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Stability control mandate officially published, set to take effect Aug. 2017
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a Final Rule on the Federal Register Tuesday that will require all trucks made Aug. 1, 2017, and after be equipped will electronic stability control systems to prevent vehicle rollovers.
June 23, 2015
Business
Safety Fitness Determination rule, at long last, finalized and sent to White House for approval
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule that would allow FMCSA to assign absolute safety scores to carriers has been sent from the DOT’s trucking regulatory agency to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for approval. The rule has been in the works since 2007.
June 23, 2015
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Energy Department gets 30-minute break exemption renewed for radioactives haulers
FMCSA announced Friday it has renewed the Department of Energy’s exemption of the 30-minute break 30-minute requirement of current hours-of-service rules for DOE drivers hauling sensitive radioactive materials.
June 22, 2015
Business
Interstate bee haulers get HOS exemption
The FMCSA has granted interstate bee haulers the exemption from the 30-minute break requirement in the hours-of-service regulations that was requested in January.
June 19, 2015
Business
C.R. England: Looming regulation changes, unnecessary red tape forced hand on driver training exemption
Some upcoming rule changes passed down from federal regulators to state CDL issuers prompted C.R. England’s recent issuance of an exemption to one driver training regulation, says C.R. England’s general counsel TJ England. The exemption was not a way, he said, to try to avoid any driver training standards or put unqualified drivers out on the highway.
June 18, 2015
Business
Infographic explains benefits of early compliance to ELD rule
Omnitracs has created this infographic for the purpose of helping fleets better understand the benefits of early compliance to the electronic logging devices (ELDs) rule, which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to publish in September.
June 18, 2015
Business
FMCSA proposes rule to require equipment compliance decals throughout truck’s life
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require motor carriers operating in interstate commerce to have all vehicles display certification that all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in effect at the time the vehicles were manufactured were met.
June 18, 2015
Business
Driver training rule update: Committee issues rec’s, rulemaking now in FMCSA’s hands
Following the final meeting of the Entry Level Driver Training Advisory Committee last month, formed to help regulators produce an entry-level driver training rule, the group released this week its final recommendation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, issuing a 106-page report covering a long list of procedures and criteria it wants included in the upcoming rulemaking.
June 18, 2015
Business
Oversize/overweight haulers granted exemption to 30-minute break rule
FMCSA has granted oversize/overweight haulers an exemption to the 30-minute break requirement in the current hours-of-service rules.
June 17, 2015
Business
Rear impact guard rule for straight trucks reaches White House
Rulemaking to consider requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks has reached the next stage. A separate rulemaking to require the guards on trailers and semi-trailers, however, is running slightly behind its single-unit counterpart.
June 17, 2015
Business
Chris Nelson joins ISE Fleet Services; leads development of safety, compliance product
ISE Fleet Services, a division of Innovative Software Engineering (ISE), announced that Chris Nelson has joined the company as vice president of business development.
June 16, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down fireworks carrier, carrier that caused I-75 canola oil crashes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has issued two imminent hazard out-of-service orders — effectively, shutdowns — to two carriers.
June 16, 2015
Business
Georgia investing $10M in ramping up truck enforcement
Georgia’s governor plans to crack down on accidents involving commercial vehicles on I-16, I-85 and I-95 by spending $10 million to hire 60 new enforcement officers.
June 15, 2015
Business
FMCSA denies group’s request to allow higher truck window tinting
FMCSA said in its denial notice IWFA did not provide enough evidence that using window tinting that blocks more light than currently allowed will achieve the same level of safety as current regulations do.
June 12, 2015
Business
FMCSA extends hours-of-service break exemption for livestock haulers
The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration has decided to renew livestock haulers’ exemption of the 30-minute break required by current hours-of-service regulations.
June 11, 2015
Business
FMCSA grants exemption to C.R. England from commercial learner’s permit reg
FMCSA has granted a request to C.R. England to allow CLP holders who have passed the CDL skills test to operate trucks without a CDL holder in the front seat.
June 10, 2015
Business
House clears bill that continues ‘restart rollback,’ blocks carrier insurance rule
A DOT funding bill that would keep in place the hours-of-service restart rollback that came in December has cleared the U.S. House, passing by just six votes at nearly midnight on Tuesday.
June 10, 2015
Business
No news is good news — The latest on DOT funding bills, trucking regulations within
The latest on trucking regulatory provisions that may or may not make it into bills funding the DOT for the 2016 fiscal year.
June 8, 2015
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