Guides
Hazmat security plans: PHMSA moves to renew the paperwork, and the notice spells out who needs a plan
Comments on OMB control number 2137-0612 are due Jan. 11, 2027. Here is which shipments trigger a written security plan and how much time PHMSA says the plans take.
DOT moves to renew drug and alcohol testing paperwork: what the ATF and MIS forms cover, with comments due Jan. 8
The notice keeps the Part 40 recordkeeping in place for employers, collectors, labs and MROs, and makes one small change to the MIS form.
CBP's truck export eManifest test: the 24-hour and 2-hour deadlines, the seven advance data items, and how carriers apply
CBP corrected the application email addresses for its voluntary Electronic Export Manifest for Truck Cargo Test on Nov. 9. The test is open to nine carriers and runs about two years from Oct. 23.
Hauling in B.C. this winter: the commercial chain and tire rules, by vehicle weight
From Oct. 1 to April 30, most commercial trucks on B.C. highways must carry chains, and trucks at or above 11,794 kg LGVW need steel chains when a chain-up is ordered.
Canadian federal hours of service: daily limits, cycle 1 and cycle 2 explained
A plain-language walk-through of the 13-, 14- and 16-hour rules, daily off-duty time, both cycles, and how to reset or switch them under the federal regulations.
Guide: The U.S. Hours-of-Service Changes That Took Effect September 29, 2020
A plain-language rundown of the four hours-of-service changes that applied to U.S. commercial drivers from September 29, 2020, and the limits that stayed the same.