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Hours of service waivers issued for some haulers of fuel, salt, other relief loads
In light of severe cold temperatures impacting much of the country and some nationwide fuel distribution problems, FMCSA and some states have continued issuance of hours-of-service waivers for fuel haulers and, now, some other relief loads, like road salt, food and livestock.
March 4, 2014
Business
Congress eyes extending hours regs waivers for propane haulers
Congress is considering a bill to extend current hours-of-service waivers for propane and other home heating truckers until May 31. On Feb. 25, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) introduced the Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation Act or H.R. 4076, which has nine co-sponsors.
February 26, 2014
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February 19, 2025
Business
Electronic Logging Device rule poised to miss yet another projected publication date
The expected date of publication of FMCSA’s next iteration of an Electronic Logging Device mandate has been pushed back five times, including four times in the last four months. The rule, too, is already nearly a year behind the schedule dictated by MAP-21.
February 24, 2014
Business
Rand McNally makes E-Logs compliant for passenger carriers
TransCor America, a detainee/prisoner transportation company, is in the process of installing Rand McNally’s TND 760 throughout its organization for HOS compliance.
February 21, 2014
Business
Analysis: drivers must embrace Big Brother to increase pay
An FMCSA committee wants to see a law that would require motor carriers to compensate drivers for time spent working (on duty) but not driving as well as provide minimum pay guarantees. Drivers will have to embrace electronic logs and other in-cab technology to have a chance.
February 20, 2014
Business
Driver said to have been on duty 35 straight hours shut down by FMCSA after fatal collision
FMCSA announced Feb. 13 it has shut down a driver who the agency discovered had violated hours of service limits and falsified his logs prior to hitting two stationary vehicles, killing one person and seriously injuring another.
February 13, 2014
Business
Detention time, New Entrant testing, changing driver pay top FMCSA considerations for highway bill
An advisory committee to FMCSa has prioritized 38 items for the agency to consider pitching to Congress to be included in the next highway reauthorization bill, including reforming driver pay, battling detention time and changing New Entrant testing, among others.
February 12, 2014
Business
Crash figures and their relationship to the economy and FMCSA’s effectiveness
FMCSA says it conducted 3.5 million roadside inspections leading to 16,000 estimated prevented crashes. However, crash numbers have steadily risen since 2009, in spite of the efforts of the agency and its CSA program, carriers point out.
February 11, 2014
Business
Electronic Logging Device rule now projected for Feb. 27, drug and alcohol clearinghouse this week
In its monthly update on significant rulemakings, the DOT has again revised the projected date of publication for a rule mandating Electronic Logging Devices, backing it up this time to Feb. 27. The drug and alcohol clearinghouse is projected to be published Friday, Feb. 14.
February 10, 2014
Business
Owner-operator, company driver ordered to shut down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Feb. 7 it had issued imminent hazard out-of-service order to a Tennessee-based owner-operator and a Florida-based truck driver for issues related to being intoxicated while driving.
February 7, 2014
Business
FMCSA extends hours of service waivers for propane haulers to March
The hours of service waiver issued for propane haulers in the South, East and Midwest has been extended to March 1, pushed back from their previous end date of Feb. 11.
February 7, 2014
Business
Drivewyze offers free weigh station alerts in PreClear 3.0
Drivewyze offers a free nationwide weigh station and inspection site alert service to all truck drivers with the launch of PreClear 3.0, its weigh station app.
January 31, 2014
Business
Propane haulers in Dakotas, Florida also now exempt from hours-of-service rules
Propane haulers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Florida now are temporarily exempt from federal hours of service regulations, per two declarations issued this week by FMCSA, who has already issued exemptions for propane haulers in about two-thirds of the U.S.
January 31, 2014
Business
Congressman calls FMCSA’s hours study ‘worthless,’ ATA says study is ‘lacking’
Rep. Richard Hanna, an outspoken advocate against the most recent hours-of-service rule, has issued a statement saying the agency did not touch on the rule potentially forcing drivers into congested hours of the day, a point ATA echoed in its response.
January 30, 2014
Business
Agency completes HOS field study, concludes current provisions yield safer, better rested drivers
In its long-awaited field study on the current hours-of-service rule, FMCSA has concluded that the two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. period requirements of the 34-hour restart provisions of the rule cause truck operators to drive safer and be better rested.
January 30, 2014
Business
Appeals court dismisses OOIDA’s challenge of FMCSA’s driver fatigue policies
A three-judge panel in a D.C. federal Court of Appeals has dismissed a case brought by OOIDA against FMCSA’s policies on enforcing driver fatigue, specifically a letter sent to the association by FMCSA’s Anne Ferro.
January 30, 2014
Business
Drug and alcohol clearinghouse rule cleared by OMB, e-log rule likely delayed
A rule that would implement a driver database detailing drivers’ history of failed drug and alcohol test has been approved by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. The rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices still hasn’t been cleared, though.
January 28, 2014
Business
FMCSA expands hours rule waivers, exempts propane haulers in the South
Joining propane haulers in the Midwest and Eastern regions, propane haulers in the South are now temporarily exempt from federal hours-of-service regulations in light of cold temperatures and propane shortages around the country.
January 27, 2014
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