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Broker group files application to exempt all brokers from bond increase requirement
The Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents appears to be taking a different route in its ongoing battle against the increase in the minimum bond amount freight brokers must carry — It’s filed an application with FMCSA asking it to exempt all brokers from the increase.
December 26, 2013
Business
Senate introduces its version of bill to halt July 1 hours-of-service rule
A bill was introduced into the Senate last week that, if enacted, would halt the most recent hours-of-service rule change and allow truck drivers to operate under the pre-July 1 rules again, until Congress can review the rule further. The bill is the Senate counterpart to a House bill introduced in October.
December 23, 2013
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Short haulers lose hours break exemption when they breach limits, FMCSA says
Short haul drivers who exceed the distance or time limits that qualify them as short haul drivers would be subject to complying with the mandatory 30-minute break required by the July 1 hours rule.
December 18, 2013
Business
Southeastern Freight Lines reaps benefits from ‘independent’ electronic logs, DVIRs
A major factor in Southeastern Freight Line’s recent selection of PeopleNet’s fleet mobility platform was its ability to accommodate the carrier’s customized fleet management applications, including Innovative Software Engineering’s eFleetSuite Electronic Driver Logs.
December 18, 2013
Business
Cross-border trucking audit finds weakness in Mexico bus inspection program
In an annual review of the cross-border trucking program with Mexico, the DOT’s Office of the Inspector General says improvements are needed in the plan for inspecting buses but that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration otherwise “generally complies” with the safety criteria established by Congress – despite a decreasing number of truck inspectors and some software glitches.
December 18, 2013
Business
Electronic logging device rule still expected by year’s end, OMB still reviewing
Progress has slowed on proposals to mandate electronic logging devices and to prohibit coercion of truckers, which had been expected to clear another hurdle by now. The White House Office of Management and Budget indicated Dec. 13 it had not yet cleared the ELD plan, but FMCSA said earlier this month it expects to issue a SNPRM Dec. 23.
December 16, 2013
Business
Bendix’s lane departure warning system granted windshield clearance exemption
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has received a regulatory two-year exemption extension for its AutoVue Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System, retaining the technology’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compliance. Citing highway safety and the benefits of LDW technology, the FMCSA granted Bendix’s request for exemption from certain windshield clearance rules, allowing fleets and drivers […]
December 13, 2013
Business
Court rules against EPA in Navistar engine case
Federal appellate judges this week again tossed out a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that allowed for the approval of Navistar’s heavy-duty truck engines that did not meet 2010 emission standards.
December 13, 2013
Business
Supreme Court to consider hearing case against FMCSA’s cross-border pilot program
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider and decide Jan. 10 whether or not it will hear the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s case against the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border pilot program with Mexico.
December 12, 2013
Business
Thousands of brokers lose authority — but is it due to bond increase? TIA says no
The number of brokers registered with FMCSA may be dropping — coming on the heels of the enforcement date of the increase in the minimum surety bond required for brokers to carry — but some of the numbers being tossed out don’t represent what’s actually happening, says a broker trade group.
December 11, 2013
Business
Broker numbers continue sliding in wake of bond increase
According to the federal register of licensed brokers, there were 7,561 fewer licensed brokers at noon on Dec. 10 than on Dec. 1 — a 35 percent drop. The numbers have steadily been declining in the wake of the new surety bond minimum brokers are required to carry, enforcement of which began this month.
December 10, 2013
Business
Oregon loggers seeking limited exemption to 30-min. break requirement
The Oregon Trucking Association is seeking a limited exemption for state timber haulers from the hours-of-service 30-minute break requirement, who agree to restrict their duty day if relief is granted.
December 10, 2013
Business
CARB proposes more exemptions, hears public comment on impact on trucking
The California Air Resources board has proposed another exemption to its slate of Jan. 1 regulatory changes, which would allow truck owners to run in certain “NOx-exempt” counties without retrofitting their trucks with diesel particulate filters or buying new equipment.
December 6, 2013
Business
Economist says new regs ‘will be game-changers’
Trucking faces the largest concentration of regulatory changes in its history beginning next year, economist Eric Starks said Wednesday.
December 4, 2013
Business
Thermo King honors TransAm Trucking with Energy Efficiency Leader Award
Innovative, sustainable solutions are enabling TransAm Trucking Inc. to generate double digit fuel savings, help ensure regulatory compliance and reduce over-the-road costs. A leader in the refrigerated transport industry, TransAm Trucking operates a fleet of over 1,400 tractors and more than 2,400 trailers out of its headquarters in Olathe, Kan. TransAm Trucking Implements Innovative Solutions […]
November 27, 2013
Business
Five household goods movers shut down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shut down five household goods movers for holding loads hostage and failing to cooperate with investigators.
November 26, 2013
Business
Might HOS bill follow successful path of sleep apnea law?
In this Golden Age of partisan, congressional gridlock, the sudden, unanimous passage of a recent trucking bill stunned many Capitol Hill observers – and now many in trucking are hoping to tap that lightning in a bottle once again. So let’s compare September’s successful sleep apnea campaign to the ongoing push to roll back hours-of-service changes.
November 25, 2013
Business
Hours-of-service hearing: Ferro grilled, says agency’s not open to overturning rule
Administrator Anne Ferro persistently defended her Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service rule Nov. 21 in a House subcommittee hearing, saying she is not open to repealing the regulations. “No, absolutely not,” she said when asked whether she would be open to undoing the rule.
November 21, 2013
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