I work for the state and research and statistics for many years.. I started straight Outta college and worked on my graduate degree while working for the state and getting my tuition reimbursed.
It’s important to understand that if you have a question it’s from uncertainty. You might really reply and it conflicts with what you know…. And your question.It. Unless someone sites their source and it’s an original source, not something they heard in the men’s restroom at the truckstop.. but they can actually site the source… you should check with the actual source… for example the FMCSA itself
You aren’t required to carry around the long form. The DOT doesn’t keep a copy of it…. So the odds of them asking you for either if you’re being audited is practically zero and they’ll tell you this.
A lot of drivers live by Myths. An example is personal convenience you hear all kinds of time limits and so on but the fact is there’s absolutely no limit to personal convenience. The federal motor carrier safety administration tells you that you’re still responsible for safe driving and if you have an accident or you get a citation you’re responsible for that.
But there’s times when there’s really no safe place to stop and you might have to drive 200 miles after you run out of hours of service you also don’t have to stop at the first available place to stop… the law says it’s what you consider safe the driver determines what safe
This doesn’t mean that you might not get a ticket for personal convenience.. but the courts will throw it out. I guarantee you. They’re the scumbag state, such as Iowa for example that has people giving tickets for. Fog zone violation…. The our Supreme Court ruled that that was unconstitutional because it was a violation of the fourth amendment, right … C Tague versus Iowa.
when you go through Des Moines, it’s like you’ve run into the Mafia. They legally violate commercial drivers fourth amendment rights “illegal search and seizure after pulling commercial-driver over for a fog zone violation. Sometimes you have to find it because I’ll give you a ticket even though they know they’re filing your rights, but they’ve had some big awards against them and they might be calming down soon because people will be taking those corrupt officials out of their office
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The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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I work for the state and research and statistics for many years.. I started straight Outta college and worked on my graduate degree while working for the state and getting my tuition reimbursed.
It’s important to understand that if you have a question it’s from uncertainty. You might really reply and it conflicts with what you know…. And your question.It. Unless someone sites their source and it’s an original source, not something they heard in the men’s restroom at the truckstop.. but they can actually site the source… you should check with the actual source… for example the FMCSA itself
You aren’t required to carry around the long form. The DOT doesn’t keep a copy of it…. So the odds of them asking you for either if you’re being audited is practically zero and they’ll tell you this.
A lot of drivers live by Myths. An example is personal convenience you hear all kinds of time limits and so on but the fact is there’s absolutely no limit to personal convenience. The federal motor carrier safety administration tells you that you’re still responsible for safe driving and if you have an accident or you get a citation you’re responsible for that.
But there’s times when there’s really no safe place to stop and you might have to drive 200 miles after you run out of hours of service you also don’t have to stop at the first available place to stop… the law says it’s what you consider safe the driver determines what safe
This doesn’t mean that you might not get a ticket for personal convenience.. but the courts will throw it out. I guarantee you. They’re the scumbag state, such as Iowa for example that has people giving tickets for. Fog zone violation…. The our Supreme Court ruled that that was unconstitutional because it was a violation of the fourth amendment, right … C Tague versus Iowa.
when you go through Des Moines, it’s like you’ve run into the Mafia. They legally violate commercial drivers fourth amendment rights “illegal search and seizure after pulling commercial-driver over for a fog zone violation. Sometimes you have to find it because I’ll give you a ticket even though they know they’re filing your rights, but they’ve had some big awards against them and they might be calming down soon because people will be taking those corrupt officials out of their office
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.