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them.
We are very fortunate in having many
law enforcement agencies working with us who are dedicated
to promoting highway safety and to educating drivers.
This becomes apparent once you read our monthly columns.
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take 3 - 4 questions from our E-mail bag or
radio programs and turns them into a monthly column.
February 2012: Revised Hours-of-Service Rules -- Maximum Length of Combos in CA -- Proper Logbook Procedures -- Logging Oil Field Work & Company Changing Accident Status.
January 2012: Logging Lunch and Rest Breaks -- King Pin to Rear Axle Law in California -- Logging Time in Sleeper Berth as Off-Duty -- CSA Scoring on Logbook Violations.
December 2011: Out-of-Service for Incomplete Logbook -- Violating an Out-of-Service Order -- Out-of-Service for Not Properly Securing a Spare Tire -- Penalties for Not Having a Logbook.
November 2011: It's Time to Say "thank you" -- Is a Logbook a Legal Document -- Logging Safety Meeting -- Padlock on Tanker Haz-Mat Loads in California.
October 2011: Tire Check with Haz-Mat Loads -- Contaminated Brakes -- Pet Exemption for Idling in California.
September 2011: Intrastate Hours of Service Rule -- Logging Multiple Stops in One City -- Logging Time for a Pre-Trip -- Failed DOT Medical Exam.
August 2011: Hope to see you in Dallas -- Operating Lift Axle from Inside Cab -- Placards on a CMV -- Flatbed Securement -- DAC Report Information.
July 2011: Hope to see you in Dallas -- Cab Lights -- Brake Chambers -- Air Loss Test and Tire Pressure.
June 2011: Hope to see you in Las Vegas -- Number of Days Driving Between Restarts -- Stopping on Railroad Tracks -- Operating a CMV when Ill or Fatigued -- Colored Lights on the Back of My CMV.
May 2011: Join Us in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Proper Use of Seat Belts -- Where To Find CSA Scores -- Logging Time Awaiting Dispatch -- Logging Naps & Bathroom Breaks.
April 2011: Possible Change to HOS -- E-Logs and Daily Recaps -- Working Over 14 Hours -- Pre & Post Trip Inspections.
March 2011: Annual Inspection for CMV's -- Holding on to Old Logbooks -- A Harsh Level 1 Inspection -- Defying a "State Of Emergency".
February 2011: Interrupting a 10-Hour Break -- Conflicting Signals at a Scale -- Behind the Wheel with a CDL Permit Holder -- Spread Axle Laws in California.
January 2011: Extra Information in Logbook -- Logging Off-Duty Time -- Logging Loading & Unloading Time.
December 2010: Time to Sign your Logbook -- Out of Hours When Close to Home -- How Should I log My Time Waiting for a Load -- Green ID Lights on a CMV Cab.
November 2010: Driver Refusing to Drive -- CSA 2010 -- ID & Clearance Lights on Cab of a CMV & Logbook Pages.
October 2010: Join us in Pomona, California -- Off-Duty Time & the 60/70 Hour Rule -- Checking A Trailer's ABS System -- Refusing to Drive in Bad Weather -- Team Drivers & the 34-Hour Restart Rule.
September 2010: Join us in Pomona, California -- Brake Light Out During Level 1 Inspection -- Truck Lane Restriction in California -- Logbook Rules for Non-CDL Drivers -- Can I Drive Over the 14-Hour Rule?
August 2010: Join us in Dallas at GATS -- CSA 2010 Points & Personal Vehicles -- DUI Limits for CDL drivers -- Wrong Weight on the Bill of Lading -- Mounting & Use of Seat Belt in a CMV.
July 2010: Logbook Page Seized by Officer -- Fireworks in the Cab of CMV -- Adjusting Brakes on a CMV -- Driving with a Blown Out Tire.
June 2010: Oversize Load Violation and CSA 2010 -- Driver Using Two Logbooks -- Logbook Not Current -- Who Chock's the Trailer Wheels.
May 2010: CSA 2010, English, and CMV Height questions answered by law enforcement officials.
April 2010: Train Horns on Commercial Motor Vehicles Answered by Retired Law Enforcement.
March 2010: My Motor Carrier is Abusing DOT Regulations -- Behind the Wheel with a CDL Permit -- Warning of Law Enforcement Ahead with Flashing Headlights -- CSA 2010 Driver's Score.
February 2010: Forced to Drive Over the 14-Hour Rule -- Starting and Stopping Your 14-Hour Clock -- Interrupting My 34-Hour Restart.
January 2010: Logging Your Correct Status -- Myth About Logging Inspections -- Driving To The Public Scale When Overweight.
December 2009: Paperwork Needed for DOT Inspection -- Myth About Co-Driver Logging Off-Duty -- Company Rig Not Properly Maintained.
November 2009: New 80 Page On-Line Logbook Presentation -- Confused About 34-Hour Restart -- Off-Duty and Sleeper Time for C0-Driver -- Traveling Without Shipping Papers and Myth About Time Limit to Fill Out Logbook.
October 2009: Upcoming Truck Show Latino -- Hours-of-Service and SafeStat.
September 2009: Upcoming Truck Show Latino -- CDL Points for Overweight Tickets -- Using Two Log Pages for Same Date -- Sleep Apnea Testing -- Rewriting Your Logs.
August 2009: Some GWTS & GATS Truck Show Updates -- Using Split Sleeper Berth Rule -- CMV Roadside Inspection and Address Requirements on Logbook.
July 2009: Rules for Driving a Company Car -- Flagging Reefer Refueling Time -- Oversize Load Requirements -- Idling in California with a CPAP unit.
June 2009: Sergeant Pete Camm Retires -- Interrupting a 10-Hour Break -- Conflicting Signals at a Scale -- CVSA Inspection Sticker.
May 2009: CHP Myth set Straight -- Logging Split Sleeper Berth -- Updating Logbook for Next Day.
April 2009: Logbook and DOT Inspections -- Logbook and Previous 7 Days -- Carrying a Spare Tire in Calif. -- Logging Time When Fueling.
March 2009: Passenger In Upper Bunk When Moving -- DOT Extra Light Enforcement -- Pre-Trip Inspection -- Road Signs in California.
February 2009: King Pin and Spread Axle Laws in California -- New CDL Holders -- CDL Grace Period -- Mismatched Air Brake Chamber and Slack Adjuster.
January 2009: ABS System Light On -- Permitted Side Lights on a CMV in California -- Logging Lunch with Other Duties.
December 2008: Penalties for Not Updating Logs -- Logging when Rendering Assistance -- CDL record and Points.
November 2008: CMV under 26,000 lbs., Do I need a Logbook? -- Logging Team Co-Driver in Jump Seat -- Adjusting my CMV's Brakes.
October 2008: FMCSA's Internet Interpretations -- Welcome aboard - CHP Officer James Portilla -- California DOT Inspection -- Colored Lights on the back of my CMV -- Using the Split Sleeper Birth on Regional Runs.
September 2008: Sr. Trooper Monty Dial Retires -- Having Lunch in a Day-cab and Logging Off-Duty -- Should I Log My Time in the Sleeper if -- Extra Lights Under my Truck.
August 2008: Logging Time When Dropping Trailers and Pre-Trip -- Logging Off-Duty Waiting in Fuel Line -- Driving a CMV after 14-Hours On-Duty -- Filling Out the Logbook re-Cap Section -- HOS - 60-Hour/7 Day Limit to a 70-Hour/8 Day Limit.
July 2008: Split Sleeper Berth Time Gets Confusing -- Logging Miles vs. Time and Logging Shot Periods of Time (less then 15 minutes).
June 2008: News Release -- Logging a Non-CMV Company Vehicle over my 14-Hours -- Does having a Dog Exempts me from Idling Laws and Having Recap Tires on Steer Axle of a CMV.
May 2008: Length Law, 14-Hour Rule & 34-Hour Restart
April 2008: Guidance with Logbook's in Remarks Section - Backing off Spring Brakes and Clarification - About On-Board Recording Device.
March 2008: Sleeper Berth Time - Idling in California and Splitting Sleeper Berth Time.
February 2008: Logging Pre-Trip Inspection Time, 34-Hour Rule on Week-End Military Service, Can My Company Alter Electronic Logging System and Interstate HOS Rules in California.
January 2008: Driving Limits in Calif., Getting Adequate Rest and Drug Testing and Privacy questions.
December 2007: Making Changes to Your Logbook, Using the 34-Hour Restart in California, Fueling Up During a 34-Hour Brake and Lunch Breaks for Company Drivers.
November 2007: HOS update, Tread Depth, Out-of-Service and Flasher Questions
October 2007: Cab Lights, 10-Hour Break and Logbook questions
September 2007: Calif. CMV Speed Limit and HOS questions answered by law enforcement officials
August 2007: CVSA Inspection and HOS
July 2007: CMV Insurance, 16-Hour Rule and Update on APU's Special Announcement & Clarification
June 2007: Logbook Inspections by Law Enforcement � Pick-up Truck & Two Trailers and Unloading in the Street
May 2007: Requirements on a Logbook Page � Out of Service at the Weigh Station for HOS and Are all CMV's Required to Stop at Weigh Stations
Apr 2007: Placement of Fire Extinguisher and Hours-of-Service.
Mar 2007: HOS and Driving in Bad Weather
Feb 2007: Driving Over 14 Hour Rule � HOS and 2nd Job - IFTA Sticker
Jan 2007: Calif. Legal � HOS and Seizure
Dec 2006: Out of Hours at the Customer�s Location � Can I Extend My 14-hour Day and 34-Hour Reset
Nov 2006: HOS, Gun in a CMV and Placards
Oct 2006: Company Wrote me up � Logbook Violation, DMV's Driver Records and Off Duty All Day, Then Drive at Night
Sept 2006: Questions about Hours you can work, DOT guidance on logging, log book and team driver quits
Aug 2006: Questions about New Laws, Traffic School, Out-of-Service
July 2006: Questions about Alcohol, Home Terminal and Cheating Logbook
June 2006: Questions about Lights, Disputing Information and Out-Of-Service Orders
May 2006: Hours Of Service & Post-Trip Inspections.
April 2006 : CMV Use, Passing in Calif. with a CMV, and Sleeper berth time
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