Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts They say only two things in life are certain, death…and taxes. I propose adding one more to that short list of certainties. Government Inflation Adjustments. Effective January 6, 2023, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has raised …
An Historic First For some Wednesday, November 9, 2022 was just another Wednesday. For others, it marked an historic first in the long history of female truck drivers. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety …
Deja Vu In a seemingly never ending battle against Covid-19 and other communicable diseases, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extend its Modified Emergency Declaration for the sixth time on August 31, 2022 until 11:59 EST on October …
Rules Out For Summer Did you know most of the industries household goods moves during the summer months (May 1- Sep 30)? Probably not, but the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) did. That is why they have chosen to …
How Long Do You Have? As Covid-19 rages on and a new threat lurks in the background (Monkeypox), straining an already exhausted supply chain, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) decided to “Extend and …
New Civil Penalty Amounts It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s an increase to Civil Penalty Amounts! While the colloquial idiom is somewhat funny, the increase in civil penalty amounts is no laughing matter. Effective as of July 31, 2019, …
NOT FOR SALE Hidden in plain sight is a monster so vile we often choose not to speak of it in fear that it may invade our everyday life and force us to confront it. I’d like to think it …
RIN 2126-AC01 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has opened Docket Number FMCSA-2018-0165 for comments until January 30, 2019. You, like many others may be asking yourself what is this proposed rule (RIN 2126-AC01)? The short answer is, it …
On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a Federal Register notice announcing a 24-month Crash Preventability Demonstration Program to review the preventability of certain crashes. The FMCSA is requiring motor carriers …
Hazmat compliance can be somewhat onerous. Since the DOT began issuing hazmat guidelines in the 70’s there have been ever-changing rules when it comes to hazardous material transportation, and with good reason. There are numerous materials that are classified for …