§ 382.201Alcohol concentration. No driver shall report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety-sensitive functions while...
In the state that I'm in you get 600 pounds per inch of tire width. On the tandem drive axles with singled out 10" wide tires, that would be...
I think that people on a bus, train or taxi wouldn't like that too much.
I can't speak for every state, but for the ones around my neck of the woods, overweights on your MVR don't mean much to anyone other than the...
As someone that checks our company CSA record on a monthly basis, I can assure you that overweights do not go on the driver's CSA record. Prior...
States banning all cell phone use while driving and the FMCSA banning commercial vehicle drivers from touching their cell phone, are two...
Nope. Not quite. We are flooded with imbeciles that need big brother to pass laws to protect us from them. Your words would make more sense if...
Do you think the same about drinking and driving? It's fine as long as you don't lose control? Cus it's not like anyone's ever done any studies...
The bridge formula is federal and it's the thing that says you can't exceed 34,000 on a set of two axles that are not more than 8' apart from each...
And those 16 points are for... One reckless, one year and one day ago, will give you 10.
With CSA there comes new ways for the FMCSA to punish motor carriers, most of which are directly tied to driver behavior. Motor carriers can now...
One 30 minute DOT inspection and now your life is ruined? How's that? CSA2010 doesn't penalize drivers directly, unless it's in conjunction...
I've been reading his posts for 10 years. And yep, your assessment is accurate.
Sorry, I'm late to the party. Unless the rules you're stating are state exceptions to the federal rules, you're a little off base... There...
If you can use a spreadsheet it's real easy. Open Office by Sun has one and it's free. Starting in A1, keep dates in column A, enter hours worked...
Sorry to break it to you but container freight is the lowest paying freight there is and if you're driving your own truck, the pay can be bad. If...
Unfortunately, shippers and receivers generally don't operate vehicles and it's the vehicles that are regulated by the DOT and FMCSA. They don't...
I didn't say he was smart. But he is a #### good driver. I was responding to ronin when he alluded that a carrier has some type of annual...
CSA 2010 doesn't allow for driver targeted interventions, only carrier interventions. It's only during a compliance review of a carrier that...
I thought the same thing. He didn't know it was suspended. He says he never got anything from the state. There is no annual...
