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ATRI seeking driver feedback for hours of service, detention time studies
The American Transportation Research Institute announced this week itās looking for input from truck operators on the impacts of the current hours of service rule and about detention time for two separate studies itās working on.
April 8, 2014
Business
Agency reinstating āinformal hearingsā as mechanism to challenge violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reinstated informal hearings as an additional way to contest enforcement cases, and this time the option is available nationwide.
April 4, 2014
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Med cards from Georgia examiner invalidated by agency, drivers must recertify
CDL holders who received medical certification from Dr. Paul Besdansky in Garden City, Ga., must be reexamined and certified by another medical examiner, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced.
April 3, 2014
Business
ELD mandate: Public comments split so far in support of, against rule
The public comment period for the ELD mandate proposal opened Friday, March 28, and as of April 3, 20 comments had already been submitted. Commenters have come down on both sides of the issue, with some saying the mandate is a needed safety mechanism and others dismissing the rule as unnecessarily burdensome and an intrusion of privacy.
April 3, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down carrier for āwidespread, serious violationsā hours violations
FMCSA has issued a shut down order to DND International for systematic hours violations and logbook falsification violations. The order comes as a follow-up to a shut down order issued to one of its drivers in February, following a fatal crash.
April 3, 2014
Business
Congressmen ask GAO to study FMCSAās hours rule research, methodology
Two members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate studies done by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the most recent hours of service regulations changes, which took effect last year, to check the agencyās research and methods used to create and back the rule.
April 2, 2014
Business
ITS Compliance receives private equity investment
ITS Compliance Inc., an outsourced provider of compliance, safety, and asset management services for truck fleets, announced it received an aggregate investment of $5.75 million from Argentum and First Analysis, private equity growth investors.
April 1, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down Texas-based FTW Transport for hours, drug and alcohol violations
The agency announced this week it has shut down a the Forest Hill, Texas-based FTW Transport, issuing an imminent hazard out-of-service order for violations related to hours-of-service compliance and drug and alcohol regulations.
April 1, 2014
Business
Electronic logging device rule proposal published, comment period ends May 27
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationās latest attempt at an electronic logging device mandate has been published in the Federal Register as a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the agency will accept public comment on the proposed rule for 60 days.
March 28, 2014
Business
PeopleNet announces partnerships with Zimmerman, Mesilla Valley Transportation
At the 76th annual Truckload Carriers Associationās annual conference in Grapevine, Texas, PeopleNet announced an extension of its 12-year partnership with Mesilla Valley Transportation for its entire 1,100-vehicle fleet and a new partnership with Zimmerman Truck Lines. āOver the past 12 years, we have taken advantage of PeopleNetās expanding driver and vehicle data to help [ā¦]
March 25, 2014
Business
President signs hours-of-service exemptions for propane haulers into law
Propane haulers in 36 states are exempt from federal hours-of-service regulations until May 31, as President Barack Obama signed a bill into law March 21 that extends waivers first granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in February.
March 24, 2014
Business
J.J. Keller offers new premium audit, assessment service
The most recognized name in safety and regulatory compliance, J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., has announced a new audit and assessment service.
March 20, 2014
Business
Agency changes definition of āgross combination weight ratingā
āGross combination weight ratingā has been redefined to clarify when CDL and other federal safety regulations apply to certain single-unit trucks towing trailers.
March 20, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down two carriers for inspection, drug testing, hours violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it has shut down two separate trucking companies, issuing both imminent hazard out-of-service orders for violations related to vehicle inspection and repair, drug testing and hours violations.
March 19, 2014
Business
HOS exemption bill for propane haulers clears Senate, awaits presidentās signature
The Senate unanimously passed March 14 a bill that would extend hours-of-service waivers for propane haulers and home heating fuel haulers to March 31. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama, where his signature will make it law.
March 17, 2014
Business
E-logs and harassment: 8 steps the new rule takes to deter driver harassment, coercion
In developing the electronic logging device mandate rule this go-around, FMCSA had to include provisions to properly ensure the devices couldnāt be used as a tool for carriers to harass drivers. Hereās a look at its attempts to do so.
March 17, 2014
Business
Ferro defends hours-of-service change, CSA, in House hearing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wasnāt established to protect the trucking industry, Administrator Anne Ferro told Congress this week as she defended the agencyās public display of trucking company safety scores and new hours-of-service rules.
March 14, 2014
Business
FMCSA proposes electronic logging device mandate: A look at whatās in it
FMCSA officially announced Thursday the next iteration of a rule that will require the use of electronic logging devices for all drivers required to keep records of duty status. Hereās a breakdown of its major components.
March 13, 2014
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