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FMCSA grants 120-day grace period for new medical exam forms
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a 120-day grace period for medical examiners to transition to the new medical exam forms.
December 18, 2015
Business
2016 spending bill extending 34-hour restart regs suspension signed into law
President Obama has signed into law the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that continues the suspension of certain 2013-implemented hours-of-service rules.
December 18, 2015
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2016 spending bill nixes 33-foot doubles provision
The measure was also not included in the FAST Act highway bill passed earlier this month, killing the chances that the measure could get tucked into a bigger transportation act this year.
December 17, 2015
Business
DOT: Rules on driver training, carrier scoring could come by year’s end
An FMCSA rule to establish another carrier scoring mechanism and a rule to standardize driver training requirements could be published by year’s end.
December 17, 2015
Business
34-hour restart regs suspension continued by 2016 spending bill
A 2,000-page House bill unveiled late Tuesday further entrenches the suspension of certain 2013-implemented hours-of-service rules and clarifies what evidence the DOT must submit to bring the rules back into effect.
December 16, 2015
Business
Sleep apnea ‘pre-rule’ advances to OMB, could be published by year’s end
The data request is intended to not only gauge the prevalence of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea among truck operators, but also to get feedback from the industry about how a sleep apnea rule could affect truckers and the industry at large.
December 16, 2015
Business
DOT proposes rule to require rear impact guards on trailers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing to require rear impact guards on the back of trailers.
December 15, 2015
Business
OOIDA asks for court review of ELD mandate, files legal petition
OOIDA successfully challenged in 2011 the agency’s previous attempt at mandating electronic logging devices set to take effect that year, following the April 2010-issuance of the rule.
December 15, 2015
Business
Compliant ELDs won’t require web connectivity/telematics functionality
In what FMCSA said was an effort to reduce the costs associated with complying with the looming electronic logging device mandate, the agency removed the requirement that the devices have web connectivity or telematics functionality.
December 15, 2015
Business
Trucking groups weigh in on ELD mandate, major groups split on rule’s efficacy
Trucking industry organizations and stakeholders are commenting on the rule that will require ELDs by December 2017, with some offering favorable feedback and others questioning the rule’s necessity.
December 14, 2015
Business
Carrier scoring Safety Fitness Determination rule ready for publication following OMB clearance
A proposed federal rule that would give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration another means to score and target unsafe carriers has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. The so-called Safety Fitness Determination rule cleared the OMB late last week and is now in the hands of the DOT, ready for publication when it chooses.
December 14, 2015
Business
FMCSA ranks in top third of government agencies to work for
Of 14 categories used to rank the agency, FMCSA’s highest ranking came in the “employee skills-mission match” category at 35th. FMCSA’s worst category ranking was in “teamwork,” where the agency ranked 195th.
December 11, 2015
Business
Let the e-log countdown begin: Rule takes effect Dec. 16, 2017
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled the final version of its rule to mandate electronic logging devices for truck operators to be published Wednesday, Dec. 16. Carriers and drivers will have two years from that publication date to comply — Dec. 16, 2017.
December 11, 2015
Business
Electronic logging device mandate set for publication, will take effect Dec. 2017
A federal rule to require truck operators to use electronic logging devices to keep records of duty status is slated to be published Friday. The rule will take effect in early December 2017.
December 10, 2015
Business
FMCSA proposes seat belt law for truck passengers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to require passengers in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to use seat belts on public roads.
December 9, 2015
Business
In final driver coercion rule, FMCSA grappled with appropriate carrier punishment, defining ‘coercion’
Two key changes FMCSA made to the rule’s ultimate draft: (1) Increasing the maximum fine to $16,000 from the proposed version’s $11,000 and (2) changing the definition of what constitutes coercion of truck drivers.
December 8, 2015
Business
As CSA goes dark, data still available for private companies to produce carrier scores
Though CSA scores have been hidden, much of the data that made up CSA’s percentile rankings are still publicly available, there for shippers, insurers, brokers and others — including privately held companies who could attempt to create their own CSA-like rankings based on the data — to see.
December 8, 2015
Business
Industry supports goals, questions strategies of proposed Phase 2 emissions and fuel economy regulations
The proposal yielded hundreds of thousands of comments, with trucking industry stakeholders mostly saying they agree with the purpose of the regs, but see flaws in the EPA’s massive rule. Here’s what equipment manufacturers and carrier interest groups said.
December 7, 2015
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