FMCSA Proposes Tough Sanctions for Carriers That Repeatedly Disregard Safety Rules - Truckinginfo.com

FMCSA Proposes Tough Sanctions for Carriers That Repeatedly Disregard Safety Rules - Truckinginfo.com:

I don't think this is a bad thing if a carrier is shut down it was for a reason. I think that not only the carrier should be held responsible but also the drivers who contributed to the poor scores. I think drivers based on their overall violations should also have their CDL revoked permanently or for a period of time based on amount of serious violations.

Falsifying logs, is it really worth it?

 Almost every driver that has ever had an accident involving fatalities has had falsified logs. I'm going to use this post to share and keep updating with stories of drivers or carriers sentenced for HOS violations. 

I agree that some of the regulations could be changed such as the 34 hour restart changes coming 7/2013. We recently had a driver who was stuck out of state for 4 days and after his truck was fixed he headed back out. If the new 34 hour restart were in effect he would have had to take another day before his hours had reset. 

I do not know all of the credentials of those suggesting and passing the regulations but I just don't think some of them are realistic. I think if a lot less falsifying went on it would leave a lot less need to keep changing the regulations. 

EOBR's are such a not bad thing if the company or driver has a repetitive amount of HOS violations on his/its record, but everybody should not be forced to have them. 

More on this topic later for now I will just post a few links. 

North Carolina trucking company sentenced over faking HOS

http://www.truckflix.com/news_article.php?newsid=8020

Charter bus that injured 23 passengers not authorized for interstate service

http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2012/10/charter_bus_that_injured_23_passengers_not_authorized_for_interstate_service.html

FMCSA shuts down Kansas trucking company

http://fleetowner.com/regulations/fmcsa-shuts-down-kansas-trucking-company

Just a few for now I will post them as I find them.

10 Best Practices: Driver Training Improves Safety & Bolsters Bottom Line - Articles - Safety & Accident - Fleet Financials

10 Best Practices: Driver Training Improves Safety & Bolsters Bottom Line - Articles - Safety & Accident - Fleet Financials: "10 Best Practices: Driver Training Improves Safety & Bolsters Bottom Line
Driving on company business is one of the most visible activities a company employee can take part in. Fleet executives must take steps to reduce the risk and frequency of company-vehicle incidents."

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CSA only using information from 40% of carriers on the road?

Still haven't found this info in any other articles but still felt like sharing.

Lund: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Quits - The Packer:

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Performance-Based Brake Testing - Spotted in Baxter Springs, KS

Performance-Based Brake Testing - Truckinginfo.com:

Even though FMCSA started allowing these to be used for inspections in 2003 they have rarely been spotted. It would be great if these were used by companies that work on your brakes, service your CMV's or perform yearly DOT inspections.

CSA Changes to Come in December

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance « Road Scholar Transportation:

I am still trying to locate the article I found on the FMCSA's Website that went over the research they did on if the police report's finding would match the FMCSA's decision and assigning accountability regarding the crash rating. In the data analysis they did it showed that their findings matched the accident report in assigning fault 93% of the time, see the link below.
Police Accident Report Coding Test

Hunter calls for FMCSA to rethink treatment of dismissed tickets in CSA: Land Line Magazine

Hunter calls for FMCSA to rethink treatment of dismissed tickets in CSA: Land Line Magazine

Glad to see this getting addressed hopefully we will see changes in the very near future as well as changes to the crash accountability rating weighing fault on crashes.