NEWS

Keep an eye out for the UCR renewal packets. These will be provided via email in the coming weeks. If changes need to be made with your DOT via an MCS-150 update, please list the necessary changes in your renewal packet. We will require confirmation on the number of...

HD I/M TESTING REQUIREMENTS   PERIODIC COMPLIANCE TESTING Periodic compliance testing requirements will be imposed semiannually (2x per year) commencing in 2024. California-registered mobile homes and agricultural vehicles will be subject to annual (1x per year)...

  What is the HD I/M program? Mandates that in order to operate in California, all heavy-duty non-gasoline vehicles with a GVWR of more than 14,000 pounds must pass emissions checks. Comparable to a Smog Check program for large trucks. To assure emissions control...

  Keep an eye out for your 2290 renewal packets. You should be receiving an estimate within the next couple of weeks. Please refer to your renewal packet if you need to add or delete units on your 2290. If we don't already do your 2290 filing and you would like...

  The FMCSA has updated the Safety Measurement System (SMS) Webpage with the findings from February 24, 2023. Enforcement users and motor carriers who have logged onto the SMS Website can view complete SMS results. The CSA Prioritization Preview webpage is the...

  Starting March 8, 2023 Clearinghouse will be notifying employers via email regarding any changes on a driver’s record up to 12 months. The employer must then conduct a full follow-on query. Employer requires to receive consent from the driver to be able to run...

Several clients have reported receiving fraudulent solicitations, such as the sample below, requesting them to submit a form and a fee to a third party to file a Statement of Information on their behalf with the California Secretary of State. According to the...

There are fraudulent letters and certificates circulating which claim to provide a certificate of status from the Secretary of State. Avoid proceeding with any of the services listed in such letters as this private entity is not affiliated with the Secretary of State...

  Mobile carriers discontinued their 3G networks, which may have an impact on motor carriers whose electronic logging equipment rely on 3G. Verizon's 3G network shut off their 3G sunset entirely on December 31, 2022. AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile all...

CHP is now in the regulatory process of introducing intrastate ELD. CTA submitted comments to CHP with the hopes of identifying the implementation and enforcement date of intrastate ELDs, which do not have a specific start date in the regulatory text. On a recent...