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TivaCloud partners with KeepTruckin to expand compliance software with ELD solution
TivaCloud expands compliance service offerings by partnering with KeepTruckin for electronic logging devices (ELD).
September 1, 2016
Business
FMCSA upholds 30-minute break rule following CVSA request to nix it from hours regs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration earlier this month denied a petition made by North American truck inspectors asking the agency to rescind the 30-minute break required by current hours of service regulations.
August 31, 2016
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Rates could jump 15-20 percent with ELD mandate, expert says
ATBS’ Todd Amen says the mandate will create a “truck shortage,” likely to equivalent to about 200,000 to 300,000 trucks, he says. “You lose 10 to 20 percent of your ability to run miles.”
August 31, 2016
Business
Rule to set minimum driver training standards moves step closer to publication
If the Final Rule matches up with the proposed rule released earlier this year in March, FMCSA will implement a core curriculum for new truckers receiving their CDL and require them to receive 30 hours of behind-the-wheel training before being issued the license.
August 30, 2016
Business
HHG carrier seeks exemption from regs for small shipments
La Rosa Del Monte Express (LRDM) is seeking the exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s consumer protection regulations for HHG transportation because, the company says, the regulations “hinder its efforts to meet the needs of the communities it serves.”
August 29, 2016
Business
Isotrak releases ELD-compliant logging app
The new application has an intuitive, easy-to-use interface so drivers can focus on safety and their deliveries, the company says.
August 26, 2016
Business
DOT proposes requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks, doesn’t specify speed limit
The DOT is seeking public comment on the rule for 60 days following its official publication in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for next week sometime. What the limited speed for heavy-duty trucks would be is one aspect of the proposal on which the DOT is seeking feedback.
August 26, 2016
Business
Medical board’s rec’s to FMCSA on sleep apnea could preview rule
FMCSA’s Medical Review Board outlined this week its official recommendations to the agency on screening and disqualification criteria for truck drivers who are suspected of having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Here’s a look at their preliminary recommendations.
August 23, 2016
Business
Phase 2 puts trucking in familiar yet unchartered water
It would take more than 60 of today’s generation clean diesel trucks to equal the emissions from a single truck built before 1990. That and more on the costs of the new trucking emissions regulations handed down last week…
August 22, 2016
Business
Making the most of e-log data: tech tools give fleets, drivers instant advice
One of the challenges of using e-logs is being able to predict when, where and how much time drivers will have available to plan load assignments.
August 19, 2016
Business
FMCSA seeking feedback on pilot program for under-21, military-trained truckers
The proposed program would allow a limited number of military-trained drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. The drivers in the group will have to be sponsored by a motor carrier participating in the program, FMCSA says, and their safety records will be recorded through the duration of the three-year pilot program.
August 19, 2016
Business
Flooding suspends hours regs in Louisiana for truckers carrying emergency and relief loads
Truckers involved in carrying emergency and relief loads in Louisiana can operate outside of hours of service rules. Details here.
August 18, 2016
Business
Continental tool aims to help fleets find compliant ELD
Continental has created a tool for fleet managers to use to help determine the equipment needed to be electronic logging device mandate-compliant.
August 17, 2016
Business
DOT: Speed limiter proposal expected before month’s end
The Department of Transportation this week issued a report indicating it expects its long-awaited proposal to mandate speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks to be published next week.
August 17, 2016
Business
Industry stakeholders sound off on final Phase 2 emissions standards
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) endorsed the mandate, which calls for a phased-in reduction of up to 25 percent in greenhouse gas emissions from tractors and vocational vehicles – of which up to a five percent improvement must come from the engine.
August 16, 2016
Business
EPA, DOT release final Phase 2 emissions plan, will further tighten standards for tractor-trailers
By model year (MY) 2027 – when the Phase 2 standards are fully phased in – tractors in a tractor-trailer combination must achieve up to 25 percent lower CO2 emissions and fuel consumption than an equivalent tractor in 2018.
August 16, 2016
Business
OOIDA continues pursuit to overturn ELD mandate in latest legal filing
OOIDA in the Aug. 12 filing again spells out its chief legal arguments against the U.S. DOT’s December 2017-effective electronic logging device mandate.
August 16, 2016
Business
Speed limiter mandate clears final hurdle, set for publication
Little has been made public about the rule’s contents, however, such as what the regulated speed limit would be, when the rule would take effect and which trucks would be required to comply with the mandate. Those details will be made known once the rule proposal is published in the Federal Register.
August 15, 2016
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