Getting trucking insurance is more complicated than getting home and auto insurance. A good insurance will protect you from loses arising from vehicles and cargo. It is important to be knowledgeable of transportation insurance coverage in respect to geographical area, type of cargo, insured amount, and what type of systems...

The facility audit is a “risk based” assessment of the elements known to cause or contribute to commercial motor vehicle collision, and to reduce their livelihood by Ministry of Transportation (MTO). Purpose of Audit The purpose of the Facility Audit is to examine the safety – management controls are properly...

Whenever we come across term fleet tracking, we simply picture it as system providing the information about the location of the vehicle. Tracking technology is far more powerful than just tracking the vehicles. It can serve as an effective and affordable tool by fleet owners to excel in business and...

  What does rule state? 30 consecutive minutes of break is required: To start before 8 hours are completed of on-duty from last off duty To start before 8 hours are completed of on-duty from last 30 mins break     Example 1: In this example, the driver was on-duty...

100 mile exception A CDL driver who operates within 100 miles radius of reporting work location are exempted from paper log book and e-log Conditions 11 hours of driving 12 hours of on-duty Must return to work location everyday At least 10 consecutive hours off-duty No record of duty status...

What is 16 hour rule in Canada? 16 hour rule states that a Work shift can be extended to 16 hours To understand this rule, first we need to know the meaning of the following terms: - Elapsed time: Elapsed time is simply the time between two points. As an...

All drivers must prepare a driver vehicle inspection report (DVIR) for each vehicle operated by them and must submit these reports as per FMCSA. Submission of these reports does not relieve the Motor Carrier company from any effects on the safety of the Motor vehicle. All drivers must certify their...

  All ELD’s compliant with FMCSA record some information automatically. These entries in driver’s record of duty status cannot be tampered with or edited. Some of the information automatically generated are: Date Time Location Engine hours (Engine start up and Shut down) Driver’s information- Identification, authentication of user Identification of...

As per this graphical representation provided by Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) on their website,  the number of times the drivers are given tickets for violations of hours of service have gone down considerably since the mandate came in effect in December, 2017. The percentage has decreased from 1.31% to...

There is a possibility that  four areas of Hours of service (HOS) might be revised as per Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). FMCSA is seeking public comment which is open till 24th September. The 4 areas which are likely to be revised are as follows- For short haul drivers...