Warning: Using ELDs for IRP & IFTA Records? BE CAREFUL!
Going to Use ELDs for IRP & IFTA Records? BE CAREFUL! In some six weeks, on December 18, 2017, federal requirements for most interstate motor carriers and their drivers to comply with the hours-of-service rules through the use of electronic logging devices will go into effect. Among other things, a compliant ELD will produce records […]
UCR Registration Delayed Again
UCR Registration Delayed Again At a meeting by telephone on October 26, 2017, the board of directors of the Unified Carrier Registration program once again delayed the opening of UCR registration for 2018. As many of our readers will know, UCR registration for a year generally begins on October 1 of the year prior. This […]
SC Enacts Highway Funding Bill
By Bob Pitcher American Trucking Associations On May 9, 2017, South Carolina’s legislature easily overrode a veto by Governor McMaster to enact H.3516, which increases the state’s highway funding significantly. First, the fuel tax on both gasoline and diesel, which has been 16 cents a gallon for many years, will rise by 2 cents a […]