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FAST Act highway bill signed by President Obama, FMCSA takes down CSA scores
As required by the law, the agency pulled the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Safety Measurement System and its BASIC categories of carrier safety analysis and evaluation from public view just hours after the President’s signing.
December 4, 2015
Business
FMCSA continuing to allow lane departure, collision mitigation cameras to be mounted lower on windshield
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has renewed an exemption that allows carriers to mount lane departure warning systems and collision mitigation cameras lower on the windshield of a truck.
December 4, 2015
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FMCSA says ‘no’ to carrier’s request to use cameras instead of mirrors
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an exemption request from Atwood Forest Products to allow the company to use camera systems at the sides and rear of its 15 trucks in place of rear-view mirrors.
December 4, 2015
Business
Trucking groups mostly happy with FAST Act highway bill
Stakeholders in the trucking industry weighed in Tuesday after a Congressional conference announced a five-year unified highway bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
December 2, 2015
Business
Big CSA changes included in Congress’ final highway bill draft
A group of 12 senators and 28 representatives reached an agreement Dec. 1 on a five-year highway bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
December 1, 2015
Business
Minor change to DOT physical form to take effect this month, more changes to system coming
One part of a Final Rule published in April that made changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical examination regulations will take effect in Dec. 22.
December 1, 2015
Business
CarrierWeb creates FSMA compliance website for food haulers
CarrierWeb, a trucking mobile communications and telematics provider, announced the launch of a website devoted to the Food Safety Modernization Act.
December 1, 2015
Business
Carrier asks FMCSA to allow third parties to obtain driver medical certification from states
Atlantic and Pacific Freightways has applied for an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulation requiring carriers to obtain updated motor vehicle records of drivers when they undergo new medical examinations.
November 30, 2015
Business
Driver coercion rule published, takes effect in January; fines carriers up to $16k for coercion instances
The rule goes into effect Jan. 29, 60 days from its publication date in the Federal Register. It enacts fines of up to $16,000 for any carrier, shipper, receiver or anyone else in the supply chain who attempts to force drivers to operate when it would violate federal rules to do so.
November 30, 2015
Business
Oregon DOT seeks exemption from commercial learner’s permit six-month renewal rule
The Oregon Department of Transportation has requested an exemption from a portion of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s commercial learner’s permit requirement.
November 26, 2015
Business
President signs bill to extend highway funding through Dec. 4
President Barack Obama signed into law Friday, Nov. 20, a bill to extend highway funding for two weeks.
November 23, 2015
Business
Highway bill presents tough challenges for FMCSA
Bill Quade from FMCSA believes the agency will have a “difficult time” implementing several programs in the highway bill due to limited resources.
November 20, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down Ohio-based fleet for bevy of maintenance, hours violations
The three-truck fleet in one roadside inspection in early October had 43 federal safety violations, FMCSA says, including 13 out-of-service violations, including inoperable brakes, cracked frame rails, improper load securement and falsified logs.
November 19, 2015
Business
Point-Counterpoint: Trucking interests square off in debate on e-logs, size/weight, speed limiters
A fireworks-filled point-counterpoint session held this week at CCJ’s Fall Symposium highlighted the sometimes wide gap between small carrier and large carrier interests on some of the larger regulatory issues facing the trucking industry, such as mandates for electronic logging devices and speed limiters, among other regulatory changes.
November 18, 2015
Business
E-log rule clears White House, set for publication
A federal rule to require truck operators to use electronic logging devices to keep records of duty status has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, clearing the way for the rule to be published in the Federal Register.
November 17, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down Minnesota trucker following fatal crash, subsequent health discoveries
The FMCSA has declared Minnesota truck driver John Ray Carpenter an imminent threat to public safety, saying he is "medically unqualified to operate a CMV.
November 16, 2015
Business
Driver coercion rule clears OMB, set for publication; rules on e-logs, speed limiters expected soon
The driver coercion rule is the beginning of a potential end-of-year flurry of regulatory activity, as rules to mandate the use of e-logs and speed limiters are also expected to be published, along with the DOT’s Safety Fitness Determination rule and an entry-level driver training rule.
November 16, 2015
Business
ATRI offers glimpse into how CSA scores could change with non-fault crashes removed
Implementing some form of crash accountability — that is, not dinging carriers for crashes they couldn’t prevent — in the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability carrier ranking/scoring program could have a significant impact on carriers’ rankings within the system, concludes the American Transportation Research Institute in a report released Nov. 10.
November 10, 2015
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