Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Journal: From the Bar

Extending insurance coverage to shippers Q Typically in shipper contracts, we as a carrier are asked to provide a certificate of insurance for general liability and auto liability showing the shipper as an “additional named insured” and waiving subrogation. What is the effect of this request, ...

By Henry Seaton Published February 1, 2012

Up in Arms

Carriers, customers, law enforcement and safety groups at odds with FMCSA over hours-of-service final rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new hours-of-service final rule is the culmination of years of combative and often emotional debate among government, trucking industry and safety groups. Going back to ...

By Jeff Crissey Published February 1, 2012

Journal

CVSA touts improved Operation Safe Driver results Annual campaign targets both commercial, passenger drivers The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said the results from its 2011 Operation Safe Driver campaign show that targeting enforcement and education efforts at both passenger as well as commercial vehicle drivers is starting ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 1, 2012

Technology

A step further Monitoring drivers’ personal cell phones ensures total compliance Last month the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officially began enforcing its new law that restricts cell phone use for commercial drivers. But exactly how the agency will detect illegal activity and assess hefty penalties to ...

By Aaron Huff Published February 1, 2012

Time Will Tell

While it’s too early to know how much the hours-of-service final rule will impact compliance and productivity, technologies already are available to help combat these challenges After the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued its proposal to change the hours-of-service regulations in December 2010, thousands of ...

By Aaron Huff Published January 29, 2012

Technology

Making the latest technology developments work for your fleet Zero tolerance? It takes more than policy to remove cell phone distractions Before the sun rose on March 26, 2010, a semi-truck departed the left lane of southbound Interstate 65 near Munfordville, Ky. After crossing a 60-foot-wide median into ...

By Aaron Huff Published January 4, 2012

UpFront

Asleep at the Wheel Overweight drivers soon may be under the microscope for sleep apnea risk Sleep apnea affects roughly 6 percent of Americans. The likelihood of someone developing the disorder increases with age and higher body mass index, a number calculated from an individual’s height and ...

By Jeff Crissey Published January 4, 2012

Rolling the Dice

Accident-prevention technologies bring visibility, control The most minor of accidents involving one of your drivers still can cause great financial pain – even if it wasn’t your driver’s fault. Property damage, injuries, legal fees and other incidentals often will exceed the cost for technology that might ...

By Aaron Huff Published January 1, 2012

Journal

HOS rewrite now at OMB Controversial final rule could be published by end of year After missing a U.S. Court of Appeals Oct. 28 deadline extension for publishing a final rule in the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Transportation submitted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 1, 2011

Journal

Leading news, trucking market conditions and industry analysis Legislators ask Obama to withdraw hours rewrite President Obama should withdraw the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service revision because its costs would hurt the U.S. economy, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor wrote Oct. ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2011