Insurance premiums are part of running every business but for moving business it is important for your trucks and driver. Sometimes the minimum coverage is set by a governing body to ensure there is enough protection if there is ever an accident. It means there is sufficient money to cover expensive costs incurred by the individual hurt in an accident.

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 to understand the impact that driving programs can have on the driver and the business when changes come into force from the government. Your ability to drive and the information you need to provide often change. This can impact the driver’s ability to earn money, but there is a safety factor that must take high priority before any changes are implemented.

The changes happening with regard to the driver’s ELD’s, electronic logging devices, and the way technology is used in haulage vehicles is going to be laughable in a few years. There are those who are worried about the costs of implementation of new systems and what it will mean to their business. There are those who are big enough and have enough influence in the market that the transition is part of progress. Then there are those that are fighting the change, who are saying why change something if it is not broken?

With the changing of the technology available and the move in the direction of electronic logging devices or the ELD’s, electronic logging devices, which is currently a new requirement this year brought into use by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the aim for this new regulation is to bring all industries together. While some businesses chose the paper system, others chose technology. This brings both areas together under the requirement for electronic devices to keep their records of duty status.