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E-log mandate: Enforcement group asks agency to delay comment period on proposal
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked FMCSA to give stakeholders an extra 30 days to submit comments on the agency’s proposed electronic logging device mandate, citing the complexity and significance of the rule as reasons.
May 13, 2014
Business
Can a “flexibility” compromise ease e-log angst?
This industry is already walking a driver shortage tightrope. And nothing is going to push drivers out of it quicker than a rule that has them stopping, shutting down and sitting for 8 to 10 hours when they’re only 100 miles away from home.
May 9, 2014
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Drivewyze bypass system adds 6 Texas spots
Drivewyze and the Texas Department of Public Safety announced that Texas has added Drivewyze PreClear bypass service to the state’s six busiest commercial vehicle weigh stations.
May 2, 2014
Business
FMCSA eyes electronic records, e-signature option
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering allowing carriers and drivers the option of using electronic records and signatures to meet regulatory requirements.
April 28, 2014
Business
New analysis finds flaws in research used to justify hours-of-service change
The research used to confirm the benefits of last summer’s changes in truck drivers’ hours-of-service rule has significant problems, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The government agency that sponsored the study, however, says the revised HOS rule works as intended.
April 22, 2014
Business
Drivers may fret e-logs — and quit over them — but they could benefit the most
Some driver frustration over an ELD mandate is understandable, but not as many who say they will quit will end up abandoning ship, especially if carriers start teaching them about the benefits of the devices.
April 22, 2014
Business
E-log mandate to push droves of drivers from trucking?
According to results from a recent survey done by CCJ publisher Randall-Reilly, a big chunk of drivers are threatening to leave the industry if the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed ELD mandate comes to fruition, which could be as early as 2016.
April 21, 2014
Business
FMCSA shutdown order tossed in court, fleet allowed to resume work
A Department of Transportation judge has tossed out a shutdown order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, allowing the Illinois-based DND International to resume its operations.
April 17, 2014
Business
State agency nominees sought for UCR board
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking four state chief administration officers overseeing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan to serve on the plan’s board.
April 17, 2014
Business
Inspection Data Systems to develop mobile equipment inspection apps
Tom Heine, CEO of Aljex Software, announced the launch of a new transportation technology company, Inspection Data Systems, Inc. (IDS) that will develop and market cloud-based transportation equipment inspection solutions for smartphones and tablets.
April 14, 2014
Business
Senator calls for audit of FMCSA’s investigations
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General to audit FMCSA’s investigative practices, to ensure carriers flagged for intervention are investigated “in a timely manner.”
April 10, 2014
Business
Agency rescinds hours rule exemptions for propane haulers in 31 states
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has cancelled the Congressionally implemented hours of service waivers for propane haulers and home heating fuel haulers in 31 of the 36 states where exemptions were granted.
April 10, 2014
Business
OOIDA petitions FMCSA to delay driver compliance with medical examiner rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a legal petition asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to push back the compliance date of the medical examiner registry rule until more agency-certified examiners are available for truck operators.
April 8, 2014
Business
ATRI seeking driver feedback for hours of service, detention time studies
The American Transportation Research Institute announced this week it’s looking for input from truck operators on the impacts of the current hours of service rule and about detention time for two separate studies it’s working on.
April 8, 2014
Business
Agency reinstating ‘informal hearings’ 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
Business
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 ‘widespread, serious violations’ 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
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