Trucking Risk & Compliance News

How carriers can identify log falsification

Hours-of-service violations are fairly easy to detect on a driver’s log. After all, ELDs are designed to keep track of drivers’ hours and will flag instances when they exceeded their allotted driving time.

However, just because the ELD system did not detect an HOS violation doesn’t mean it’s not there, concealed by log falsification.

The issue of log falsification isn’t new. It was prevalent both in the days of paper logs and still today in the ELD era. What has changed is the way drivers falsify...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-carriers-can-identify-log-falsification

Policy vs. guidance: Why it matters to know the difference

There’s no getting around one thing: Every motor carrier needs safety policies. 

If those policies have ever backfired at your company, as they inevitably have at some point for many, have you considered that it shouldn’t be a policy at all?

“You have those occasions where the policy [gets] broken, but you never have any other issue with this driver. Do [you] have to fire him? According to the policy, yes, you do,” said Brian Runnels, VP of safety  at Reliance Partners, a trucking insurance and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/policy-vs-guidance-why-it-matters-to-know-the-difference

International Roadcheck is quickly approaching; here’s how to prepare

International Roadcheck is set for May 16-18, marking the 35th year since the annual event began.

Around 15 CMV inspections take place every minute during the three-day blitz, according to CVSA, making it the largest enforcement program involving commercial vehicles in the world.

This year’s planned focuses will be anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and cargo securement.

“ABS violations are not out-of-service violations,” CVSA stated. “However, the anti-lock braking system plays a critical role in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/international-roadcheck-is-quickly-approaching-heres-how-to-prepare

Are you recognizing the right drivers?

How do you define a “good” driver?

For many carriers, that definition begins and ends with those who deliver as much freight as possible on time. After all, this is how carriers generate revenue.

Robert Kaferle, vice president of safety at Reliance Partners, a trucking insurance agency and provider of safety consulting, urges fleet owners to measure drivers beyond who makes the most deliveries.

While most companies expect their drivers to be compliant with regulations and company policies, some...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/are-you-recognizing-the-right-drivers

PSP records: A driver’s resume

As its name suggests, the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) is used by motor carriers ahead of a hiring decision to evaluate a prospective driver’s safety history. 

As such, drivers should treat their PSP records like a resume, said Mark Barlar, director of DOT regulatory compliance at Reliance Partners, a trucking insurance and safety consulting agency.

While PSP records are sometimes inaccurately referred to as scores, they are not numerical values. Instead, the reports are compilations of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/psp-records-a-drivers-resume