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Automated License Plate Readers Arrive
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsTODAY’S HIGH-TECH WORLD OF TRUCKING. Through a recent partnership with the FMCSA and Virginia State Police, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recently installed new technology at three of its... -
Truckers Have Rights – NMA Can Help
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No CommentsAfter several years of watching our members endure economic difficulties and struggling just to maintain their businesses, we are looking forward to once again being able to focus our energies... -
Determining Your Type Of Operation
Posted on March 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsINDIANA CARRIER GETS SHUT DOWN Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered U & D Service, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN to immediately cease all transportation services in... -
Cell Phone Ban, Revised HOS Rules & More
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 1 CommentIf you didn’t know, the federal government does not operate on a regular calendar year, yet Congress and certain federal regulatory agencies often make an end-of-the-year push to enact pending... -
California Senate Bill 459 Attacks Business
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsCalifornia may have banned “Assault Weapons” but that is not stopping them from “assaulting” the businesses in their own state. In the nearly bankrupt state, motor carriers that use independent... -
New CDL Rules To Begin January 30, 2012
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 1 CommentNEW CDL RULES TO BEGIN IN JANUARY The New Year is upon us, and with it comes new rules and regulations. Everyone should be prepared for the new Commercial Driver’s... -
Proper Vehicle Maintenance Under CSA
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe new CSA (Comprehensive Safety Analysis) Methodology, published in August 2010, reduced the number of violations appearing on the severity weighting tables substantially reducing the Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement... -
FMCSA’s EOBR Rule Rejected By Court
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsEOBR RULE REJECTED. A federal appeals court has thrown out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2010 rule requiring electronic on-board recorders. The ruling is almost certain to delay... -
DOT To “Rate” Truckers In The Not-So-Distant Future
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 5 CommentsTRUCK DRIVER RATINGS ARE COMING Driver ratings are coming! Based on a new five-year plan by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency will “pursue a methodology to... -
The Skinny On Truck Weights & Measures
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsMore Americans than ever before are becoming overweight. The latest numbers say that 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in 2009. And, if you’re in...
