Have you noticed lately that the price of a Prime T-Bone at the local grocery store seems to have skyrocketed? Did you conclude that those cattle ranchers must be getting rich, buying new Cadillacs with all that extra change? If so, you would be WRONG! Despite record...
Ron Capehart
Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse: What Carriers and Drivers Need to Know
Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationOn January 6, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse will go LIVE. All Motor Carriers, and their vendors that assist in administering the Carrier's federally mandated...
Congress Kicked the Can (Down the Road): The Looming Problem of Hours of Service Regulations and Livestock Haulers: An Update
Late last year we discussed a short-term fix of a long-term problem as Congress considered legislation to exempt Livestock haulers from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) provisions of the US Department of Transportation's Hours of Service (HOS) regulations...
When the Regulators Come A’ Callin’: How to Survive a DOT Audit
Regulations, Regulations, and more Regulations. Whether its equipment safety, insurance and risk, driver conduct, or any number of other issues, intrastate and interstate motor carriers, whether carrying persons or property, are among the most heavily regulated...
When the Regulators Come A’ Callin’: How to Survive a DOT Audit
Regulations, Regulations, and more Regulations. Whether its equipment safety, insurance and risk, driver conduct, or any number of other issues, intrastate and interstate motor carriers, whether carrying persons or property, are among the most heavily regulated...
Livestock Haulers ELD Exemption: A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem
Livestock haulers face unique challenges and problems when delivering their cargo across the country. Livestock require water and feed and cannot be left in trailers indefinitely. Requiring drivers to stop for extended periods of time under the strict Hours of Service...
Drone Insurance: There’s an App for That!
In our continuing discussion about drones, today, we look at how to protect yourself when you are operating your drone.Introduction:What started out as the next generation of remote controlled toy for the kids-instead of the 1:22 scale replica of the Bigfoot Monster...
ELDs, HOS, RODS, FMCSRs and FAQs
Oh Vanna, I'd like to buy a letter...In the abbreviated, truncated world we live, we no longer speak in complete sentences, but rather in "text-ese", everything has an acronym or abbreviation...including you-"U", and me-"RTC."In our last blog, Mike provided strategies...
Drones Revisited: Local Government Regulation
Introduction:Earlier in our series on drones, we analyzed the Taylor v. Huerta case where the D.C. Circuit Court struck down an FAA regulation requiring the registration of recreational use drone operators. Today, we look at a recent case from the United States...
Drones: Radio Control Goes Mainstream – Part 1 Drone History and Criminal Law Today 05.23.17
Could that $99.00 drone helicopter you bought your child for Christmas be your ticket to JAIL??Introduction:So Little Johnny asked for the Batman drone quadricopter for Christmas. Christmas morning found it under the tree. After two months of your new flying Ace,...