Transportation

Electronic Logging Device Mandate Moves Forward

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. Like it or not, the electronic logging device mandate continues moving forward. The trucking elog mandate cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on…

Rule on the Electronic Logging Device by February 27

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. A new date for publication of an Electronic Logging Device (ELD, or Electronic Onboard Recorders) mandate has been announced by the Department of Transportation. The rule,…

Truck Driver Database and E-Log Rules Expected by End of January

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. By the end of this month, two new rules impacting truckers will be enforced.  The first rule, requiring drivers to use e-log devices while on route, is set to publish in the Federal Register…

Several States Waive Hours-of-Service Rules for Hauling Fuel Loads

Brutal winter weather and frigid temperatures continue to impact much of the country. In response to these extreme conditions, many states have decided to waive the Hours-of-Service rules for truckers transporting fuel loads to or in these states. Here are just a few of the states issuing exemptions to the Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules: Arkansas: Mike…

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Surety Bond Increase Threatens Freight Brokers

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Freight brokers are expressing frustration over a recently implemented provision of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century legislation (MAP-21) that raised the surety bond from $10,000 to $75,000, a hike that…

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Are HOS Requirements Impacting Truck Driver Pay?

Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the Factor Finders blog section to find our more recent content. A recent study revealed that the new hours of service requirements are taking a toll on truck driver pay.  According to the findings, over 50…

HOS Requirements Negatively Impacting Trucking Industry

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. In a recent panel discussion held on Oct. 22 at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, carriers from across the country expressed their concerns about the new hours-of-service requirements for…

Many Trucking Companies Won’t Raise Pay, Despite High Turnover

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. As a result of a stance against raising driver pay, truck driver turnover is rising. Large carrier turnover rates have hit an all-time high since last…

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FMCSA Issues Final Unified Registration System for Truckers

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog or the EZ Invoice blog section to find our more recent content. After nearly twenty years and two legislative acts, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its final rule to establish…

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Attention Truckers: Cell phone Use May Not Cause More Crashes

Cell phone driving bans. Countless initiatives to encourage us to “hang up and drive.” Is it all for naught? New research from Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics and Political Science shows that talking on a cellphone while driving doesn’t increase the risk of a crash. The study used data from a…

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Hours-of-Service 30 Minute Break Rules Won’t Apply to Short Haul Truckers

Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the Factor Finders blog or the EZ Invoice blog section to find our more recent content. An August 2, 2013 ruling in federal court upheld the recent hours-of-service rule for truckers, with one exception – 30 minute…

The True Impact of the 34-Hour Restart on Trucking Companies

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. The new hours of service regulations that began July 1 are a huge thorn in both truck drivers and trucking company owner’s sides. Especially the 34-hour…

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