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Hours of service flexibility for port truckers could solve congestion, ATA says
Truckers serving certain ports may soon have some flexibility in compliance with federal hours-of-service rules, if a push by the American Trucking Associations and some ports is successful.
November 13, 2014
Business
FMCSA looking to question states about MAP-21 CDL issuing compliancy
FMCSA is seeking approval for an information collection request in which it plans to question states on their progress of complying with Congressionally required upkeep of CDL-issuing agencies.
November 12, 2014
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BigRoad debuts 395.15-compliant recording device
At the National Association of Small Trucking Companies’ annual conference in Nashville on Nov. 7, BigRoad COO Terry Frey showcased an update to the company’s software-only logging and management apps called DashLink. The company worked with an Indiana-based manufacturer to produce the link which captures data from the engine’s ECM.
November 10, 2014
Business
CCJ Symposium: Sandberg breaks down current, pending FMCSA regs
At the CCJ Fall Symposium, Annette Sandberg discussed the status of pending and proposed rules by the FMCSA as well as current studies and activities that could lead to future regulations.
November 10, 2014
Business
As part of ELD mandate, FMCSA begins registration process for e-log manufacturers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it has started the process of registering FMCSA-approved electronic logging devices in preparation for its upcoming ELD mandate, which likely will begin sometime in 2017.
October 30, 2014
Business
FMCSA advisory committee on insurance rule: Consider smaller carriers, no number set
Members of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee spent the morning of their second day of meetings this week debating the agency’s work in raising the minimum amount of liability insurance that carriers must hold to operate.
October 28, 2014
Business
FMCSA committees: More documentation needed of driver pain medication use
Two advisory committees to the FMCSA have recommended, among other things, that the agency require that primary care or other treating physicians of drivers fill out a questionnaire when use of Schedule II drugs by drivers is known or suspected.
October 28, 2014
Business
FMCSA to study split-sleeper berth options, agency rep says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to study hours-of-service flexibility relative to drivers’ ability to split their sleeper berth time, said an FMCSA rep Oct. 27.
October 27, 2014
Business
Driver medication use, carrier insurance hike, cross-border trucking on FMCSA committee agendas this week
Two Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committees meet today, Oct. 27, and Tuesday, Oct. 28, to discuss drivers’ use of Schedule II drugs (like painkillers and amphetamines), the agency’s work on raising liability insurance minimums for carriers and the future of the cross-border trucking program.
October 27, 2014
Business
NTSB calls out FMCSA on carrier oversight, asks agency to further restrict phone usage
NTSB has asked FMCSA to further restrict phone usage of commercial truck drivers by prohibiting the “hands-free” usage of portable electronic devices in light of a May 2013 crash. FMCSA oversight, however, also contributed to the accident, NTSB says.
October 23, 2014
Business
Emergency hours-of-service exemptions finalized as agency amends federal rules
The agency’s regulatory amendment will exempt drivers hauling home heating fuels of compliance with federal hours-of-service limits when states of emergency are issued during fuel shortages.
October 21, 2014
Business
Poll shows 80 percent of public support current HOS limits; questions ‘misleading,’ say truckers
A new poll being touted by highway safety groups and the Teamsters Union shows Americans “overwhelmingly” oppose legislation that would roll back some of last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rule, but trucking industry representatives call the results “misleading” and “harmful.”
October 17, 2014
Business
Notice of new fitness determination rule in ‘front office,’ FMCSA safety chief says
A major revision of the way FMCSA rates trucking companies has hit the “front office” for a final round of review by the agency’s top leadership, Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg told industry executives at ATA MC&E last week.
October 12, 2014
Business
PrePass enrollment exceeds 485,000 trucks, new bypass sites coming
As of Oct. 5, 485,000 trucks have enrolled in the PrePass program which represents growth of 10,000-plus trucks since July, 2014.
October 7, 2014
Business
Hours-of-service rules back on top in 10th annual survey of trucking industry concerns
The operational impacts across the supply chain from last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rules propelled HOS to No. 1 on ATRI’s list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The growing driver shortage comes in a close second.
October 7, 2014
Business
Wireless roadside inspections enter field testing phase
The FMCSA recently awarded a three-year project to a telematics provider, ISE, to conduct a field operational test to evaluate the viability of WRI for commercial motor vehicles.
October 3, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down 33-truck carrier for bevy of violations
FMCSa has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order to the Grand Ridge, Fla.-based Ken’s Trucking, a 33-truck fleet that hauls general freight and refrigerated food, for a long list of federal rules violations.
September 18, 2014
Business
Electronic DVIRs shed paper, improve compliance
Since the arrival of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, electronic driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) have become a popular method to improve CSA scores.
September 12, 2014
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