Yesterday, a Federal Court ruled to temporarily block the Obama era emissions standards enforcement placed on glider kits that took effect January 1st of this year. The rule limited glider kit builders to just 300 annually, this temporary block means that glider kit builders can legally resume full production up to the number each builder…
Federal officials believe the newly instituted electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will lead to safer roads, a more streamlined commercial trucking industry and a closer scrutiny of drivers’ road time. But will fleet managers be able to use the technology to harass drivers into skirting federal rules? The short answer is no; experts say the…
Car and truck motorists share more than 4 million miles of U.S. roads. While not a significant increase from 1960’s 3.5 million, more than a quarter billion cars and trucks regularly travel those roads, which is 3.3 times as many as a half century ago, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics. While levels…
The purpose of the federal government’s mandate requiring installation of electronic logging devices in all commercial trucks within two years was to make highways safer, drivers’ lives easier and the flow of commercial data simpler and quicker. The ELD mandate would usher in a world of technological marvel where fleet managers would no longer waste…
