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New Ag Exemption Status in the BIT App

Jun 13, 2024 10:12:08 AM / by Erin Sullivan posted in ELDs, Logbook, FMCSA, Hours of Service, Personal Conveyance

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Blue Ink Tech is proud to announce a new Agricultural cycle in the BIT app to help drivers manage Ag Exempt loads. The new cycle tracks exemption status within the 150 air-mile radius with one press of a button.

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A Guide to the ELD Short Haul Exemption

Dec 12, 2022 11:07:37 AM / by Jacquelyn Pack posted in ELDs, Logbook, Fuel, FMCSA, Hours of Service

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What is the ELD short-haul exemption? 

The short-haul exemption is designed for drivers with a local route who work regular hours and return home every night. The rule allows these drivers and their carriers to avoid certain Hours of Service requirements as well as the ELD requirements set in the FMCSA's ELD mandate.

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What is a Logbook?

Nov 22, 2022 8:41:52 PM / by Jacquelyn Pack posted in ELDs, Logbook, Hours of Service, Personal Conveyance

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Truck drivers have been using records of duty status (RODS) for over eighty years now. In the past, drivers would fill out a physical logbook for their RODS. But nowadays this is done with an electronic logbook since it can keep better track of your data and hours-of-service (HOS) rules. 

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The Unsafe Driving Violations BASIC

Oct 30, 2022 9:59:46 PM / by Mike Riegel posted in Logbook, Hours of Service

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The Unsafe Driving Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes). This is used to determine a carrier's CSA score.

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The Hours of Service Violations Basic

Oct 30, 2022 8:26:49 PM / by Mike Riegel posted in Logbook, Hours of Service

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The Hours of Service Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) is one of seven categories that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses to determine how a motor carrier ranks relative to other carriers with a similar number of safety events (i.e., inspections, violations, or crashes). This is used to determine a carrier's CSA score.

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