Everything you wanted to know about trucking during an Emergency Declaration, but were afraid to ask! In this session, Marc Moncion, Vice President Safety, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs will answer your questions to help bring clarity to the HOS exemption granted by the FMCSA.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released a second set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding their Emergency Declaration on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
The first set of the FAQs can be found here.
Read More »Update on COVID-19: FAQs on Emergency Declaration Part 2
Following my previous blog regarding FMCSA granting a waiver for expiring commercial driver’s licenses & permits, I have been getting questions regarding drug and alcohol testing regulations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For your benefit, please read the following U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) new guidance.
https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/compliance-with-dot-drug-and-alcohol-testing-regulations#_ftn2
As expected, Transport Canada has approved an essential Hours of Service (HOS) ‘Freight Transportation Exemption.’
This Exemption has similarities to the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issuance of their March 13th, 2020 national Emergency Declaration for Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) delivering relief in response to the COVID-19 Outbreak.
The purpose of this Blog is to highlight the similarities and differences that have been adopted by Canada Transport.
Read More »Update on COVID-19: Freight Transport Exemption in Canada
It has come to my attention that many truckers are becoming increasingly anxious that they may be subject to unwanted enforcement attention due to their CLDs expiring soon, and that they are unable to renew due to action out of their control.
I wanted to ease your concerns by sharing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Enforcement Notice on Expiring Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs), Commercial Learner’s permits (CPLs) and Non-CDL Drivers (NCDLs).
Specifically, FMCSA has granted a waiver for drivers of commercial motor vehicles that currently have a valid CDL or CPL that may be expiring to continue to be valid until June 30, 2020.
These measures have been adopted in response to many U.S. States experiencing greater than normal employee absences, or having to close their State Driver Licensing Agencies.
This follows guidance FMCSA received from the U.S. Center for Disease Control to use social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The following FMCSA Enforcement Notice on Expiring Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs), Commercial Learner’s permits (CPLs) and Non-CDL Drivers (NCDLs) was subsequently adopted, because many commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are unable to renew their driver’s license and are unable to provide medical certificates to their State Driver Licensing Agencies.
Read More »Update on COVID-19: Expiring Commercial Driver’s Licenses & Permits
Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) is a measurement program set up by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Commercial carriers are given a score based on inspection results, traffic violations, and incidents. The higher the score, the more likely that company is to be involved in an accident—so the lower, the better.Read More »How to Improve Your CSA Scores with a Fleet Management Solution
As you know, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national Emergency Declaration for Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) delivering relief in response to the COVID-19 outbreak on March 13th, 2020.
I have already addressed 20 most frequently asked questions with regards to the Emergency Declaration and how it affects truck driver’s Hours of Service in this FAQ blog.
Below, are the updates on the details of the Declaration as of March 20, 2020.
Following my recent blog post on HOS suspension due to COVID-19, I got a spike in the number of HOS questions, specific to the Emergency Declaration.
Below are answers to the Top 20 Questions that our customers ask today:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an Emergency Declaration on March 13, 2020 suspending Parts 390 through 399 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations. This Declaration includes the Federal Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.
Here is all you need to know about details of the Declaration and how to manage the Emergency Driving Conditions in your BigRoad application.
Read More »Details on FMCSA Suspension of HOS Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
