DOT & ELD Guidance Blog

The sleeper-berth exception is one of the most confusing rules in the FMCSA regulations. Walk through an example of how to properly use this exception.

Learn how to monitor, analyze, and act on your CSA scores so you can protect your company and stay off the FMCSA's radar.

Compliance for 'exempt' fleets, much less any fleet, is challenging. Learn more about how the FMCSA rules apply to CMVs.

Canada's ELD mandate goes into effect on June 12, 2021. Here are three tips to prepare.

Your records are the foundation on which your compliance and risk management programs are built.

Here are the top regulatory events that should be on your radar in 2021, and how to prepare.

Accreditation to test and certify ELDs given to FPInnovations.

Fleet legalization is more complicated than most carriers think. Take a look at the top 3 FMCSA violations from 2020.

Learn how to reduce your risk in three key areas of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).

If you're a motor carrier subject to DOT testing requirements, you have to create written policies.

Read our 3-step process for uncovering non-compliance events in short-haul logging records.

Learn how to work smarter, not harder, by using ELDs and vehicle tracking devices to automate your fuel tax compliance processes.

Understanding the definition of a CMV is extremely important because drivers and motor carriers who operate CMVs must comply with additional requirements.

Trucks get blamed for everything. Large truck defense attorney Doug Marcello shares how drivers can use dash cameras to avoid serious lawsuits.

Driver recognition and reward programs can increase driver efficiency, decrease potential liability, and reduce turnover.

Understanding driver disqualification is as important as understanding driver qualification.

The FMCSA requires that your truck maintenance program document all activities including repairs, service schedules, maintenance checklists, and more.

A proactive approach is needed when your drivers are returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are tips for getting back to 100% productivity.

Another extension has been issued and will be in effect until July 14th or until the national emergency is terminated, whichever happens first.

If you’re considering pulling ELDs from your short-haul vehicles, think about these three ELD benefits.

The hours-of-service rules are changing, and carriers could find these changes increase driver productivity.

Yard jockey, yard spotter, trailer jockey — call them what you will. Some jockeys move up to 100 trailers in a shift, making a strong case for training.

No employee is more remote than a commercial driver and staying in touch with their whereabouts is critical.

Three benefits to using DataQs to challenge the preventability of certain crashes under FMCSA's Crash Preventability Determination Program.