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Energy Department gets 30-minute break exemption renewed for radioactives haulers
FMCSA announced Friday it has renewed the Department of Energy’s exemption of the 30-minute break 30-minute requirement of current hours-of-service rules for DOE drivers hauling sensitive radioactive materials.
June 22, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Latest on freight and rates for van, reefer, flatbed; truck, trailer orders drop
Freight and rates are up. But equipment orders are sagging.
June 22, 2015
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Interstate bee haulers get HOS exemption
The FMCSA has granted interstate bee haulers the exemption from the 30-minute break requirement in the hours-of-service regulations that was requested in January.
June 19, 2015
Business
EPA, DOT release proposal for next phase of emissions, fuel economy standards, set to take effect 2018
The proposed standards will begin in model year 2018 for trailers and 2021 for tractors and culminate in vehicle-wide — engine, truck and trailer — standards for model year 2027 vehicles.
June 19, 2015
Business
The Internet of Transportation Things, part 3: connected trucks and big data
Manufacturers of commercial trucks are using connected vehicle technology to attract and keep buyers. What will they think of next?
June 18, 2015
Business
Fed reports mixed market for trucking, notes need for drivers
The Federal Reserve Bank’s June report noted national freight and port activity was mixed, while also reporting a shortage of truckers in some districts.
June 18, 2015
Business
C.R. England: Looming regulation changes, unnecessary red tape forced hand on driver training exemption
Some upcoming rule changes passed down from federal regulators to state CDL issuers prompted C.R. England’s recent issuance of an exemption to one driver training regulation, says C.R. England’s general counsel TJ England. The exemption was not a way, he said, to try to avoid any driver training standards or put unqualified drivers out on the highway.
June 18, 2015
Business
Peterbilt rebating some models for American Loggers Council members
Peterbilt Motors Company and the American Loggers Council have teamed to create a rebate program for ALC members purchasing select new Peterbilt trucks through authorized Peterbilt dealerships.
June 18, 2015
Business
Volvo extends deadline for entry into 2015 Volvo Trucks Safety Award competition
Volvo Trucks has extended its deadline for entering the 2015 Volvo Trucks Safety Award competition to July 17. Two fleets with the safest driving records and top safety programs will receive the annual award and $25,000 to be used for their safety-related activities. The Volvo Trucks Safety Award is open to all U.S. and Canadian […]
June 18, 2015
Business
Infographic explains benefits of early compliance to ELD rule
Omnitracs has created this infographic for the purpose of helping fleets better understand the benefits of early compliance to the electronic logging devices (ELDs) rule, which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to publish in September.
June 18, 2015
Business
FMCSA proposes rule to require equipment compliance decals throughout truck’s life
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require motor carriers operating in interstate commerce to have all vehicles display certification that all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in effect at the time the vehicles were manufactured were met.
June 18, 2015
Business
CCJ test drives Kenworth’s Icon 900
CCJ Equipment Editor Jack Roberts visited Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, plant last month, where he took the company’s new Icon 900 — a tribute to the 55-year-old W900 — for a drive test. Here’s a video recap.
June 18, 2015
Business
Driver training rule update: Committee issues rec’s, rulemaking now in FMCSA’s hands
Following the final meeting of the Entry Level Driver Training Advisory Committee last month, formed to help regulators produce an entry-level driver training rule, the group released this week its final recommendation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, issuing a 106-page report covering a long list of procedures and criteria it wants included in the upcoming rulemaking.
June 18, 2015
Business
The Internet of Transportation Things, part II: moving at the speed of Android
With the use of Android and Apple devices, the trucking industry is moving closer to “plug and play” functionality in the cab.
June 17, 2015
Business
Oversize/overweight haulers granted exemption to 30-minute break rule
FMCSA has granted oversize/overweight haulers an exemption to the 30-minute break requirement in the current hours-of-service rules.
June 17, 2015
Business
Rear impact guard rule for straight trucks reaches White House
Rulemaking to consider requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks has reached the next stage. A separate rulemaking to require the guards on trailers and semi-trailers, however, is running slightly behind its single-unit counterpart.
June 17, 2015
Business
Connected: the Internet of Things takes hold in trucking
The Internet of Transportation Things (IOTT) is taking shape. In this three-part series, CCJ begins by taking a closer look at how the concept is already embedded in the electronics of modern trucks.
June 16, 2015
Business
Rhode Island lawmakers offer alternative to truck-only tolling plan
Rhode Island legislators have countered Gov. Gina Raimondo’s plan to implement truck-only tolls to finance infrastructure repairs with a proposal to increase budget funding to fix the problem.
June 16, 2015
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