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Set personal conveyance limits, for the sake of safety and liability

By: Daren Hansen

Publication: Transportation Regulatory Alert

Date Posted: 03/20/2019

Federal guidelines issued last year for “personal conveyance” – the off-duty use of a commercial vehicle for personal reasons – set no limits on how far or how long drivers can remain off duty while driving.

This begs the question, “Should you set your own limit?” A better question might be, “Can you afford not to?”

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More drivers exempted from 30-minute breaks and ELDs

By: Daren Hansen

Publication: Motor Carrier Safety Report

Date Posted: 02/26/2019

The list of commercial drivers who are exempt from needing half-hour breaks and electronic logging devices (ELDs) is growing.

The latest group of exempt drivers are those who transport ready-mixed concrete and “related materials and equipment” in trucks that don’t have rotating mixer drums.

Under the new exemption from the Federal ...

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