Do you travel in or through British Columbia, Canada? There is now a speed limiter requirement affecting most heavy trucks, as of Friday April 5, 2024. B.C. will join Ontario (2008) and Quebec (2009) as the only other Canadian provinces to mandate the use of governors on trucks, capping speeds at 105 km/h (65mph). They […] The post What British Columbia speed limiter mandate means for you appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

If your lights aren’t on at night, but they work, that’s no longer an OOS violation, though it’s still a violation of state laws to drive in the dark without lights.  The North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) are used by certified commercial vehicle safety enforcement personnel to determine if a commercial motor vehicle or […] The post Eleven Out-of-Service Criteria Changes Coming to Truckers April 1, 2024 appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

California’s AB5 legal battles, that cover an estimated 70,000 owner-operators, lose another chance to block the rule. The AB5 law makes it more difficult for companies to classify people who work for them as independent contractors with the new ABC test. In April 2021, the first injunction to fight the law from affecting the trucking […] The post Update: California Judge on AB5 Rules Against Trucking Industry appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

Article written by Tim Miller, CNS How stressful is your job? Do you think about it while off the clock? Does it make you anxious thinking about what you have to do tomorrow when you are trying to settle down and eat dinner? Should it? And if so, what do you do to deal with […] The post A Trucker’s Burden: What Stress? appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

While checking for the presence of alcohol or controlled substances during an inspection, inspectors will: Observe the driver for signs of alcohol or controlled substance; use and/or impairment; Examine the cab and trailer for alcohol or controlled substances; Conduct a query in the Clearinghouse. With spring comes May showers, beautiful flowers, and inspection blitzes! That’s […] The post CVSA 2024 International Roadcheck May 14-16 Focused on drug and alcohol possession, tractor protection systems appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

Many companies, including motor carriers, are now required to report information to FinCEN about the individuals who own or control them, or face fines. Here’s what you need to know. Starting and running a company includes a lot of registration and important business accounts to be created. Well, there is one more thing to add […] The post New 2024 BOIR Requirement Affects Businesses or Face Fines: Financial Crimes Enforcement appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

The Oregon Trucking Association and some of their members, are in a lawsuit against the state of Oregon because the trucking industry is overpaying taxes by over 30%, the state knows about the problem, there are no plans to fix this, and taxes are increasing in 2024! In Oregon, trucks over 26,000 pounds pay a […] The post Trucking Industry Overpaying Taxes in Oregon Finally Sues the State appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

In Pennsylvania, registering your commercial vehicles with the International Registration Plan (IRP) is an option that allows for interstate operation (across state lines) under a single registration plate and registration certificate, which would be issued by your “home” or “base” state. You must register your vehicle(s) apportionately if the vehicle(s) travels or is intended for […] The post What to Know About Staggered Apportioned Registration in PA appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

Last year I wrote about how 2024 UCR Fees were reducing 9% (after reducing 31% for 2023) before anticipated increase for 2025. Well, now we know that the UCR Plan Board is recommendation a 25% fee increase for the 2025 registration year, with varying increases between $9 and $9,000 per entity, depending on the applicable […] The post UCR Fees Expected to Increase 25% in 2025 After Years of Reduced Fees appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more

FMCSA recently published research that found broken CDL disqualification processes at the State level and wants to fix them. Safety is the most important aspect of federal and state trucking regulations because CMV crashes are disproportionately high compared to that of passenger vehicle crashes and are more likely to be fatal to non-CMV passenger vehicle […] The post How FMCSA Punishes CDL Driver with Disqualifications, Stricter Enforcement Coming appeared first on Compliance Navigation Specialists ..read more