The Commercial Vehicle Safety Association (CVSA) will be holding its annual brake safety inspection campaign the week of Sept. 11-17, 2016. The event is designed to promote brake safety in commercial vehicles and will focus on brake system compliance. Commercial vehicle operators should be prepared for inspections by law enforcement officials to include checks for…
In a ruling that appears to declare password sharing a federal crime, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the conviction of a man who used a borrowed password to gain access to his former employer’s database. The case involved a man named David Nosal, a former employee of Korn/Ferry International, a research…
According to the 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study from the Ponemon Institute, the average total cost of a data breach for a U.S. company is now $7 million. There are a number of key takeaways from this report: The average cost of a data breach hasn’t fluctuated much in recent years. While this year’s…
Admittedly, I have not yet downloaded this latest phenomena… but our IT department and several other people in our office are going to get them all! The trend is so popular that Property & Casualty 360 has already listed three types of insurance you need prior to starting out on your adventure: Homeowner or Renter…
The Unified Registration System is an online registration system that hopes to simplify the registration process for US motor carriers. All US motor carriers would use a DOT number rather than an MC or docket number. The system was scheduled to take effect on September 30, 2016. Now the program will be pushed back and…
Lightning, which is most common during the summer months, poses a serious risk to workers—especially those who work outside. In the event of a thunderstorm, you should take shelter immediately. However, if you are trapped outside during a storm, take the following precautions: 1. Stay off of and away from tall or large objects, such…
A study conducted by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found that collision avoidance systems (CASs) can reduce the number of collisions, a claim that’s garnering widespread support from industry stakeholders. The study examined 6,000 CAS activations, culled from over 3 million miles of driving data. These CASs either provided impact alerts (IAs)…
In a response brief filed last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) dismissed legal challenges filed against the new electronic logging device (ELD) requirements as being meritless. The lawsuit, filed by the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), alleges that the rule fails to adequately address driver harassment issues. The lawsuit also alleges…
Last month, the FMCSA announced a new final rule, effective Aug. 8, 2016, that will require passengers riding in large commercial trucks to wear seat belts whenever the vehicles are operating on public roads and engaged in interstate commerce. Under the final rule, motor carriers and drivers will be responsible for ensuring that their passengers…
Commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) are now being allowed but the rules are pretty stringent. What I thought was interesting: 1. They call the operators – pilots. 2. A pilot must be 16 3. A pilot must have a remote pilot certificate – or be supervised by someone with a remote pilot certificate…
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