Author Archives: Tom Cuthbertson
Oklahoma Disaster Relief Effort Underway – FMCSA Has Waived HOS Rules
May 22, 2013
On Monday, a mammoth tornado spanning 1.3 miles wide cut a path through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. In the end, 24 people were killed, nine of them children. And now, as the work of picking up the pieces … Continue reading
Federal Government Moves Forward with EOBR Regulations
April 15, 2013
In June of 2012, the U.S. Congress adopted the MAP-21 bill. Among other things, the bill requires the use of an electronic logging device to track hours of service for all carriers that are required to file a record of … Continue reading
8 Key CSA Changes Trucking Companies Can Expect This December
November 20, 2012
Note: On December 1, 2012, the following changes to the CSA regulations went into effect. December is just around the corner, and with it come some fairly sizeable CSA changes. Are you up-to-speed? Let’s take a look at what you … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Emergency Exemption for Truckers
October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy has yet to make landfall, yet it’s already wreaking havoc along the eastern seaboard. In fact, more than 100,000 are already without power, significant flooding has been reported in New Jersey and Maryland, and a ship sank just … Continue reading
AOBRD Failure Preparedness & Standardized Enforcement Displays – Hot Topics at CVSA
October 11, 2012
Recently, XRS attended the CVSA Conference in Portland, Maine. Our roles were two-fold: To present the range of scenarios a driver may face in the event of AOBRD failure, and to help develop a standardized law enforcement information display.
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The Trucking Alliance was the first national industry group to announce support for an EOBR requirement on all trucks. And when Congress passed MAP-21, the federal transportation legislation, these EOBR recording devices were mandated.
Today’s EOBR
EOBR Mandate
