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Rapid response: e-logging software updated for 34-hour restart
While many drivers are already familiar with the previous method, the challenge for the next few weeks may be to ignore the violations from their electronic logging applications until developers update the software code. That challenge has already been laid to rest by two developers.
December 18, 2014
Business
FMCSA publishes rule eliminating no-defect Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is scheduled to publish Thursday, Dec. 18, a Final Rule that will eliminate the requirement that truck drivers keep and submit Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports when no defects have been found.
December 17, 2014
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Restart changes become law; FMCSA required to study, compare two driver sets
President Obama Dec. 16 signed the appropriations bill that halts enforcement of the requirement that a drivers’ 34-hour restart include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and the once-per-week limit of the restart. Aside from the suspension of the restart provisions, however, the law requires FMCSA to study the rules’ impacts on drivers, carriers and safety.
December 16, 2014
Business
FMCSA: Suspension of 34-hour restart rules begins as soon as Obama signs bill
Though the bill requires the agency to publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the changes, the 2015 appropriations bill allocates no money to the enforcement of the rules, therefore nullifying them when the bill becomes law.
December 15, 2014
Business
Restart rollback: Trucking praises Congressional action, challenges ahead include retraining enforcers, reprogramming e-logs
Trucking groups have applauded Congress’ action to suspend certain HOS provisions, pending further study. Enforcers and e-log manufacturers, however, now must scramble to react.
December 15, 2014
Business
Hours-of-service changes loom: Bill clears Congress, heads toward implementation
Two provisions of the 2013 changes to hours-of-service regulations for truck operators will be suspended at least until Sept. 30, 2015, and FMCSA will be required to further study the rules and their impact before the rules can take effect again.
December 14, 2014
Business
34-hour restart changes: House passes spending bill; eyes on Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday evening, as the U.S. House cleared the spending bill that puts a stay of enforcement on certain HOS rules. The bill now heads to the Senate.
December 12, 2014
Business
Congressional spending bill would suspend some hours-of-service provisions, require FMCSA to further study rules’ impacts
Though some members of Congress have voiced opposition for the bill, it is still expected to clear both chambers of Congress this week.
December 10, 2014
Business
Trucking rallies behind Congressional action to suspend HOS restart provisions
Several trucking industry groups offered their support over the weekend for a provision that would, if included in a looming bill in Congress, suspend two key provisions of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers, along with requiring FMCSA to provide more scientific justification for the restart provisions.
December 8, 2014
Business
Restart rollback among ‘higher level’ items in budget talks – 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
PrePass bypass service reaches 40,000-fleet milestone
HELP Inc., the non-profit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station bypass and other truck safety and efficiency services, announced that PrePass is now serving more than 40,000 qualified fleet customers with a combined total of more than 491,000 trucks.
December 3, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down driver following fatal crash
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 3 it has issued an imminent hazard shut down order for Florida-based long-haul driver James H. Patterson. FMCSA says it discovered a bevy of serious rules violations.
December 3, 2014
Business
Smartphones, tablets being utilized for low-cost compliance with ELD mandate
For fleets that lack a mobile computing platform now, or are considering replacement options before the ELD mandate arrives, the market is filling up with low-cost compliance options, with plenty of room to add more applications as needed.
November 25, 2014
Business
Oversize/overweight haulers want exemption of hours-of-service break requirement
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to grant drivers carrying loads that are oversize or overweight an exemption to the the 30-minute break requirement of the 2013 hours of service rule.
November 24, 2014
Business
ATA, Trucking Alliance agree with FMCSA’s e-log conclusions, OOIDA questions study
Fleet trade groups have said they agree with findings of a recent DOT report that found the use of electronic logging devices does not increase the likelihood that a driver will be harassed by his or her carrier. OOIDA, however, called the study “limited.”
November 19, 2014
Business
Second call comes for household goods movers to be waived of 14-hour rule compliance
A trade group representing household goods carriers has applied for an exemption to certain provisions of federal hours of service regulations, citing the need for drivers to be able to return to a safe and appropriate place to park following deliveries.
November 18, 2014
Business
Rand McNally wins CES award for GPS, e-logging device pair
Rand McNally announced that its 7-inch truck GPS and Electronic Logging device pair has been named a CES Innovation Award Honoree for 2015.
November 14, 2014
Business
Harassment of drivers via e-logs not an issue, FMCSA concludes in study
Based on a survey of more than 600 drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has concluded that carrier harassment of drivers — especially harassment caused due to use of electronic logging devices — is minimal.
November 13, 2014
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