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FMCSA reports more than 30,000 now on roster of certified medical examiners
Another 8,000 health professionals have been added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) since the new system for USDOT medical examinations launched last month, FMCSA reports.
June 30, 2014
Business
Former FMCSA boss backs Senate suspension of 2013 restart changes
Former FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg says the restart changes were implemented without sufficient analysis of truck traffic increasing at the same time motorists and school children begin their commute.
June 26, 2014
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Safety expert: Additional waves of CSA regulations coming
Safety compliance expert Jeff Davis, principle officer for Fleet Safety Services, told CCJ Summer Symposium attendees in LaJolla Ca., that a virtual tsunami of add-on CSA regulations and requirements is about to hit the trucking industry.
June 25, 2014
Business
Comments on FMCSA e-log proposal due Thursday; here’s a handy reference
Speak now: Time is running out on the comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed electronic logging device mandate. So here’s a link-guide to the issue, including an explanation of the rule, studies, real-world experience and a range of opinion.
June 25, 2014
Business
Fleet panel: Experience with e-logs overwhelmingly positive
Fleet executives at the CCJ Summer Symposium agree: The process of implementing e-logs was not cheap and did not occur quickly. But, their experiences implementing electronic logging devices have been overwhelmingly positive for their businesses, customers and drivers.
June 24, 2014
Business
Productivity gain: John Christner recovers its losses from electronic logging
John Christner Trucking has come a long way in recovering lost productivity and profitability since it started using electronic logs.
June 20, 2014
Business
Bill that would suspend some hours-of-service rules pulled from Senate floor
The Senate bill that would have suspended two of the 34-hour restart provisions included in the 2013-implemented federal hours-of-service rule was pulled from the Senate floor June 19 after disagreements over procedural rules prevented the bill from moving forward for debate.
June 20, 2014
Business
Truck driver speeding in high-profile Walmart crash but legal on hours, report says
A preliminary report about the fatal high-profile Walmart crash that killed comedian James McNair and severely injured actor Tracy Morgan, concluding Walmart driver Kevin Roper was traveling 20 mph over the posted 45 mph speed limit.
June 19, 2014
Business
Restart rollback will hold if issues prevail
The political “clout” of the American Trucking Associations gets a test this week, or so a prominent highway safety lobbyist frames it, saying “this is a major moment to stop the trucking industry.” But the DOT budget vote in the Senate should be about issues, not advocates – and that’s why legislation to put a hold on questionable regulations should succeed.
June 18, 2014
Business
ATA expects measure to block restart suspension in Senate
As the Senate resumes work this week on its 2015 DOT-funding bill, the American Trucking Association said it expects an attempt will come on the Senate floor to undo work by the Senate Appropriations committee to halt certain provisions of the current hours-of-service rule.
June 17, 2014
Business
Who’s Who gallery: For and against the HOS restart suspension
Along with quotes from Senate supporters, this Who’s Who gallery features comments from some key opponents of the hours-of-service restart suspension, including those who hope “to stop the trucking industry” from using its political “clout” to block regulations.
June 17, 2014
Business
Walmart driver pleads not guilty to charges from high-profile weekend crash
Walmart driver Kevin Roper has pleaded not guilty to the vehicular homicide and assault by auto charges filed against him in the June 7 crash that killed comedian James McNair and critically injured actor Tracy Morgan. Walmart also has released a statement about the crash.
June 12, 2014
Business
Navman Wireless adds electronic logging, DVIR reporting options
Navman Wireless USA today announced the addition of new electronic driver log and driver vehicle inspection reporting (DVIR) options to its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking system. Both options are provided through a partnership with Innovative Software Engineering (ISE) and customization of its eFleetSuite compliance package to seamlessly integrate with the workflow of the OnlineAVL2 system.
June 12, 2014
Business
ATA affirms support for HOS suspension as Teamsters announce opposition
The Teamsters has voiced its opposition to recent Congressional action to roll back the 2013 changes to federal hours-of-service restart provisions, but ATA head Bill Graves is holding strong on the group’s support for suspending the changes.
June 11, 2014
Business
Has Anne Ferro lost her mind, or just her credibility? What’s next for trucking?
How might a restart re-do impact FMCSA’s ambitious regulatory agenda going forward – that’s the big picture question – and what will a suspension vote by Congress mean, practically, for drivers and carriers?
June 9, 2014
Business
Livestock haulers get one-year exemption of 30-minute break rule
Drivers carrying livestock will soon be exempt from the 30-minute break rule required by federal hours-of-service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 6.
June 8, 2014
Business
OOIDA wants FMCSA’s Ferro to resign, saying she’s ‘biased’ and a ‘failure’
OOIDA has sent Anthony Foxx a letter asking for FMCSA head Anne Ferro to resign, saying she has a “clear bias against truckers and the trucking industry” and that the agency “can no longer perform its regulatory and enforcement duties impartially.”
June 6, 2014
Business
Trucking groups praise legislation to suspend 2013 restart changes
Groups representing various segments of the trucking industry have been quick to praise passage of an amendment to the Transportation Department funding bill that would suspend the new restart provisions in hours-of-service regulations for one year.
June 5, 2014
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