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ELDs and auditing software to track their
HOS compliance.
The enforcement community at large
has expressed concern about how
smoothly this transitionprocesswill
go.As expected, inspectorswill need
additional training, and the software these
inspectorsuse for roadside inspections
and compliance reviewsmust be changed,
aswell. It is (unfortunately) predicted
thatmotor carrierswillmostly likely
seeuneven implementationof thenew
provision–and thatwill affect dataquality
and, ultimately,CSA scores.
No-Defect DVIRs
The second regulation changeworth
your attention is being commonly
referred to as “no-defectDVIR.”
TheFederalMotorCarrier Safety
Administrationhas rescinded a
requirement that property-carrying
commercialmotor vehicledrivers submit,
andmotor carriers retain, driver vehicle
inspection reportswhen thedriverhas
neither found, nor beenmade awareof,
anyvehicledefects ordeficiencies.
The final rule,whichbecame effective
Dec. 18, 2014, eliminated aburdensome
dailypaperwork requirement and,
according toTransportationSecretary
AnthonyFoxx,will save the trucking
industry an estimated$1.7billion
annually. TheDOT states theno-defect
DVIR rulewill eliminatepaperwork for
roughly95%of thedriverpre- andpost-
trip inspections of their vehicles.Now,
driverswill onlybe required to submit
apost trip inspection if there is adefect
with thevehicle. Toput this in language
Formore information onHOS34-hour
Restart, no-defect DVIRs or any other risk
management needs youmight have, please
contact NBIS@1-877-860-RMSS.
new rules
eliminatingone level of oversight ensuring
pre- andpost-trip inspectionshavebeen
done.However, owners and safety/risk
managerswill need to frequentlyobserve
drivers before and after jobs to ensure the
proper behaviors (i.e.,walking around the
vehicle andperforming simplediagnostic
checks) aredemonstrated.Managing
expectations and coachingdrivers should
still play a critical part of your operating
procedures.
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Managing expectations and
coaching drivers should still play a
critical part of your operating procedures.
that everyonewill understand, be sure to
remember this: post-trip inspections are
still required; drivers just don’t need to
submit documentation if their inspections
are clean.
Finally, aquestionwe’veheard from
many folks ishowdoes a company
differentiatebetween an inspection that
wasneverdone andone that hasno
defects? I think the simplest answer is this:
by eliminating the submissionof no-defect
inspection reports to theFMCSA, you’re
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