With compliance becoming a bigger issue (CSA 2010, etc) it’s important that moving companies are in line with driver regulations.  Here’s a general idea of classifications for moving company drivers. Moving Company Drivers That Require a Class D License: Single vehicle with a GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) of [...]

  The North American Transportation (NTA) Association report in Breaking News From NTA that the new rating program that was originally supposed to be implemented July of 2010 with all states up to speed and functioning by December has been delayed.  The time table looks to be pushed back to initial [...]

Emerald Ash Borers FAQ Interstate movers and movers in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio take note!  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded the emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine to include these states.  In the article (Emerald Ash Borers FAQ), the questions covered include why did the 3 [...]

  Dont Move a Serious Pest to a New Neighborhood is an article posted by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) about the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) and the areas in the U.S. and Canada that are considered “quarantined”.  Most people and some moving companies aren’t familiar with what [...]

By: News From FMCSA FMCSA has launched Phase 1 of the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) today.  The PSP is a screening tool that allows motor carriers and individual drivers to purchase drivers’ inspection and crash records contained the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).  Questions and answers about PSP can [...]

  The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has come out with changes to the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program for US and Canada based motor carriers.  It covers the time table and requirements a new entrant must fulfill along with information regarding safety audits and compliance reviews.  It also covers what [...]

In July of 2010 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will introduce a new program called the comprehensive safety analysis 2010.  The idea behind the program is to make enforcement more efficient and effective.  Currently, the enforcement system only conducts compliance reviews on 12,000 to 13,000 out of the estimate [...]

The driver medical card has been seperate from the actual CDL license in the past, but in an effort to improve safety and stream line driver qualification status, the medical card will be phased out and combined with the CDL in January of 2012.  In May of 2009 the NATA reviewed [...]