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ATRI, Mayo Clinic ask carriers to participate in survey on medical examiners registry

ATRI and the Mayo Clinic say the research will tell them how effective the registry has been in improving the DOT physical process, as well as making sure medical examiners understand the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulations and guidance for issuing medical certificates.

October 11, 2016

Continental acquires Zonar; DTNA to retain minority stake

Established in 2001, Zonar pioneered what it calls “smart fleet telematics” in markets that include commercial trucking, vocational and passenger fleets.

October 6, 2016

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Gorilla Safety to offer white-label version of ELD application

Gorilla will allow companies to offer its ELD solution under their own brand to their clients without undergoing the arduous development process.

October 5, 2016

Gorilla Safety’s electronic logging device is currently available for iOS and Android devices

SmartDrive expands driver behavior, risk analysis with ‘segmentation’

SmartDrive’s new tool can instantly look across driver and vehicle segments to identify relevant and predictive performance differences for improvement strategies.

October 5, 2016

Reporting tools in the SmartIQ Suite from SmartDrive are able to compare fleet performance to industry peer groups.

Congress again forgoes hours of service fix in latest appropriations bill

If lawmakers fail to act, the 34-hour restart faces two options: Removal entirely from hours of service code or stuck within 2013’s unpopular hours reform.

September 29, 2016

If lawmakers fail to act, the 34-hour restart faces two options: Removal entirely from hours of service code or stuck within 2013’s unpopular hours reform.

Food hauler seeks 30-minute break exemption

Transco Inc. applied for the exemption for the drivers in the company’s grocery and foodservice divisions to allow the drivers to count time performing on-duty, non-driving tasks toward the 30-minute break requirement.

September 28, 2016

Federal hours regs require drivers to take a 30-minute break within their first eight hours of drive time.

PeopleNet takes next steps in mobility, big data, video intelligence

PeopleNet shared a number of product updates and developments at the inaugural Trimble in.sight user conference

September 27, 2016

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Indiana steel company gets hours, equipment exemptions for on-site coil transport

ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor received the exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after it requested them in March. The company’s internal logistics drivers can now operate up to 16 consecutive hours in a work day and return to work with a minimum of eight hours off-duty when necessary.

September 23, 2016

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Senate skips hours fix in bill aimed at preventing government shutdown

Reports indicated lawmakers would use the bill to fix a “legislative glitch” initiated last December that could remove the 34-hour restart from hours-of-service regulations, meaning truckers could not use a restart if they wanted. But the Senate bill, made public Thursday, includes no such fix.

September 22, 2016

Unless lawmakers act, hours-of-service rules face an uncertain future.

Temporary hours of service exemptions issued for fuel haulers in five states

In light of a severe pipeline leak this month, five states have suspended hours of service regulations for fuel transporters.

September 21, 2016

Academy Bus selects e-logs from ISE Fleet Services

Academy Bus, the largest privately owned and operated transportation company in the US, has selected ISE Fleet Services, a division of Innovative Software Engineering (ISE) as its fleet-wide provider of Electronic Driver Logs. ISE Fleet Services’ eFleetSuite is a full-featured FMCSA 395.15 compliant application that will automate DOT Hours-of-Service and Driver Vehicle Inspection Report record […]

September 20, 2016

McLeod Software sprinting to help carriers, brokers meet FSMA requirements

Tom McLeod said it is a top priority for his software company to develop new features that help carriers and brokers meet the FSMA requirements by April, 2017.

September 19, 2016

Tom McLeod gives the keynote at the 2016 McLeod User Conference in San Antonio, Sept. 19

Court seems to lean toward keeping ELD mandate in place, trucking attorney says

“The [three-judge] panel was very suspect of the arguments that OOIDA was making and seemed to be much more in favor of the attorneys of the agency,” Scopelitis attorney Tim Wiseman said of the oral arguments made in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 13. OOIDA filed a suit this year seeking to overturn the agency’s ELD mandate.

September 16, 2016

ATRI, Mayo Clinic surveys seek carrier feedback on driver med exams

ATRI and the Mayo Clinic say the research will indicate how effective the NRCME process is in improving the DOT physical process, as well as making sure medical examiners understand the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulations and guidance for issuing medical certificates.

September 14, 2016

New Omnitracs module predicts driver turnover using e-log data

The Omnitracs ELD Driver Retention Model uses data from electronic hours-of-service (HOS) applications to detect subtle changes in driver habits

September 13, 2016

Congress to resume work on hours of service fix, CSA issues this fall

Hours of service rules face an uncertain and potentially more restrictive future, especially for truck operators who utilize a 34-hour hours restart regularly. Congress is set to take up the issue — again — this fall.

September 6, 2016

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TivaCloud partners with KeepTruckin to expand compliance software with ELD solution

TivaCloud expands compliance service offerings by partnering with KeepTruckin for electronic logging devices (ELD).

September 1, 2016

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FMCSA upholds 30-minute break rule following CVSA request to nix it from hours regs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration earlier this month denied a petition made by North American truck inspectors asking the agency to rescind the 30-minute break required by current hours of service regulations.

August 31, 2016

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Trucking market recovery will be driven by 'necessary evil,' ATA's economist says

2025 got off to a nice start but hopes for a recovery now hinge on fleets going out of business and drivers leaving the industry.

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ATA: Driver shortage about quality, not quantity

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Bye-bye driver shortage: the economy remains trucking's top concern

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Tesla expects electric Semi debut in late 2026

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