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Top Ten FMCSA Websites Motor Carriers Should be Using
The FMCSA runs the life of a DOT compliance professional. Over the years, some of the resources and tools they have provided have been lacking at best. Over the last five years, the FMCSA has stepped up its game and is finally giving easy-to-understand and use tools...
FMCSA Extends CDL Renewals and Medical Cards Until May Due to COVID
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration has issued an extension to May 31, 2021, due to state DMV staffing issues. This extension allows states to extend the requirement for CDL and CLP holders to submit medical cards to their DMV's and for drivers to renew their...
FMCSA Declares Montana Motor Carrier Operations to be Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
The FMCSA has ordered two motor carriers Vallise Automotive Group, USDOT No. 3547547, and Central Logistics, Inc, USDOT No. 354960, both owned by Matthew Tabner, to cease all operations as of January 23, 2021. An investigation by the Montana Department of...
DriverReach – Product Review
Once upon a time, the trucking industry used paper job applications for all truck drivers; it was an easy, low-cost solution to our hiring needs. As we all became more tech-savvy and addicted to our smart phones, we shifted into the mobile technology age....
IIX Verisk – Product Review
Motor Vehicle Report Monitoring Services Motor Vehicle Reports (MVR) is part of the standard process in the transportation industry to meet regulatory compliance requirements. Motor carriers who have CDL and non-CDL commercial drivers must pull an MVR for all their...
Paper Vs. Technology the Truth about Driver Application Process
Do you wonder, is an applicant tracking system (ATS) worth it, or is paper applications the better route for driver hiring? As a survey company, we have received feedback from many trucking companies in recent months on how they are handling driver hiring. ...
Motor Vehicle Reports – Monthly Monitoring Versus Annual MVR Review?
Working with fleets for the last 22 years, what can go wrong in a compliance review, pretty much has. As a consultant and Safety Director, motor carriers usually reach out after being contacted by law enforcement because they are getting the dreaded Compliance Review...
1 – Safety and Compliance Series What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle?
Let us start with a story. A few years back, I worked as a consultant with a granite sales and installation company in Washington State. They have twelve CDL drivers and around 30 installers that drive Ford trucks and pulled trailers. They have multiple locations in...
What Does Fleet Survey Accomplish?
Fleet Survey is a free information based website. We gather critical information from our members who work in the transportation industry. Our members include people from companies operating fleets of trucks, buses, and smaller vehicles all over the United States and Canada. Our team collects data via telephone and online surveys; we post the results of that data on our survey page. Survey participants identifying information is not published. Anyone can view the survey results by going to the Survey page. Our goal is to help motor carriers at all levels of leadership make decisions based on what the trends are in the industry.
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