Discover 5 tips to improve fleet safety using telematics data, from proactive monitoring to driver coaching and clear communication.
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The Importance of Vehicle Inspections
Discover the crucial role of vehicle inspections in promoting road safety, preventing accidents, and ensuring fleet reliability.
Required Documents During Roadside Inspections
Know which documents truck drivers need to have onboard to ensure quicker, easier, and more successful roadside inspections.
Understanding Texas Hours of Service (HOS) Regulations
Carriers in Texas must comply with Texas HOS rules and federal HOS rules when on interstate trips. In-cab tech can help to simplify complex HOS scenarios.
Canadian ELD Mandate—How Fleets Can Quickly Adapt
Canada’s ELD mandate will be enforced on January 1, 2023. Fleets that haven’t transitioned can quickly adapt for compliance.
Guide to US Agricultural Exemption for Hours of Service (HOS)
Fleets that transport agricultural products and livestock can benefit from the US agricultural exemption for HOS
Strategies for Protecting Your Company’s Reputation
Learn how to safeguard your business from common reputational risks. Discover tools and strategies for protecting your organization’s image and credibility.
What Happens at a Roadside Inspection and How to Prepare
Fleets and drivers undergo multiple types of roadside inspections. Focus on safety, training, and driver support to ensure compliance.
How a Lack of Safe Truck Parking Hurts Drivers and Fleets
A lack of safe truck parking spots has been a serious industry issue for more than a decade, making life difficult for drivers and fleets.
Guide to the Sleeper Berth Provision in the United States
How does splitting rest periods work? Drivers can split their mandatory 10-hour rest period into two distinct periods.
The Refreshing Aspects of Smart Compliance
Smart compliance is all about taking proactive steps today to prevent bad things from happening tomorrow.
Switching from Paper Logbooks to an ELD: Our Tips for a Smooth Transition
We have supported many drivers in making the transition to ELDs. Here are a few tips to help you get comfortable using the technology.
Preventing Human Error: Essential Tools and Strategies for the Modern Workplace
Discover effective tools and strategies for preventing human error in the workplace, including real-time monitoring technologies and performance improvement techniques.
The Many Benefits of a ‘Smart’ DVIR
Equipping drivers with the ISAAC Smart DVIR tool makes preparing for inspections simple. That increases safety and limits risks while ensuring compliance.
Understanding U.S. Hours-of-Service Rules
We know that hours of service regulations may seem complex at first. So we decided to summarize the key elements and help you navigate the rules.
What are the true costs of unreliable ELD technology?
Before trucking fleets decide to use free or inexpensive consumer grade tablets for their electronic logging device (ELD) and telematics system, they should consider this scenario: A driver is 100 miles away and the device breaks or is lost or cannot connect to a power supply.
Getting the most out of your ELD
Fuel Tax System est le logiciel de choix pour traiter les données de la taxe sur les carburants et produire vos rapports IFTA.
Using Smart Compliance to Let You Focus on Value-Added Tasks
Telematics with smart compliance features can make tasks much easier. Find out how automation and notifications simplify the work of compliance managers.
Understanding the HOS Rules and Exemptions in Canada
Federal and provincial regulations, sleeper berth provisions, exemptions …Are you overwhelmed with the intricacies of the HOS rules?
Who is exempt from using ELDs in Canada?
Are my trucks exempt from federal ELD regulations? This is probably the question we get most often. Find out if your fleet is required to comply or not?
Thorough Communication for a Smooth Canadian ELD Transition
Let’s dive into one critical item on the implementation list, one whose importance cannot be overstated; you guessed it, communication.
Understanding the Canadian ELD Mandate’s Progressive Enforcement
Here’s the Canadian Provincial and Territorial plan for ELD progressive enforcement. Be sure to check the requirements where you travel.
What you need to know about the Canadian ELD Rule
Here’s what you need to know about the Canadian ELD Rule. The use of ELDs will be mandatory for federally regulated commercial vehicle operators.
May 1 – The real deadline for suppliers of ELDs operated in Canada
On May 1, exactly 6 weeks will remain until the Canadian ELD regulation comes into effect. For ELD providers, this deadline is critical.
Understanding Hours of Service in Canada
Regulations on hours of service help keep all road users safe by setting limits on driving time and requiring minimum rest periods.
Demystifying Personal Conveyance
Personal conveyance is the moving of a commercial motor vehicle for personal use while off duty. Certain criteria must be met for personal conveyance to apply.
FMCSA: New hours of service regulations
On May 14, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued the final rule updating the hours-of-service regulations.
ELDs – Choose Well and Attract Drivers
Choose an ELD with your drivers in mind. They are at the heart of this transformation and are affected by it every hour of their every work day.
Roadside Inspections and COVID-19 HOS Exemptions
For carriers and drivers, knowing the rules surrounding COVID-19 HOS exemptions and how to go about logging service hours is essential.
ELDs in Canada: What Carriers Need to Know
Carriers will be able to select their ELD suppliers based on their needs. Investing in ELDs represents an opportunity to go beyond compliance.
End of the AOBRD transition period: 5 things to know about ELDs
On December 16, 2019, the transitional phase that allowed the use of the AOBRD system will end. After this date, all carriers must comply with the ELD Rule.
ELD Regulation: The importance of compliance in all locations
It’s important to consider compliance when choosing an ELD. Make sure your device can provide HOS records even in an area without cellular coverage.
How to choose your ELD display device
ELD solutions are mission critical. With a turnkey solution, you are opting for a product that is designed for the specific needs of the transport industry.
Frequently Asked Questions – Canadian ELD Regulation
We received many questions following our webinar on Canadian ELD regulation! So we’ve collected the answers to the most frequently asked questions for you.
5 proposed changes to the U.S. hours of service regulations
The proposal highlights the following five revisions to the existing U.S. hours of service rules. These amendments would provide greater flexibility.
FMCSA Announces More Flexibility in Personal Conveyance Guidance
An update that will have a significant impact for drivers operating in the United States has just been announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Under the new guidance, a driver can now operate a commercial motor vehicle for personal conveyance, even when it is laden.
ELD Mandate: New Instructions for AOBRD Users
The FMCSA announced that carriers who invoke this clause are now authorized to install other AOBRDs aboard trucks added to their fleets. Prior to this change in the law, it was only possible to transfer AOBRD devices to replacement trucks, and only provided the number of trucks in the fleet did not increase.
ELD Mandate: Law Strictly Enforced Starting April 1st
Kerri Wirachowsky, Director of Roadside Inspection Program for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, has confirmed that authorities will begin strict enforcement of ELD regulations starting on April 1, 2018.
Canadian version of ELD Mandate revealed
The Canadian government published its proposal to make the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) mandatory.
FMCSA provides answers on the ELD Mandate
Ms. La Tonya Mimms, Program manager for the FMCSA electronic logging device implementation, travelled to Canada to answer questions about the ELD Mandate.
10 Things to Know About the ELD Mandate
The electronic logging device (ELD) rule will replace the current hours of service regulations starting December 18, 2017.