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Safety & Compliance
Safety Rules & Regulations
EM Company constantly monitors FMCSA and Clearinghouse for new updates. It is essential to stay current with information, because DOT and FMCSA regulations are a set of rules that help ensure the safety of our truck drivers. These rules are followed constantly at EMC. For those who are not familiar, the Clearinghouse enables EMC to identify drivers who have committed a drug and alcohol program violation while working for one employer, but who have failed to subsequently to inform another. The Clearinghouse provides EMC with the necessary tools to identify drivers who are prohibited from operating a CMV based on U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol program violations. To our current, new, or potential drivers, new regulations can be found at the following link: https://www.regulations.gov .
EM Company constantly monitors FMCSA and Clearinghouse for new updates. It is essential to stay current with information, because DOT and FMCSA regulations are a set of rules that help ensure the safety of our truck drivers. These rules are followed constantly at EMC. For those who are not familiar, the Clearinghouse enables EMC to identify drivers who have committed a drug and alcohol program violation while working for one employer, but who have failed to subsequently to inform another. The Clearinghouse provides EMC with the necessary tools to identify drivers who are prohibited from operating a CMV based on U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol program violations. To our current, new, or potential drivers, new regulations can be found at the following link: https://www.regulations.gov .
Safety Challenges
Safety Challenges
Since DOT compliance is essential to fostering the safe transport of heavy cargo through trucking, EMC ensures that all of their employees, and staff are part of its safety program. Understanding DOT guidelines is key to promising that each and every driver on the road is DOT compliant and will pass any DOT Audits. At EMC, all of the drivers undergo PSP screening, get checked at the Clearinghouse, get regular driving safety tests, as well as random drug testing. EMC prides itself on constant compliance monitoring which promotes excellent customer service, because customer satisfaction is our priority! Our fleet gets regular safety inspections which are essential for the safety of our drivers, other vehicles on the road as well as the cargo. EMC endorses its policies and safety practice by promoting and remaining in acquiescence.
Another challenging obstacle that some drivers find hard is to overcome the written paper LOG-book, this is why EMC has partnered with the BigRoad. With our current ELD system we can easily do the following: remain FMCSA-compliant, easily manage freight, we can track our assets and shipments, easily complete pre-trip inspections, and offer video telematic driver coaching. For those who are not familiar, DOT hours of service rule, is - as following:
HOURS-OF-SERVICE REGULATIONS
PROPERTY-CARRYING DRIVERS
PASSENGER-CARRYING DRIVERS
11-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
10-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty.
14-Hour Limit
May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period.
15-Hour Limit
May not drive after having been on duty for 15 hours, following 8 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time is not included in the 15-hour period.
30-Minute Driving Break
Drivers must take a 30-minute break when they have driven for a period of 8 cumulative hours without at least a 30-minute interruption. The break may be satisfied by any non-driving period of 30 consecutive minutes (i.e., on-duty not driving, off-duty, sleeper berth, or any combination of these taken consecutively).
60/70-Hour Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty.
60/70-Hour Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days.
Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers may split their required 10-hour off-duty period, as long as one off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least 2 hours long and the other involves at least 7 consecutive hours spent in the sleeper berth. All sleeper berth pairings MUST add up to at least 10 hours. When used together, neither time period counts against the maximum 14- hour driving window.
Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth and may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2 hours. All sleeper berth pairings MUST add up to at least 10 hours.
Adverse Driving Conditions
Drivers are allowed to extend the 11-hour maximum driving limit and 14-hour driving window by up to 2 hours when adverse driving conditions are encountered.
Adverse Driving Conditions
Drivers are allowed to extend the 10-hour maximum driving time and 15-hour on-duty limit by up to 2 hours when adverse driving conditions are encountered.
Short-Haul Exception
A driver is exempt from the requirements of §395.8 and §395.11 if: the driver operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location, and the driver does not exceed a maximum duty period of 14 hours. Drivers using the short-haul exception in §395.1(e)(1) must report and return to the normal work reporting location within 14 consecutive hours and stay within a 150 air-mile radius of the work reporting location.
Short-Haul Exception
A driver is exempt from the requirements of §395.8 and §395.11 if: the driver operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location, and the driver does not exceed a maximum duty period of 14 hours. Drivers using the short-haul exception in §395.1(e)(1) must report and return to the normal work reporting location within 14 consecutive hours and stay within a 150 air-mile radius of the work reporting location.
FMCSA revises the hours of service (HOS) regulations to limit the use of the 34-hour restart provision to once every 168 hours and to require that anyone using the 34-hour restart provision have as part of the restart two periods that include 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. It also includes a provision that allows truckers to drive if they have had a break of at least 30 minutes, at a time of their choosing, sometime within the previous 8 hours. This rule does not include a change to the daily driving limit because the Agency is unable to definitively demonstrate that a 10-hour limit--which it favored in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)--would have higher net benefits than an 11-hour limit. The current 11-hour limit is therefore unchanged at this time. The 60- and 70-hour limits are also unchanged. The purpose of the rule is to limit the ability of drivers to work the maximum number of hours currently allowed, or close to the maximum, on a continuing basis to reduce the possibility of driver fatigue. Long daily and weekly hours are associated with an increased risk of crashes and with the chronic health conditions associated with lack of sleep. These changes will affect only the small minority of drivers who regularly work the longer hours. Bellow is the video on 60, and 70m hour limits.
