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ATA requests 30-minute break exemption on certain hazardous materials loads
The American Trucking Associations has asked the Department of Transportation to grant hazmat haulers an exemption from the 30-minute break requirement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2013 hours-of-service regulations.
April 30, 2015
Business
Study: 2013 hours-of-service rule increased crashes, hurt safety
The number of truck-involved crashes and subsequent injuries and tow-aways increased in the year and a half the more restrictive 2013 hours-of-service rules were in effect, according to a study released April 29 by the American Transportation Research Institute.
April 29, 2015
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House bill clarifies 34-hour restart rules suspension period, bars FMCSA from increasing carrier liability minimums
A bill introduced in the U.S. House this week would is passed further entrench the suspension of certain 2013 hours-of-service rules and block the DOT from proceeding with a rule to increase the minimum amount of liability insurance required of motor carriers.
April 29, 2015
Business
Infograph: the benefits of using ELDs
PeopleNet has created an infographic that breaks down the time, cost and safety benefits of using ELDs for fleets, drivers and the transportation industry at large.
April 28, 2015
Business
Omnitracs creates information site for ELD mandate
Omnitracs has launched a new information site for the trucking industry about the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate.
April 27, 2015
Business
FMCSA floats idea of ‘Beyond Compliance’ program to reward carriers for going beyond regulatory minimums
Incentives proposed by FMCSA include credit on CSA scores, credit on ISS scores and fewer roadside inspections.
April 22, 2015
Business
Drivers still needed for 34-hour restart study, FMCSA says
Per Congress, the study must be conducted for five months and will compare the schedules of two driver sets, one that follows 2013 rules and ones that follow prior (and now current) rules governing restart use.
April 21, 2015
Business
Map: choices, coverage for weigh station bypass expanding
With new options for weigh station bypass, fleets are able to better use their safety record to their advantage.
April 16, 2015
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
FMCSA shuts down another owner-op following maintenance, hours, testing violations
FMCSA says in the last 12 months, Pompey has been issued six out-of-service orders for violations found in roadside inspections, including several brake, tire and steering component violations.
April 9, 2015
Business
Concrete haulers get HOS exemption, fireworks haulers want exemption renewal
FMCSA last week granted an exemption to ready-mix concrete haulers from the agency’s 30-minute break requirement implemented in the 2013 hours-of-service changes. FMCSA also is considering an exemption for pyrotechnics haulers.
April 7, 2015
Business
Drivewyze bypass available in South Dakota
Drivewyze PreClear bypass service has been added in South Dakota, making its mobile-based weigh station and inspection site bypass service available at 545 locations in 34 states.
April 6, 2015
Business
Congressman presses FMCSA about hours-of-service restart study, questions agency’s methodology
Hanna’s letter includes four key points to Foxx and FMCSA that he says should be considered for the study, including — perhaps of most concern for the study’s efficacy — ensuring selection of drivers that “are truly representative of the industry,” Hanna writes.
April 6, 2015
Business
FMCSA increasing fines for wide range of regulatory violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is set to publish April 3 a Final Rule increasing fine levels across the board for violations of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
April 3, 2015
Business
DOT shuts down driver following crash, positive cocaine test
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced March 31 it has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order to truck operator Robert Lee Turner, effectively shutting down the Georgia-based CDL holder.
April 1, 2015
Business
FMCSA grants hours-of-service exemptions to Oregon loggers, DOE carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in recent weeks announced it has granted the Oregon Trucking Associations and the Department of Energy exemptions from the 30-minute break requirement of the 2013 hours-of-service rule.
March 30, 2015
Business
Scott Darling to continue to head FMCSA, drops ‘acting administrator’ title
T.F. Scott Darling, chief counsel for FMCSA, will continue to run the agency following the end of his seven-month tenure as acting administrator. But his title will no longer be “acting administrator.”
March 30, 2015
Business
Truck operators still needed for FMCSA’s study on 34-hour restart changes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the university tapped with completing the agency’s Congressionally required study on the 2013-implemented hours-of-service changes is still on the hunt for truck operators willing to volunteer for the study.
March 12, 2015
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