The BigRoad team spent last week in Mississauga, Ontario for Truck World 2016 – Canada’s National Truck Show! Known as the meeting place for Canadian trucking, transportation, supply chain, distribution, and logistics, Truck World brought together thousands of trucking enthusiasts…and BigRoad was excited to be part of the action!
The BigRoad team has just returned home after a week in Louisville, Kentucky for the annual Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). MATS is the largest heavy-duty industry event in the world, attracting over 70,000 attendees and 1,000+ exhibitors.
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The main goal of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to prevent crashes, injuries, and fatalities related to commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) operating in the United States. In December 2010, the FMCSA launched the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program. This data-driven safety and compliance enforcement program was designed to improve safety while preventing accidents involving CMVs.
Yes indeed – it is finally here! So what does that really mean for you?
Well, if you have been required to use paper logs to document your drive time and hours of service, then the mandate will require you to use an ELD – otherwise known as an electronic logging device.
Overdrive magazine reported earlier today that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that the federal rule to require truck operators to use electronic logging devices to keep records of duty status is slated to be published in the Federal Register this Friday. The rule will take effect Dec. 10, 2017, giving carriers and drivers a two-year window to comply with the rule’s requirements.
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