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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
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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
Business
KeepTruckin ELD certified with FMCSA, system meets all ELD mandate req’s, company says
Smartphone app-based electronic logging device provider KeepTruckin has announced its ELD system has been added to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s self-ceritifcation ELD registry, meaning the KeepTruckin ELD meets the device requirements spelled out in the DOT’s ELD mandate, the company says.
August 10, 2016
Business
Carbon Express owner says e-logs the ‘best thing to happen in trucking’
Steve Rush, president of Carbon Express, credits the use of e-logs for profitable growth and safety, as the technology has helped–or rather forced–management to find ways to improve the business.
August 9, 2016
Business
Short-haul carrier granted fleet-wide exemption from keeping logs
Instead of keeping daily logs, drivers will use an electronic logging system called Geotab to track their hours-of-service data, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
August 9, 2016
Business
FMCSA to take next step toward sleep apnea rule this month
An FMCSA board will meet this month to make recommendations to the agency on a potential sleep apnea rule to govern screening and treatment of truckers suspected of sleep apnea.
August 8, 2016
Business
DOT warns drivers about use of e-cigarettes, vaporizers
FMCSA says the use of e-cigarettes has resulted in several incidents including explosions, serious personal injuries and fires.
August 4, 2016
Business
Minnesota seeks exemption from certain CDL skills test requirements
Minnesota told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in its request that the state “can deliver CDL skills testing more efficiently in an alternative manner” to the current regulations.
July 29, 2016
Business
CVSA puts 14 percent of inspected trucks out-of-service during unannounced brake check day
CVSA says 12.4 percent of vehicles inspected were placed out-of-service for brake violations, and 13.9 percent of vehicles were placed out-of-service for violations other than brakes.
July 26, 2016
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