State of Iowa Declaration of Interstate: Reciprocity Agreement
State-of-Iowa-Declaration-of-Interstate-Recipricity-Agrmnt [Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Interstate Reciprocity, Iowa]
Learn the Facts about Distracted Driving
[Source: EndDD (End Distracted Driving), 2017 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Distracted Driving] How serious are the dangers? Deadly serious. Look at the facts: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a division of the U.S. Transportation Department, distracted driving is “any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task… Read More »
API Approves New Diesel Engine Oil Standards
[Source: American Petroleum Institute, 2017 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Diesel, Oil] The American Petroleum Institute (API) announced that it has approved two new diesel engine oil standards, API Service Categories CK-4 and FA-4. These new categories resulted from years of collaborative effort between API’s Lubricants Group, the Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) and the… Read More »
Rules Ban Telephoning While Driving
[2012; R-2017 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Distracted Driving, Phone Use] The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), jointly with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), issued a final rule that restricts the use of hand-held mobile telephones by interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers (CMV) and intrastate hazmat drivers. The rule does not restrict… Read More »
Regulatory Compliance Specific to Over-Dimension Loads: Differences in Nebraska and Iowa
[2011; R-2017 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Oversized Loads] If you are hauling equipment, over-dimension loads are a common part of that business model and confusion with regulations is a common issue within the industry. To add to the confusion, there is no consistency between Nebraska and Iowa when it comes to the transportation of farm… Read More »