Comments for Arnold Safety Blog http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com Helping Companies Comply With D.O.T. Safety Regulations Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Who has to fill out log books? by Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/who-has-to-fill-out-log-books/comment-page-2/#comment-56144 Eric Arnold Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:06 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=25#comment-56144 If you cross state lines, the weight limit is 10001 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. Anything over that needs a logbook. If you stay wholly within PA, the limit is 17000 lbs. anything over that needs a logbook. You have to take the GVWR of the truck and add it to whatever the GVWR is of the trailer. If you want a more detailed answer, call me, hope that helps. If you cross state lines, the weight limit is 10001 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. Anything over that needs a logbook. If you stay wholly within PA, the limit is 17000 lbs. anything over that needs a logbook. You have to take the GVWR of the truck and add it to whatever the GVWR is of the trailer. If you want a more detailed answer, call me, hope that helps.

]]> Comment on Who has to fill out log books? by milhouse http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/who-has-to-fill-out-log-books/comment-page-2/#comment-55796 milhouse Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:19:29 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=25#comment-55796 We operate a fleet of ford f350 duallys. We are non placarded and non cdl. We haul 275 gal. totes of water treatment chemicals and never exceed the weight limits of the trucks. we occasionally haul trailers, small and large, hitch only and do 90% of our work in PA. Do we need to keep logbooks and have the GVW on our vehicles? A DOT rep stopped one of our guys and gave him a rough time. Our insurance does not indicate we need this and my boss is fairly sure they were not totally correct. Can you help me out here? We operate a fleet of ford f350 duallys. We are non placarded and non cdl. We haul 275 gal. totes of water treatment chemicals and never exceed the weight limits of the trucks. we occasionally haul trailers, small and large, hitch only and do 90% of our work in PA. Do we need to keep logbooks and have the GVW on our vehicles? A DOT rep stopped one of our guys and gave him a rough time. Our insurance does not indicate we need this and my boss is fairly sure they were not totally correct. Can you help me out here?

]]> Comment on When do I have to fill out logbooks? by Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/when-do-i-have-to-fill-out-logbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-55119 Eric Arnold Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:46:38 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=39#comment-55119 There is an exception in the rules which says if you stay within 100 air miles of the terminal, and return within 12 hours, you may record only your time started, time finished, and total number of hours that day, instead of a logbook. That being said, an employer reserves the right to make you fill out a logbook, if that's the way they want it done. There is an exception in the rules which says if you stay within 100 air miles of the terminal, and return within 12 hours, you may record only your time started, time finished, and total number of hours that day, instead of a logbook. That being said, an employer reserves the right to make you fill out a logbook, if that’s the way they want it done.

]]> Comment on Do you have a question? by Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-55118 Eric Arnold Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:44:21 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-55118 You do not need a BOC-3 form designating a process agent in each state you operate if you are transporting your own product. In other words, process agents are only required if you transport for hire. The process agent requirement is a holdover from the old ICC regulations. The way it was explained to me is a for-hire motor carrier is required to have a business agent in each state it operates. Thus, if my Pennsylvania truck crashes and kills 6 people in Missouri, the people of Missouri don't have to come to Pennsylvania to sue me; they can sue my process agent in Missouri, and therefore me. Anyway, that's how it was explained to me.... I do not have a great deal of expertise in the old ICC regulations. You do not need a BOC-3 form designating a process agent in each state you operate if you are transporting your own product. In other words, process agents are only required if you transport for hire. The process agent requirement is a holdover from the old ICC regulations. The way it was explained to me is a for-hire motor carrier is required to have a business agent in each state it operates. Thus, if my Pennsylvania truck crashes and kills 6 people in Missouri, the people of Missouri don’t have to come to Pennsylvania to sue me; they can sue my process agent in Missouri, and therefore me. Anyway, that’s how it was explained to me…. I do not have a great deal of expertise in the old ICC regulations.

]]> Comment on When do I have to fill out logbooks? by Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/when-do-i-have-to-fill-out-logbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-55117 Eric Arnold Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=39#comment-55117 Well, the burden of proof is still on them. I know, that's hard to believe, and if you ask a majority of DOT cops, they will tell you otherwise. Nevertheless, it is true: the DOT must prove your handwritten time is inaccurate. They do this by matching your handwritten time sheets against bills of lading, toll receipts, and fuel receipts, to verify its accuracy. Well, the burden of proof is still on them. I know, that’s hard to believe, and if you ask a majority of DOT cops, they will tell you otherwise. Nevertheless, it is true: the DOT must prove your handwritten time is inaccurate. They do this by matching your handwritten time sheets against bills of lading, toll receipts, and fuel receipts, to verify its accuracy.

]]> Comment on The New Hours Rule Has Been Released by Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/the-new-hours-rule-has-been-released/comment-page-1/#comment-55116 Eric Arnold Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:38:12 +0000 http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/?p=862#comment-55116 Angie: They will never leave you alone. Ever. Angie: They will never leave you alone. Ever.

]]> Comment on When do I have to fill out logbooks? by john http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/when-do-i-have-to-fill-out-logbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-55103 john Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:55:49 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=39#comment-55103 My safety director says we must log everyday even if we drive less then 100 miles he has stated that we must log even if we drive 5 miles to the company warehouse load the truck and drive back to the parking lot i have a class a cdl there other drivers and myself think this is wrong, who is correct? My safety director says we must log everyday even if we drive less then 100 miles he has stated that we must log even if we drive 5 miles to the company warehouse load the truck and drive back to the parking lot i have a class a cdl there other drivers and myself think this is wrong, who is correct?

]]> Comment on Do you have a question? by Rosemary Czar http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-54455 Rosemary Czar Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:25:23 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-54455 Hello, We are a project management company based in Nevada, that buys cabinets built per our specifications and then we install them on the customers jobsite that is usually out of state from our factory location in Michigan. Most times we just use a freight carrier, but sometimes we rent a 26' Penske truck and have our own team drive the cabinets to the jobsite location (more control, less damage. We have him fill out the logbooks, he has a CSL, we have the correct insurances, he follows all the FMCSA rules for driving times, we actually insist on the safety aspect. In doing one of those runs today, our driver was told when he pulled into the weigh station that our company needed to have a DOT number. When I went onto FMCSA and filled out their survey, it said I needed not only a OP-1 DOT number but a BOC-3 "Designate Process Agent". We do carry the proper insurances - always have. My concern is a BOC-3 looks like I would need one for every state and that seems a bit much for hauling cabinets around the country. Can you shed some light on this? Please note, we probably only do 8-10 runs a year. Thank you Rosemary Czar Hello,

We are a project management company based in Nevada, that buys cabinets built per our specifications and then we install them on the customers jobsite that is usually out of state from our factory location in Michigan. Most times we just use a freight carrier, but sometimes we rent a 26′ Penske truck and have our own team drive the cabinets to the jobsite location (more control, less damage. We have him fill out the logbooks, he has a CSL, we have the correct insurances, he follows all the FMCSA rules for driving times, we actually insist on the safety aspect.
In doing one of those runs today, our driver was told when he pulled into the weigh station that our company needed to have a DOT number. When I went onto FMCSA and filled out their survey, it said I needed not only a OP-1 DOT number but a BOC-3 “Designate Process Agent”. We do carry the proper insurances – always have. My concern is a BOC-3 looks like I would need one for every state and that seems a bit much for hauling cabinets around the country. Can you shed some light on this? Please note, we probably only do 8-10 runs a year. Thank you Rosemary Czar

]]> Comment on When do I have to fill out logbooks? by Kyle http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/when-do-i-have-to-fill-out-logbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-54098 Kyle Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:53:22 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=39#comment-54098 "This can be a time sheet, time clock, or any other type of document which has the time started, time finished, and total number of hours for the day." Can this information be filled in by the driver directly, does it have to be punched by a time stamp? How do I prove to a DOT auditor that when by driver writes down '7:30' that he actually started at 7:30 without some sort or time stamp by a machine or something. “This can be a time sheet, time clock, or any other type of document which has the time started, time finished, and total number of hours for the day.”

Can this information be filled in by the driver directly, does it have to be punched by a time stamp? How do I prove to a DOT auditor that when by driver writes down ’7:30′ that he actually started at 7:30 without some sort or time stamp by a machine or something.

]]> Comment on The New Hours Rule Has Been Released by angie http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/the-new-hours-rule-has-been-released/comment-page-1/#comment-54004 angie Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:57:30 +0000 http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/?p=862#comment-54004 I am a company driver and this is SOOO crazy, when will they ever leve us alone? If this companies: Swift, Crst, Martin, etc....... would put students with trainers for a minimum of 6 months, b4 soloing them. Insurance and fatalities would go down tremendous. I am a company driver and this is SOOO crazy, when will they ever leve us alone? If this companies: Swift, Crst, Martin, etc……. would put students with trainers for a minimum of 6 months, b4 soloing them. Insurance and fatalities would go down tremendous.

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