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Merit Awards
The awards for Landstar’s
Information Services (IS) department
continue to roll in. The department’s
Technical Documentation Team
won two Merit Awards in the annual
Florida Technical Communication
Competition held earlier in February.
The team consists of technical
writers Nancy Whitaker, Sandy
Sandy Adams, Deanie
Bruton, Nancy Whitaker,
and Debbi Maclay.
Adams, Debbi Maclay, and Deanie Bruton. The group won
for its LEADS ® Tutorial and LEADS Help documents.
Judging was based on: content, design, organization, graphics
and overall quality. The Merit Award Level is for those
technical communication entries that consistently meet
high standards.
The competition is sponsored by the Suncoast Chapter of
the Society for Technical Communication, one of the leading
professional associations for technical communicators.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Landstar takes pride in delivering the
safest, most reliable transportation
services available. This summary of
out of service criteria is based on the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Handbook and the CVSA North American
Standard Out-of-Service Criteria 2009
Handbook to better acquaint Landstar
BCOs with the safety regulations that
govern the industry.
Logs
395.8(e)
A required record of duty status should accurately reflect the
driver’s actual activities and duty status. This includes time and
location of each duty status change and the time spent in each
duty status. Any and all records that are time and date stamped –
such as fuel and toll receipts and previous roadside inspections –
can be used by officers as supporting documentation to verify the
accuracy of the record of duty status. False logs will result in
a driver being placed out of service for ten consecutive hours.
Hazmat Securement
49CFR 177.834(a)
To avoid being placed out of service, any package containing
hazardous material and not permanently attached to a motor
vehicle must be secured against shifting, including relative
Regulation Spotlight
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Online Heavy Haul Rate Quotes
The Heavy/Specialized Rate Quote System on Landstar
Online has proven to be quite popular with Landstar agents.
“The response has been overwhelming,” says Jim Tate,
Landstar Director Heavy/Specialized Support Services. “About
85 percent of all rate quotes are being generated online.”
Rate quotes can be completed by agents or submitted to
corporate for legal or oversize/overweight loads up to 100 feet
long, 12 feet wide, 14 feet high and 120,000 pounds. For loads
exceeding the gross vehicle dimension and weight guidelines,
the system will direct agents to “Submit to Corporate” (Heavy/
Specialized Support Services).
To access the Rate Quote System, log on to LandstarOnline
and click on: L.O.S.M., Carrier Group Operating System,
Heavy Specialized. A step-by-step tutorial is available at: Info,
Heavy Specialized, General Information. Once the information
is submitted, agents receive a rate quote and a recommendation
for equipment best suited for the load.
For more information, contact the Heavy/Specialized
department at 800-235-7089.
motion between packages, within the vehicle on which it is
being transported, under conditions normally inclusive to
transportation. Packages having valves or other fittings must be
loaded in a manner to minimize the likelihood of damage during
transportation.
Cargo Securement
393.104 (b)
Tie downs and cargo securement devices must be in proper
working order. Roadside out-of-service criteria includes: One
defective strap (cut, burn, hole, knot or splice) or one defective
chain (broken, cracked, twisted, bent, knotted or stretched links).
If cargo is not positioned against headerboard or bulkhead,
additional straps or chains must be applied to prevent forward
movement. Bungee cords are not recognized by DOT as a
securement device.
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