Transportation Compliance

Transportation Compliance

May 15, 2019

Employers who work in the safety-sensitive industry are required to abide by government guidelines and policies for pre-employment and on-going employment processes. Those who are onboarding a position that requires the employee to hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) must pull Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs)as part of the onboarding procedure. To gain access to that information, the American Association of Motor Vehicles (AAMVA) has a Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS) which will help employers verify CDL information.

Transportation Compliance

March 14, 2019

Effective April 1, 2019, the Government of Canada will be enforcing a fuel charge for the provinces of Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. This new fuel charge was introduced as part of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the Act) which will be administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to put a price on carbon pollution which plays an important role for Canada’s climate action plan. In addition, effective July 1, 2019, the territories of Nunavut and Yukon will enforce the fuel charge as well. These territories are considered “listed provinces” and the fuel charge will not apply on fuel used outside of these jurisdictions.

Transportation Compliance

February 04, 2019

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will begin a hard enforcement of a new permit required for trucks and shippers on May 1, who are located or work in a quarantine zone for Spotted Lanternflies (SLF). The enforcement will include roadside stops by the State Police and Department of Agriculture in Pennsylvania, as well as nearby states who will be checking logs and bills of lading.

Transportation Compliance

October 08, 2018

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revised federal regulations for individuals with a stable insulin regimen and properly controlled insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) to be qualified to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and will go into effect on November 19, 2018.

Transportation Compliance

September 04, 2018

The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule went fully into effect April 1, 2018 and has since been making positive strides in the transportation industry. The rule enforces drivers who are required to log Hours of Service (HOS) records of duty status (RODS) to use an ELD. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), since going into effect, “less than 1% (4,720) of all driver inspections (559,940) have resulted in the driver being cited for operating without a required ELD or grandfathered Automatic On-Board Recording Device (AOBRD).”

Transportation Compliance

May 15, 2018

Helping drivers stay safe on the road, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is enforcing a new Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule to maintain higher driving safety standards. Establishing more extensive ELDT requirements, this new rule improves the safety of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) driving on the roads around you through the implementation of those mandatory training requirements.

Transportation Compliance

April 12, 2018

Drugged driving, or drug-impaired driving, is becoming an increasingly critical issue for both states and state highway safety offices. In the most recently available data, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) reported that “drugs were present in 43% of the fatally-injured drivers with a known test result, more frequently than alcohol was present.” For the first time, statistics reveal that drug use was more prevalent in fatally-injured drivers than alcohol. Ever-growing issues like the opioid epidemic and the legalization of recreational marijuana in multiple states only add to the deadly trends of drugged driving.