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With driver training rule comment deadline nearing, a look at how much FMCSA says the rule will cost carriers
What will the DOT’s proposed driver training rule cost carriers? A look at the DOT’s estimated numbers here, and a reminder to file formal comments on the rule before next Wednesday…
March 30, 2016
Business
Oregon loggers’ exemption from 30-minute break extended to 2020, per FAST Act
Drivers using the exemption are limited to 12 hours on-duty time following 10 hours off duty.
March 28, 2016
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FMCSA denies request from ATA to allow some drivers to exclude detention time from 14-hour clock
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied an exemption request by the American Trucking Associations, who asked the agency to allow some truck operators to skip counting detention time toward their 14-hour on-duty limit.
March 28, 2016
Business
FMCSA issues fourth carrier shutdown order of 2016
Inc. The two-truck and two-driver carrier, per its CSA Safety Measurement System info, was issued the order March 8, FMCSA says, following a federal investigation that found several major safety violations.
March 28, 2016
Business
FMCSA shuts down small fleet following bevy of violations
The Gillette, Wyo.-based seven-truck carrier and company owner and operator Gregory Davis, was shut down by FMCSA for multiple safety regulation violations.
March 25, 2016
Business
Dates set for annual 72-hour Roadcheck inspection spree
During the inspection blitz, inspectors will primarily conduct full 37-step Level I inspections, which is the most thorough inspection. About 75,000 inspections will take place during the three-day period.
March 23, 2016
Business
FMCSA orders all Volvo tractors affected by recent recall to be placed out-of-service
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an order Wednesday that all Volvo trucks affected by a recent recall that have yet to be repaired be placed out of service by federal and state roadside inspectors.
March 23, 2016
Business
Study: Truck drivers with untreated sleep apnea pose much greater crash risk
Among those diagnosed with the ailment, 682 truckers fully met requirements and used company-provided CPAP machines. Of the remaining truckers with the condition, 571 drivers partially adhered to treatment, while 360 were never compliant. Researchers found those with untreated sleep apnea posed a crash risk five times greater than their peers.
March 23, 2016
Business
Taking care of defects: making use of electronic DVIRs
Telematics providers are extending DVIR functionality outside the cab with mobile devices and apps for the vehicle inspection process.
March 21, 2016
Business
Steel co. wants FMCSA to allow its drivers 16 hours on-duty time
ArcelorMittal-Indiana Harbor is requesting exemptions from the 14-hour regulation, as well as some equipment regulations, for its trucks that operate only in and around the company’s plant.
March 21, 2016
Business
Following pressure from trucking industry, lawmakers push back on FMCSA’s Safety Fitness rule
A group of 33 members of the U.S. House last week sent a letter to senior members of the House’s Appropriations Committee asking them to put a stop to the DOT’s Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) rulemaking until Congressionally required reform of the agency’s CSA system is completed.
March 21, 2016
Business
FMCSA launches new website to house resources for military vets looking to get into trucking
The site provides updates on initiatives in development from the December-passed FAST Act highway bill, information about existing FMCSA programs for veterans, information about the Military Skills Test Waiver Program, partnership initiatives and job resources for veterans.
March 18, 2016
Business
Digitizing compliance: going paperless to manage big data
Managing CSA, hours of service and other data has largely become a digital exercise due to the ever-increasing need to use information, not paper, to stay in compliance and to become more efficient.
March 18, 2016
Business
FMCSA shuts down carrier for bevy of driver-related violations, shuts down trucker following hit and run
A South Carolina driver was effectively shut down by the FMCSA after his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run crash in February, and a Massachusetts-based trucking company was issued a shutdown order for a myriad of violations following an FMCSA investigation.
March 17, 2016
Business
Idaho Transportation Department requesting third-party CDL tester bond exemption
The ITD requested the exemption because, it says, the regulation is too costly for the third-party testers who have to be bonded but only conduct a few tests each month. Additionally, the ITD says Idaho has had no instances of fraud in their third-party testing organizations.
March 17, 2016
Business
Speed limiter rule expected in April, DOT says
The Department of Transportation, in its monthly regulatory update, delayed the publication dates of two upcoming rulemakings, including a speed limiter mandate and a rule to establish a CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Here are the latest dates.
March 16, 2016
Business
FMCSA denies mail carriers’ request for exemption to 14-hour on-duty limit
The FMCSA has denied an exemption request made by a mail carriers’ organization asking the agency for a waiver of the 14-hour on-duty limit.
March 16, 2016
Business
Two FMCSA listening sessions scheduled for April on ‘beyond compliance’ incentives for carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it will hold two more public listening sessions to try to gather information from the trucking industry on the potential benefits and feasibility of voluntary compliance incentives for carriers and drivers.
March 16, 2016
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