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CSA Safety Records Can Harm Your Moving Business

CSA Safety Records Can Harm Your Moving Business

It is important that information about moving businesses and their safety records are made visible to the public so they can make good decisions. However, the current system being used by the FMCSA is not accurate and there are calls for this data not to be visible to the general public.

Ensure Your Business Follows FMCSA Documentation Rules

Ensure Your Business Follows FMCSA Documentation Rules

It is important if you are a moving company that you avoid any fines because you have failed to provide the right documentation with the right format and wording. If you get any of this wrong, you face a violation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The Link Between Trucking Standards and Driver Shortages

The Link Between Trucking Standards and Driver Shortages

An important consideration as to the standard of the rules and regulations that control the drivers of fleet vehicles across the country is that they need regular reviews to ensure that it meets the current needs of the drivers and keep up the safety on the highways. It is important that while many drivers are highly skilled, the wages seem to fall. This means drivers are working longer hours to ensure they have sufficient money to pay the bills that they face.

Digital Driving Logs

Change and development in the technology that is usable and acceptable legally for vehicles in the moving business is encouraging. While the need to allow technology to replace some printed forms was acceptable, they still need businesses to ensure printing of certain documents happen on a daily basis. This is changing with new rules from the FMCSA possibly being approved.

The FMCSA Makes Policy Changes

The FMCSA Makes Policy Changes

The announcement from the FMCSA in regards to a policy change is welcomed news for moving businesses. Previously, any violation went directly to the FMCSA records direct from the enforcement agencies. The FMCSA holds a database, the Motor Carrier Management Information System, which records all details of any violation. Until now, it could be inaccurate if it went through the courts and was found not guilty.

Updating FMCSA Information

Updating FMCSA Information

You are required to keep the information held at the FMCSA, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, up to date. If you fail to record your current information every other year, even if no details have changed, you face prosecution and fines.

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