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FMCSA chief: Agency concludes 34-hour restart study tied to suspension of 2013 hours regs
Reimplementation of some 34-hour restart rules, suspended by Congress in late 2014, is contingent on the study’s completion and review by the DOT, the Office of the Inspector General and Congress itself.
January 20, 2016
Business
Despite ‘just say no’ strategy, voluntary compliance program a win for small biz truckers, group says
Large carriers do stand to benefit from a potential federal program to reward carriers for voluntary safety investments or other “beyond compliance” initiatives, says Joe Rajkovacz of the Western States Trucking Association, but that’s no reason for owner-operators and other small carriers to oppose such a program, Rajkovacz told CCJ late last week.
January 20, 2016
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33-foot pups not dead yet, new Congressional measure would allow longer doubles
A new Congressional amendment to an already-enacted law would extend the federal maximum tandem trailer limit to 33 feet, up for the current 28-foot minimum.
January 20, 2016
Business
DOT: Proposed speed limiter mandate, rule on driver drug and alcohol clearinghouse expected in February
Updates on DOT rules that would implement driver training standards, a speed limiter mandate, a database of truck drivers who have failed a drug test and more.
January 19, 2016
Business
FMCSA proposes rule for new carrier safety rating program, enforcement measures
The proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule would replace the current federal rating system of “Satisfactory, Conditional and Unsatisfactory” for motor carriers and replace it with one determination: Unfit. The carrier then would either improve its operations or face a shut down.
January 15, 2016
Business
Confirmation hearing set for Scott Darling, nominee to head FMCSA
Nearly six months after being nominated by President Barack Obama to head the DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on a permanent basis, T.F. Scott Darling will face his first confirmation hearing next week, according to a press release from the Senate’s commerce committee.
January 14, 2016
Business
CSA’s Safety Measurement System returns to public view with highway bill-stipulated changes
That means carrier BASIC category scores, the primary percentile rankings that proved to be so problematic for many, are no longer shown in the public view. All that remains in each BASIC category is a graph of the most recent year’s inspection history.
January 13, 2016
Business
Small carriers lambaste ‘beyond compliance’ program, argue it should center on driver training
Many commenters said safety technology, while not to be dismissed, shouldn’t replace proper driver training as the best way to improve highway safety. Small carrier interests loomed large Tuesday at the first of two public FMCSA listening sessions scheduled for this month and intended to gather input from carriers and other industry stakeholders for a potential voluntary compliance rewards program.
January 13, 2016
Business
Trucking groups: New carrier scoring rule violates FAST Act highway law provisions
Pursuit of the rule, according to the trucking coalition’s letter, disregards key components of the FAST Act’s trucking regulatory reform.
January 12, 2016
Business
Virginia lawmakers looking to limit trucks in left lane
The Virginia General Assembly has proposed two amendments to state law that would prohibit trucks from driving in the left-most lane in certain areas.
January 12, 2016
Business
First ‘beyond compliance’ carrier reward system meeting to be held Tuesday
FMCSA, by direction of the 2015-passed FAST Act highway law, must develop a program to incentivize and reward carriers for implementing or investing in safety technology or programs that aren’t prescribed by law. It will hear input from trucking industry stakeholders on the program on Tuesday.
January 11, 2016
Business
NY, NJ ports propose banning older trucks
The proposal also would deny access to trucks with 1994 and 1995 engines by Jan. 1, 2018.
January 11, 2016
Business
Clarification on ELD connectivity requirements: What’s needed to comply with mandate
Following up on prior CCJ reporting — more on the connectivity options your fleet’s ELDs will need to comply with the coming mandate.
January 8, 2016
Business
Split sleeper berth flexibility on the horizon? FMCSA begins study this year
A study of at least 200 truckers operating under various sleep schedules, such as split sleep cycles, could begin this year, according to documents from FMCSA. The key goal of the research is to determine the safety viability of allowing truckers to split their off-duty time into segments.
January 8, 2016
Business
Emission mandates steering engineers to better MPGs, performance
Following the Volkswagen diesel debacle, a higher level of scrutiny is expected as emissions mandates continue to tighten.
January 8, 2016
Business
Unified Carrier Registration enforcement for 2016 delayed until Feb. 1
Enforcement of the Unified Carrier Registration program has been delayed until Feb. 1, according to an inspection bulletin released this week by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Enforcement was scheduled to start Jan. 1.
January 7, 2016
Business
330-truck carrier allowed to resume operation after two idle weeks spurred by OOS order
Land-Air Express of New England’s 330 trucks and 340 drivers had been idle since a Dec. 29 out-of-service order. Following a back-and-forth between the carrier and regulators, FMCSA announced the LTL fleet could resume operation Jan. 7.
January 7, 2016
Business
Ready for a change: e-logs set to become ELDs
While ELD features may not be ready now, the technology will soon be impacting drivers and fleets as features become available from now until 2019. Here are six areas where the changes will begin.
January 5, 2016
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