Shippers, receivers, and carriers are required to dispatch only
compliant reefer equipment within the state.
How can you as a carrier
comply? Check your reefers and dispatch
only CARB-compliant reefers to the state.
If you are running LoadTrek, use the "California Compliant"
equipment group. We are watching some
exciting developments in alternative-fueled reefers. We will keep you posted as the technology is
ready for public release.
3. Greenhouse Gas Regulations:
Owners of 53 foot or
longer box type trailers, and the owners of the trucks that pull these
trailers, must use SmartWay verified low rolling resistance tires. However, this applies only if the engine in
the tractor pulling the trailer is model year 2010 or older. You are allowed to run non-low rolling
resistance tires until the end of their useful life or January 1, 2015 -
whichever comes first.
Because
SmartWay-compliant tires are commonplace, you may wish to consider equipping
your entire on-road fleet with these tires.
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