DOT Compliance Vs Fleet Safety Best Practices
Often I am asked "What does it mean to be in compliance with the DOT?". To answer that question, I must first say that there are really two ways to answer that question with regards to the...
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At Vogel Safety & Risk, AKA Vogel Safety Services, we make every attempt possible to make sure we offer as many services as possible to assist companies in their efforts to obtain full compliance...
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Vogel Safety UniversityOur President and founder, Steve Vogel was once an instructor for the University of Central Missouri as a Graduate Assistant, working on his Masters Degree in Safety Management....
View ArticleDoesn't Seem Fair
Doesn't Seem FairCSA 2010.......Safety Measurement System (SMS Scores)Although I fully agree that something had to be done to get the attention of individual drivers who just didn't care about safety,...
View ArticleUpcoming Changes to Safety Regulations
Upcoming Changes to Safety RegulationsIf you have been to any of our DOT Compliance Seminars in the past several months, you would have heard me talk about a couple upcoming changes to the...
View ArticleSeat Belts Still Save Lives
Seat belts still save lives, and if you get caught not wearing it you get a ticket, if you're lucky. By the way, you also get 21 points on the new CSA/SMS Scorecard.Read the following article found in...
View ArticleDOT Regulation Changes
More changes to the Safety and Hazardous Materials Regulations are on the way.Over the past few months I have kept my eye out and an ear close to the discussions on changes to the Hours-of-Service...
View Article2013 Funding for FMCSA
If you thought that government cutbacks would affect the DOT/FMCSA in a way that would get them off your back, think again.This update just came in.Sequesterread more
View ArticleFMCSA makes history - shuts down uncooperative motor carrier
FMCSA makes history - shuts down uncooperative carrierIn July, 2012, Barack Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, now known as MAP-21. With this came greater...
View ArticleAnother One Bites The Dust
FMCSA Shuts Down Atlanta-based Trucking Company Southern Transportation, Inc. This was the title of the article I pulled from the DOT website, regarding yet another motor carrier thinking they can just...
View ArticleDOT Compliance Workshop
We just held our DOT Compliance Workshop last week in the Dallas, TX area, and I just wanted to let everyone know that we had a sell out crowd. I love it when we can help more companies in gaining...
View ArticleLog Book Rules Change in July...Are You Ready?
In earlier blogs I have provided information about the DOT/FMCSA making changes to existing regulations regarding Hours-of-Service limitations and drivers' log books. I have also mentioned in these...
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I want to offer a congratulations to those who completed our DOT Compliance Workshop in Arlington, TX and Rothschild, WI in the past few weeks.For anyone interested in joining these very knowledgeable...
View ArticleLog Books Rules Changing
Remember...There are only 51 days left before the latest log book rules go into effect, and drivers increase their chances of being in violation if they do not change the way they log.34-Hour Restart...
View ArticleFMCSA Has Rescinded the 30-Minute Break for Short Haul Drivers
The FMCSA has rescinded the 30-Minute Break for Short Haul Drivers. At least that's what we've been hearing and reading for the past few weeks.For some of you, this is not news because you have...
View ArticleDOT Compliance Seminars Now Available in Spanish
Vogel Safety has announced its DOT Compliance Seminars are now available in Spanish.We have been searching for several years for the opportunity to begin offering these valuable, informing, and...
View ArticleDOT Training Can Now Include "No 30-Minute Break" for Short Haul Carriers
That's right; those operations who are considered "Short Haul" are no longer required to take that new 30-minute break, effective October 28, 2013. Therefore, we should make certain our drivers are...
View ArticleLatest Change to DOT Safety Regulations
Latest Change to DOT Safety Regulations, or I should say...The DOT has decided NOT to change the current rule until 2015.For at least the last 12 months I've been informing everyone on the FMCSA...
View ArticleNews from the FMCSA regarding the CSA
The FMCSA has recently posted a News Release regarding the latest study of how CSA has affected the industry.In summary, the CSA and its accompanying scoring system, Safety Measurement System (SMS),...
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