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Hours of service comment period closes Monday
Trucking companies, truck drivers as well as other stakeholders in the trucking industry have until Monday, Oct. 21 to submit comments on the FMCSA's proposed HOS changes.
October 18, 2019
Business
AOBRD-to-ELD: Tech providers offer advice on data handling, hours changes, functionality
Telematics providers discuss data handling, privacy issues, and competition when it comes to that data at a GATS discussion panel with CCJ. Details here.
October 16, 2019
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Customer support issues arise during AOBRD-to-ELD transition
Customer service issues to consider when evaluating an ELD include the availability and quality of basic tech support when problems arise. Details on CCJ.
October 16, 2019
Business
Small DOD hauler wants more split-sleeper options for team drivers
PTS Worldwide, a hauler for the DOD, is petitioning the FMCSA to change the hours of service rules for team drivers split sleeper berth time. Details on CCJ.
October 16, 2019
Business
Ray Martinez departing FMCSA at the end of October
The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Ray Martinez, will be leaving the agency at the end of October. More on Commercial Carrier Journal.
October 10, 2019
Business
FMCSA gives two extra weeks to comment on HOS reforms
The FMCSA will be extending the comment period for the proposed hours of service changes for 14 days, through Oct. 21. Read more at Commercial Carrier Journal.
September 18, 2019
Business
Speeding nets drivers nearly 1,500 tickets during week-long crackdown
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week in July resulted in 1,454 tickets and 2,126 warnings issued to truck drivers for speeding.
September 17, 2019
Business
Goodbye, AOBRD: Get a sneak preview from carriers that have made the transition to ELDs
Check out the trucking companies that transitioned to ELDs and consider the steps a trucking company should take in choosing the right provider. More on CCJ.
September 17, 2019
Business
34-hour restart regs, suspended since 2014, officially buried by FMCSA
When Congress suspended the regulations, it also called for FMCSA to conduct a field study to determine whether the regs should go back into effect. In March 2017, the agency published the results of that study, concluding that the regs provided no real safety benefit.
September 11, 2019
Business
FMCSA meeting with ELD makers Friday to discuss tech specs
FMCSA says the meeting is intended for representatives of ELD vendors to present questions and discuss issues related to the transition from automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) to ELDs, to discuss the data transfer process and related technical questions and more
September 2, 2019
Business
FMCSA sets second hours of service listening session for Sept. 17
The first listening session on the proposed hours changes was held at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Among talking points from truck drivers at that session were the proposed split sleeper berth provisions, as well as giving drivers the ability to split their 30-minute break into shorter breaks.
September 2, 2019
Business
More than 12,000 trucks placed out of service during Roadcheck
Of the 67,072 inspections, 45,568 of those were full Level I inspections that landed 9,817 (or 21.5%) of those trucks out of service.
August 30, 2019
Business
ATA, inspectors request extension of hours of service comment period
Citing complexity of the hours regs and the need for strong data and comments, ATA and CVSA have asked for an extension of the current 45-day comment period of hours regs.
August 28, 2019
Business
Drivers push for 30-minute break flexibility in first hours of service listening session
Though the subject of split sleeper berth provisions was a common talking point among those who commented, it was another split that drew more attention — the ability for drivers to divide their required 30-minute break into multiple, shorter breaks.
August 27, 2019
Business
Nationwide brake inspection spree looms
This year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Brake Safety inspection week will focus on brake hoses and tubing. More information here on CCJ
August 26, 2019
Business
Hours of service comment period open until Oct. 7
Trucking industry stakeholders and the public at large have 45 days — until Oct. 7 — to file formal feedback for the U.S. DOT to consider when crafting a rule to overhaul federal hours of service regulations.
August 22, 2019
Business
Industry groups mostly supportive of proposed hours of service changes
The American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association supported the proposed changes, while the International Brotherhood of Teamsters expressed safety concerns.
August 14, 2019
Business
DOT officially floats HOS changes that would alter 14-hour clock, 30-minute break
The U.S. DOT has officially announced proposed changes to federal hours of service regulations for truck operators. Chiefly, the proposed changes, if made final, would allow drivers to pause their 14-hour clock for up to three hours in a shift and go off-duty in that time period.
August 14, 2019
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