Thirty-four consecutive hours off duty, and your 60- or 70-hour clock starts from zero. Simple rule, endless myths. What it resets, what it doesn't, and when taking it actually costs you miles.
August 30, 2026 · 7 min read
The rule has been in force since 2017, but fleets still get written up for the same handful of things. Here is what the mandate requires, in plain language.
August 14, 2026 · 9 min readFour numbers govern almost every driving day: 11, 14, 30, and 70. Here is what each one means, and where drivers most often lose a load to a clock they misread.
August 11, 2026 · 8 min read
Four real exemptions, a couple of narrow ones, and a long list of things drivers believe are exemptions but aren't. Know which category you're in before an officer decides for you.
August 7, 2026 · 7 min read
Most out-of-service orders come from a short list of repeat offenders: brakes, lights, tires, and logs. Fix those four and inspection days get boring, which is what you want.
August 4, 2026 · 8 min read
An audit is a document request with a deadline attached. The fleets that struggle are rarely the unsafe ones. They are the ones who can't produce six months of records in two weeks.
July 30, 2026 · 9 min read
IFTA is tedious rather than hard, and tedium is where errors live. Here is the mechanism, the records you're required to keep, and how the quarterly filing gets automated away.
July 24, 2026 · 7 min readTwenty minutes, a real operator, and your own numbers. No slide deck.
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