It is important that the FMCSA ensures that businesses know and understand the rules in regard to the safe use of vehicles on the roads. If moving businesses are able to understand what they need to do to improve their safety record, they are more likely to act on the information rather than being confused and letting things slide.

It is important that any information that is held by governing bodies is correct and accurately recorded because some information can effect a person’s ability to work in certain fields. This is why the FMCSA is asking for states to provide the State Commercial Driver’s License Program Plan to ensure accuracy and find areas for improvement is records of commercial drivers.

FMCSA regulations regarding ELDs and other potential changes that could affect your moving business, could be coming this year. You will need to be aware to ensure your comply.

Discussing federal and state safety regulations that all moving companies must adhere to is important. There are factors that have the potential to lower a business’s score due to minor infringements, which are easily correctable. The AMSA 2014 National Safety and Operations Conference gave moving businesses the chance to learn more in October.

It is important that you are fully aware of the best practices when it comes to loading a vehicle, especially with possessions that normally reside inside a person’s home. You want to load the vehicle in a way that prevents damage to any of the items and doesn’t impair the ability of the vehicle in any way by being unstable or holding too many items.

You would be surprised by the different factors that can affect the moving companies across America. This is why a quarterly conference of the FMCSA occurs to discuss these issues. With that thought in mind, FMCSA reviewed the Protect Your Move, PYM, which educates those people who are looking to use a moving company and ensures they are fully aware of their rights and their responsibilities when it comes to the actual movement of their property.