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FMCSA boss says hours reforms on track, urges carriers to switch to ELDs ahead of deadline
FMCSA leader Ray Martinez recently discussed hours of service reforms planned for 2019 and called for ELD compliance ahead of December deadline. Details on CCJ.
February 26, 2019
Business
DOT announces pilot program to study split sleeper berth flexibility in hours of service regs
FMCSA will study hundreds of truckers to determine whether it could add split sleeper berth flexibility to HOS regulations. Get more fleet industry news here!
June 5, 2017
Business
DOD wants extension of HOS exemption for carriers moving weapons, other sensitive cargo
The U.S. Department of Defense Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command has requested a renewal of its exemption from certain parts of federal hours-of-service rules.
April 15, 2015
Business
Restart rollback among âhigher levelâ items in budget talks â stay tuned
A suspension of the restart provisions in the hours-of-service rule is among the more controversial riders still being negotiated, but time is running out as the lame duck Congress develops its funding plan for the federal government.
December 5, 2014
Business
Election preview: âmixed bagâ for trucking if Republicans take Senate
Will the trucking industry benefit if Republicans gain a majority in the U.S. Senate? Maybe, maybe not, says a top official with ATA, who calls the likely direction of a Republican Congress âa mixed bag.â Regardless, the industry faces a busy year on the regulatory front.
November 3, 2014
Business
ATA ârecommittedâ to safety, Graves says in annual address; calls on Obama to fix roads
A reorganized ATA is recommitted to being known as a âsafety-first organization,â ATA President and CEO Bill Graves emphasized in his annual âState of the Industryâ address Monday at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition.
October 7, 2014
Business
Hours-of-service rules back on top in 10th annual survey of trucking industry concerns
The operational impacts across the supply chain from last yearâs changes to the hours-of-service rules propelled HOS to No. 1 on ATRIâs list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The growing driver shortage comes in a close second.
October 7, 2014
Business
FMCSA e-log study âflawedâ by big-fleet bias, faulty data, OOIDA says
A newly released study claiming âa clear safety benefitâ to electronic logs lacks the relevant data to demonstrate that such devices would reduce truck crashes, according to a review by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
May 19, 2014
Business
FMCSA study shows âsignificantâ safety benefits from e-logs
Electronic logs have a beneficial impact on truck safety, according to a study posted Monday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
May 13, 2014
Business
Carriers would be unwise to raise rates in light of hours changes, study says
A study from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville concludes that carriers shouldnât pass on the extra costs of complying with the July 1 hours-of-service rules to shippers or customers, lest they want to potentially âfatigueâ their relationship they have with them, the study says.
January 22, 2014
Business
Short haulers lose hours break exemption when they breach limits, FMCSA says
Short haul drivers who exceed the distance or time limits that qualify them as short haul drivers would be subject to complying with the mandatory 30-minute break required by the July 1 hours rule.
December 18, 2013
Business
Hours rule restricting productivity, hurting driver quality of life, study says
A full 80 percent of carrier respondents to a recent study done on the impact of the July 1 hours-of-service rules say they have seen their productivity decrease since the new rule went into effect. Moreover, 82.5 percent of drivers say theyâre quality of life has been impacted negatively by the new rule.
November 19, 2013
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