22 May Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Consumer Protections

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Article Website: https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-ezell-introduce-bipartisan-bill-strengthen-consumer-protections-againstNORTON, EZELL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AGAINST FRAUD INVOLVING RESIDENTIAL MOVING COMPANIESMay 22, 2024Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) today introduced a bipartisan bill to equip the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

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21 May FMCSA Removes Two Devices from List of Registered ELDs

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FMCSA Removes Two Devices from List of Registered ELDs WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed BLUE STAR ELD and ELD MANDATE PLUS devices from the list of registered Electronic Logging Devices (ELD). FMCSA placed these ELDs on...

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20 May Upcoming Changes Regarding Fraud in the Industry

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As the FMCSA begins to restructure the registration process for carriers and brokers, it is imperative to have your ducks in a row. Recent discussions held by the FMCSA have brought light to how severe fraud and double brokering has become in the industry. As...

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16 May NASTC Turns 35

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I’m writing this article on May 16, 2024, which just happens to be NASTC’s 35th birthday.Someday I’ll try to recapture the highs and lows of the past 3 ½ decades, but as I told Buster Anderson, my founding partner during those early years: “Keep the...

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15 Apr Attack on Small Carriers AEB Rebuttals

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There are many questions being asked today about quality control and Boeing. Mechanical issues and defects that never seemed to happen before are becoming the “new normal” these days and the theory I hear most is that this trend is directly related to hiring practices...

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21 Mar Drivers and Risk: An Insurance Perspective

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Having safe and qualified drivers is the most important asset of a successful small trucking company. The luxury of having a risky driver is nonexistent.  To grow a risk adverse company, there should be a guideline for driver qualification. The measured characteristics of drivers that...

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20 Mar Review Fleet Electrification Efforts

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Statement for the RecordNational Association of Small Trucking CompaniesU.S. House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureSubcommittee on Highways and Transit“It’s Electric: A Review of Fleet Electrification Efforts”April 30, 2024The National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC) applauds the subcommittee for holding this hearing on the Biden...

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27 Feb To Interchange Or To Non-Owned Trailer, That Is The Question

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Reference: Going Deeper on insurance requirement unique to power only operations:  Trailer Interchange v. Non-owed Trailer (W.Joel Baker-Jan18th, 2022)This week NASTC Insurance Services, LLC. and a few of our clients, were reminded that not all coverage is created equal when it pertains to needing Trailer...

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24 Jan Guide to Trucking Fraud

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Fraud Prevention Video Series: Links and TakeawaysBrought to you by Orange Commercial Credit Fraud Tip Series #1 YOUR SHIELD AGAINST FREIGHT FRAUDFraud in the freight industry has skyrocketed by 400% in recent years.Watch the series to learn the basics to spot the red flags from fraudulent...

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05 Jan NASTC White Paper on Freight Fraud

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Freight fraud is plaguing the trucking industry. Fraud and theft of trucked and brokered freight hauling takes many forms. Fraud perpetrators and criminal enterprises against trucking and brokerage account for an estimated 3,500 instances annually—a figure that understates actual occurrences.Freight fraud schemes range from simply...

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