A recent lawsuit reguarding DataQ challenges was filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) on behalf of its members and resulted in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreeing to hear the case. The ruling allows the association to file a federal district court challenge.

The case was filed because the OOIDA’s claims that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) refuses to remove certain safety events from its Safety M...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has increased its efforts over the last year aimed at closing down unsafe trucking companies. Statistics show the number of imminent-hazard out-of-service orders issued has increased by nearly five.  10 to 48 – in imminent-hazard out-of-service orders issued from fiscal 2011 to fiscal 2012.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://www.etrucker.com/ccj/crackdown-fmcsas-putting-extra-muscle-into-shutting-down-truck-fleets

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Troopers and other Law Enforcement Officers are gearing up to start Operation Roadcheck 2013. The operation starts June 4 and continues through June 6. The annual three-day roadside commercial vehicle safety “blitz” will focus this year on cargo securement and changes in hours of service regulations. The event is organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, This operation involves thousands of CVSA-certified local, state and federal commercial vehicle inspections across North Am...

Federal and State investigators are looking into another trucking company in North Carolina after a fatal collision. Hopefully the owner of this trucking company has complied with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and has a proper and complete Driver Qualification File on hand. "The job is not done unless the paperwork is complete". This is one of the first things the investigators will request and review in an investigation such as this. As an OWNER of Trucking Company, it is your...

You may not be telling your drivers to falsify their logs but are you checking their log books to insure they are completing them correctly?  Does your company have a current Policy relating to this? This article is just one more reason why every company employing commercial drivers must have a company policy in place for its drivers as well as a process for checking behind drivers and insuring they are complying with FMCSA Regulations concerning hours of service.

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TruckingInfo.com; Monday, December 17, 2012

DOT Orders Two Dayes Transport to Shut Down.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Two Dayes Trucking and Two Dayes Transport, based in Murfreesboro, N.C.,
to immediately cease all transportation services due to a pattern of serious safety violations that pose an imminent hazard to public safety.
Agency investigators found the companies, which generally transport recycled steel and roofing shingles, and two of their drivers, had
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Trucking firm DC Transport in Interstate 70 fatal crash evades feds’ probe 

Byline: Tom Fontaine 

Federal investigators scrutinizing the company that employed a California trucker charged in a fatal Washington County crash might be chasing a shadow, police and trucking experts say.

“There is some concern about this being a chameleon carrier. That’s what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is trying to uncover,” said state police Lt. Ray Cook, director of the bureau�...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will on Tuesday publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that gives the agency the ability to more quickly shut down carriers chameleon carriers.

The NPRM says the agency is targeting carriers which have “egregious” disregard for safety compliance, which permit persons who have shown egregious disregard for safety compliance to exercise controlling influence over their operations or which operate multiple entities under common control to...