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10
Nov
Speed Limiter Legislation Delayed (Again)
The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) is providing more details on its reasoning for extending the comment period (again) on the proposed speed limiter legislation. The FMCSA reported that the request from […]
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19
Oct
OOIDA TO CONGRESS: NO MANDATED SPEED LIMITERS PLEASE
OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association) asked on Oct 18th that the House Appropriations committee to remove the specific language for an upcoming bill that would then require a final decision to mandate speed limiters. This all started back in August […]
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31
Aug
RECENT BOL UPDATES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE RELATIONSHIP SHIPPER/CARRIER
On July 14, 2016, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) issued Supplement 2 to NMF 100-AP, which became effective August 13,2016. The biggest impact the addition of Supplement 2 are the modifications to the Uniform Bill of Lading (UBOL), […]
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15
Jul
New FMCSA Pilot Program
A new pilot program has been put in place by the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) that would allow carriers to have non-preventable crashes removed from their record. (So if they are at a light and are hit from […]
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13
Jun
The Buck Stops Where?
Here are a few important questions to consider pertaining to carrier payments: “What happens if pay my logistics company and they don’t pay the carrier can they come after me?” The short answer to this question is yes. A carrier […]
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