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Stemco seeks regs exemption to allow TrailerTails to be flush with top of trailers
Stemco says for TrailerTails to be fully effective, they need to be flush with the top of the trailers, which is not currently permitted by federal regulations.
June 9, 2016
Business
Final version of next phase of truck emissions, fuel economy regulations advances
The agencies introduced the proposed rule last June that will begin taking effect for model year 2018 trailers and 2021 for tractors. The plan goes through 2027, when the entire vehicle – engine, truck and trailer – will be required to meet the standards.
June 8, 2016
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All N.Y. chiropractors removed from FMCSA’s registry of certified driver medical examiners
Chiropractors in the state of New York have been removed from the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners and are no longer certified to conduct truck driver physicals as of June 1.
June 7, 2016
Business
Trucker’s motion to join ELD court challenge denied by Supreme Court
This does not mean the Supreme Court has chosen not to hear the case. A petition may still be made for the nation’s high court to hear OOIDA’s challenge to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration mandate after the 7th Circuit issues its decision.
June 7, 2016
Business
FMCSA now requires seat belts for truck passengers
The agency will publish a Final Rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday, June 7 and said the rule “holds motor carriers and drivers responsible” for making sure passengers in their trucks wear seat belts.
June 6, 2016
Business
Annual Roadcheck inspection spree begins Tuesday
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual 72-hour Roadcheck inspection blitz starts Tuesday, June 7 across North America.
June 6, 2016
Business
CarriersEdge gives driver training an app
The app simplifies access for drivers, and once the app is installed drivers stay logged in and don’t have to remember a password.
June 6, 2016
Business
Analysis of FMCSA’s Safety Fitness rule data shows poor connection to carriers’ crash risk
Numbers obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request made by the Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation show that more than half (56 percent) of the carriers FMCSA said would have been deemed “Unfit” in 2011 under its Safety Fitness Determination rule — and who remained in business for at least the next year — recorded zero crashes in that 12-month time span.
June 2, 2016
Business
Court grants FMCSA an extension to file response to ELD lawsuit
The court overseeing the lawsuit against the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate has granted the DOT a roughly two-week extension to file its court-required response to the litigation.
June 1, 2016
Business
Stay Metrics offers free online Tire Safety training module for Roadcheck 2016
The online training module offers guidance on four areas of tire safety that inspection officers will be targeting for Roadcheck 2016, June 7-9.
June 1, 2016
Business
J.J. Keller launches new system to help fleets transition from paper logs to ELDs
The rollout system includes a custom ELD implementation plan, installation of J.J. Keller ELDs, configuration of J.J. Keller’s Encompass back-office compliance system, setup of the J.J. Keller Mobile logging app, as well as driving training on the system.
May 31, 2016
Business
Trucking stakeholders urge FMCSA to hold off on Safety Fitness rule until CSA is reworked
Many trucking industry stakeholders weighed in during the FMCSA’s Safety Fitness Determination proposed rule comment period, urging the agency to hold off on the rulemaking until the Congressionally mandated reforms are made to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Safety Measurement System.
May 31, 2016
Business
Truckers express concerns about sleep apnea costs, risk factors in public FMCSA sessions
Key concerns among commenters were: The risk factors used to determine the condition, the out-of-pocket costs to drivers and relaying to medical examiners uniform criteria for referring drivers for a sleep study.
May 27, 2016
Business
With Roadcheck looming, Bendix and Goodyear offer tire prep advice to carriers
Tips on proper tare care ahead of CVSA’s annual Roadcheck inspection spree, which will focus on tires.
May 27, 2016
Business
Study sheds light on financial burden sleep apnea screening places on drivers
A study released May 26 sheds new light on the costs borne by truckers when referred by their medical examiner for sleep apnea screening and the potential consequences of a rule that would implement industry-wide standards for screening and treating obstructive sleep apnea.
May 26, 2016
Business
Vigillo: Safety Fitness rule will do little to enhance FMCSA’s ability to target unsafe carriers
Concerns about the underlying CSA data-related issues aside, would the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new Safety Fitness Determination carrier rating rule actually allow the agency to expand the number of unsafe carriers it targets each month? According to a fresh report issued this week from private carrier rating firm Vigillo, the answer is: Not really.
May 26, 2016
Business
House set to consider bill to reform hours of service, block Safety Fitness rule, nix state-required trucker breaks
The legislation would permanently bring back 34-hour restart rules in place in 2011, along with barring FMCSA from pursuing its January-proposed Safety Fitness Determination and barring states from enforcing break and pay laws for truckers enacted at a state-level.
May 24, 2016
Business
Rule to establish CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse a step closer to becoming law
A central database would be created under the rule for verified positive controlled substances and alcohol test results for CDL holders, and for refusals by drivers to submit to testing.
May 23, 2016
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