Read explanations, practical guides and industry perspectives on the questions drivers and operators face.
Before the 2026 CVSA Brake Safety Week, fleets should inspect visible drum and rotor damage, brake hoses, air-system functions and ABS warnings, then assign pushrod measurements and repairs to qualified personnel. DVIRs, repair certifications, maintenance files and periodic inspection records must match the actual vehicle. A completed checklist does not guarantee inspection clearance.
California NI drivers may no longer self-submit medical records as of July 27, 2026. When a new MEC has not reached DMV, confirm the examiner's National Registry submission and error tasks, ask DMV to retrieve the record, and verify the final CDLIS status. The temporary paper-MEC exemption does not automatically update or restore commercial driving privileges.
An active ELD malfunction requires written notice to the motor carrier within 24 hours, reconstruction only of unavailable records for the current day and previous seven days, and continued manual logs without changing HOS limits. The carrier has eight days to restore compliance and must request additional time within five days after receiving the driver’s notice.
FMCSA’s 2026 roadside policy uses an English interview and highway-sign recognition to assess interstate CMV drivers under the longstanding federal qualification rule. Drivers should answer routine inspection questions without translation assistance, while fleets should practice real work conversations before dispatch. An out-of-service order requires immediate compliance, and DataQs is appropriate only for inaccurate, incomplete, or duplicated records.
Before dispatching its first load, a new California trucking company should confirm that required registrations, authority, filings, vehicle credenti
Commercial truck insurance renewal should begin before the current policy expires. California owner-operators and motor carrier fleets should first m
The freight was delivered, the POD returned, but the invoice is past due. Instead of endless texting, pull the account out of chat threads and work i
IFTA filings get pushed to the last minute not because they're hard, but because many small fleets misunderstand them from the start. The Internation
