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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
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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
Business
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
Business
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
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