October 21, 2021
I was asked by a major client to confirm what is the difference between a driver operating a commercial vehicle during an emergency vs driving in adverse conditions in Canada.
Read More »Understanding Emergency VS Adverse Driving Conditions in Canada
Transport Canada announced yesterday that Canada will follow the US mandate and require the use of ELDs for tracking driver hours. This decision was made after years of review and found that it will improve safety, eliminate fraud, and significantly reduce paperwork.
Although minimal details have been released, Transport Canada stated they will align with the FMCSA’s December 2017 timeline. It is unknown if the same criteria will be used for what is considered an ELD or if there will similar exemptions, or any at all.
Read More »Canada to Adopt ELDs
This past year saw a lot of changes in the trucking industry, particularly with the regulations. The ELD Mandate was finally published after being scheduled and rescheduled throughout 2015. Although the use of ELDs is not effective immediately due to the grace periods, it will definitely have a huge impact over the next coming years.
So it’s not a surprise that BigRoad’s Top 5 Blog Posts are almost all related to the ELD Mandate. These posts were the most viewed on the BigRoad blog and received a ton of shares/likes/comments on our social media networks, particularly Facebook.
If you missed any of these blogs or want a second look, here are the Top 5 Blogs from BigRoad for 2015.
Read More »Top 5 BigRoad Blogs of 2015
For several weeks now the Illinois State Police have been keeping a close eye on truckers, focusing most of their attention on the busy Interstate 90/94 corridor, a critical route for commercial traffic. The goal is to reduce traffic fatalities involving truck drivers, though it’s an approach many truck drivers feel is focused in the wrong direction.
Read More »Illinois State Police Crack Down on Potentially Dangerous Truckers
Should drivers of moving trucks be allowed to drive past the 14th hour? The American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) thinks so and has applied to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for a special exemption from regulations prohibiting drivers from piloting their commercial vehicles past the 14th hour on duty.
Read More »American Moving & Storage Association Applies for Exemption From 14-Hour Rule
Read More »Electronic Driver Logs that Drivers Want to Use – from a driver
In December 2015 the FMCSA started the clock on a 2 year window for ELD compliance. There is still a lot of confusion and concern over what the ELD mandate is going to mean for the average carrier. To help provide a bit more information on the steps you need to take, BigRoad CEO Terry Frey delivered our ELD – The Path to Compliance webinar. Below is a recording of the webinar and the answers to the questions we had.
So, you’ve download the BigRoad Mobile App…now what? You probably want to make sure you are doing everything to keep your logs in perfect order. What steps should you take to be prepared for every day on the road? BigRoad’s Debbie Fapo and Matt Tonkin walk you through setting up the BigRoad Mobile App and answer some of the most common questions about using the app.
Over the last few months BigRoad has held a number of webinars devoted to covering everything hours of service (HOS). With our latest webinar, we tried to provide a summary of all the questions that we found popping up throughout this webinar series. A recording can be found below.
If you haven’t done so already, start a free trial of BigRoad and get on the path to ELD compliance today!
Read More »HOS Webinar Series: Examining the Top HOS Questions
