What you might not realize is the damage outdated data about your fleet in the DOT system can do to those scores, even if you’re doing everything else right. John Seidl, a former commercial vehicle ...

If the next to last digit in the motor carrier’s USDOT number is odd, the carrier must file its MCS-150 update in odd-numbered years. If the next to last digit is an even number, the carrier must file ...

Football referees might not be throwing penalty flags now that the season is over, but “flags” are flying at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The agency is “flagging” motor carriers ...

For those of you hauling under your own authority and/or running small fleets, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent out a reminder last week for carriers to update their MCS-150 form ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule last month requiring motor carriers to file new Form MCS-150s every 24 months under a staggered filing schedule based on their USDOT ...

When I first got my authority in 1999, like so many I thought that meant I didn’t need to do anything outside of maintaining my insurance, single state permits (now replaced with the Unified Carrier ...