Every day, we have the privilege of talking to many truck drivers and we have found out that most are not well informed about the insurances and the different coverages that ex...
Trump’s government plans to cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s funding will jeopardize a grant program that, according to transportation companies, assisted them to re...
There is an expected program that could eliminate specific kinds of non-preventable accidents from carriers and drivers’ comprehensive safety analysis scores (CSA) that will probably bring go...
Hello dear friends from El Trailero Magazine, as always, it’s my pleasure to be able to help you guys. After one year, the 34-hour Restart was put in risk of being eliminated from HOS regulat...
Dear truckers, I hope you all had a happy holiday season. Frequently, I’ve receive calls asking how the electronic logbook works. Primarily, you need to have a cellular device with internet c...
Dear carrier friends, as always it is a great pleasure to be able to address you with information and be able to answer your questions.
By the end of the year, it is nece...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released a final rule to modify its regulations (FMCSRs) to authorize the installation of determined devices inside commercial vehicles’ windsh...
Greetings to all new owner-operators, who have finally got their own authority and permits to operate their commercial trucks. Now they book their own loads and no longer depend on the on the compa...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is issuing a Safety Advisory to supply information to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) about incidents related to the use and ...
The FMCSA and the (Pipeline and) Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) have published rules prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers, or any driver transporting quantities of hazardo...
Hello, my friends. It’s a pleasure informing you of all the latest news and regulations in our Industry.
I have special information regarding Out of State deliveries and the payment of...
Dear loyal friends of this prestigious magazine, I would like to greet all those of you who call me from different states. I am happy to answer all your questions. I want to tell you about a case l...
I often get calls from new owner operators saying: Why am I getting all these unwanted calls and solicitations since I registered my company with the FMCSA?
The FMSCA is aware motor carrier ...
The congressionally mandate Unified Registration System (URS) will begin a phased launch beginning December 12, 2015 allowing for the complexity of retiring old syst...
Many truckers have or had similar problems with factoring companies and this article will explain the function of these companies, which are dedicated to changing invoices for money. What happens w...
Dear and faithful readers of the prestigious EL TRAILERO MAGAZINE:
As usual, in this edition we will learn everything related to the IFTA. Many of you know that you have to get your stickers...
Hello good friends who are loyal readers of this prestigious magazine. I would like to warn you about Compliance Audits agencies are doing to truckers. The DMV, IFTA, and New Mexico are active on a...
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration unveiled a rulemaking proposal designed to update its safety fitness rating methodology.
It would integrate on-road safety data from inspections a...
Many truckers have or had similar problems with factoring companies and this article will explain the function of these companies, which are dedicated to changing invoices for money. What happens w...
The congressionally mandate Unified Registration System (URS) will begin a phased launch beginning December 12, 2015 allowing for the complexity of retiring old syst...
Truckers and Shippers are happy about the concept, but worried about the implementation of a new appointment system for in-terminal container pickups at 10 terminals in the largest U.S. port c...
Signing a lease-purchase agree-ment is a gamble where the odds are against you; it’s like you are the player and the Motor Carrier is the house. Perhaps one of the biggest gambles in the truc...
Who needs to register?
Vehicles over 26,000 pounds or that have 3 or more axles on the power unit and cross state lines need to be registered with the IRP International Registration Plan,...
As always, it’s a pleasure for me being able to write in this prestigious magazine, providing all the information you need to be a safe driver.
In this edition I want to tell you ab...
It is a pleasure for me being able to give you news and regulations from the USDOT and FMSCA.As you all might know by now, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is carrying throug...
As most of you have noticed, the price of your insurance might has gone up about 30% at the time of your renewal. I received several calls from some of my clients complaining about this fact, wonde...
As usual it’s a pleasure being able to write to you. My goal is that all Owner Operators comply with all of the Department of Transportation’s regulations. At this time, I would like to...
On the 17th March 2014, the FMCSA launched a Smartphone application that displays the safety data of all carriers. This means that anybody can now see your percentile on the points that matter most...
