CMV with a tank "designed to transport any liquid or gaseous materials" with a capacity of 1,000 gal or more requires a tank endorsement, loaded...
If your combination GVWR exceeds 10,000# with the pickup and trailer, then you fall under the Federal Regulations for commercial vehicles with...
I would not bet any money on that happening.
OK, be sure you are looking at the GVWR weight RATING on the truck, not the actual weight. Although, if it was weighing over 26,000# it would be...
305.1)g)(ii)(C) (C) Calculation of the 14-hour period in § 395.3(a)(2) includes all time except any sleeper-berth period of at least 8 but less...
As long as you do not go below line 2, it is all off-duty time. 10 or more consecutive hours above line 3 gets you a brand new 11 and a brand new...
Despite you thinking of it as your personal motorhome, it is still a truck and a commercial vehicle. If you are commuting empty between...
Not under dispatch - must be "off duty" Not under load - must be "unladen" Headed home/hotel - to and from "enroute lodgings" to restaurants "in...
Answers: 1. In my state you have to scale loaded or empty, including bobtails. 2. Another poster has already listed the ONLY two authorized uses...
No, you cannot email them later. If you have connectivity issues, you might want to get a printer so you can print them out and carry them with...
If you are pre-2000, you are exempt from ELD, at least for now. If I stop you with Keeptrucking I will request you email (or fax) me your 8 day...
Never wrote a ticket or fine for form and manner, and it is NEVER going to be out of service for 10 hours. There is no DOT regulation about...
If there are no violations listed on the DOT inspection - "no defects found" - there is no warning or CSA penalty. A violation is still a...
I did not know that there were ANY CSA points applied if there are NO violations! CSA Points are only applied for violations listed on DOT...
No, I am not saying the psp system is perfect. I think it needs tweaking. Never heard of such a ridiculous policy. Around here a warning or...
So, help me out here... Where in the FMCSRs does it define what "resting" is? If the CMV is not in operation, and the driver is physically "in"...
Around here, us "scale monkeys" ALWAYS give you 550# allowance for a working APU. You don't need to "invoke" anything, but you might be asked to...
To quote "chapter and verse"/// 395.2 - Definitions On-duty time means all time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in...
If it is going down the road under its own power, ALL rules apply.
Yup, he was right. Although I would not allow putting HM violations on a level 3 inspection. According to 107.601(a)(6), among other things, HM...
