Near the end of 2017, hackers attacked the website of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The hack targeted the part of the website that drivers use to find DOT-certified medical examiners. Drivers need to connect with these examiners in order to obtain or renew their CDL medical certifications. Five months later, the site …
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Last-Minute Protests Against New ELD Mandate
Tick-tock. The countdown to the ELD mandate is only five days away. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new rules require truck drivers to now use an electronic logging device (ELD) to track their service hours. ELDs work by monitoring and recording data directly from a truck’s engine. Some trucking companies already use ELDs. However, many owner-operators …