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Study: 2013 hours-of-service rule increased crashes, hurt safety
The number of truck-involved crashes and subsequent injuries and tow-aways increased in the year and a half the more restrictive 2013 hours-of-service rules were in effect, according to a study released April 29 by the American Transportation Research Institute.
April 29, 2015
Business
House bill clarifies 34-hour restart rules suspension period, bars FMCSA from increasing carrier liability minimums
A bill introduced in the U.S. House this week would is passed further entrench the suspension of certain 2013 hours-of-service rules and block the DOT from proceeding with a rule to increase the minimum amount of liability insurance required of motor carriers.
April 29, 2015
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Infograph: the benefits of using ELDs
PeopleNet has created an infographic that breaks down the time, cost and safety benefits of using ELDs for fleets, drivers and the transportation industry at large.
April 28, 2015
Business
CargoSense receives funding for cold chain monitoring platform
CargoSense announced the final close of funding on its seed round of investment, bringing total proceeds for the Virginia-based smart data and MicroAnalytics Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company to $2.5 million.
April 28, 2015
Business
Bendix applauds new remanufacturing legistation
Recently introduced legislation to encourage the use of remanufactured parts in federal vehicles is applauded by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, which supports remanufactured parts for the cost, environmental, and performance advantages they offer. S. 565, introduced in the U.S. Senate on February 25, and its companion legislation, H.R. 1613, introduced in the House on […]
April 28, 2015
Business
Trucking groups at odds over looming speed limiter rule
With a proposed rule to mandate the use of speed limiters on heavy trucks looming in the coming months, two of the trucking industry’s biggest lobbying groups reiterated last week their stances on the rulemaking.
April 28, 2015
Business
Omnitracs creates information site for ELD mandate
Omnitracs has launched a new information site for the trucking industry about the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate.
April 27, 2015
Business
ATA pleads for long-term highway bill passage, says e-log mandate on track for September
ATA offered a regulatory and legislative update to trucking and national press Thursday, reiterating its stance on issues like e-logs, hours-of-service and driver drug testing and calling for passage of a long-term highway funding bill.
April 24, 2015
Business
FMCSA floats idea of ‘Beyond Compliance’ program to reward carriers for going beyond regulatory minimums
Incentives proposed by FMCSA include credit on CSA scores, credit on ISS scores and fewer roadside inspections.
April 22, 2015
Business
Drivers still needed for 34-hour restart study, FMCSA says
Per Congress, the study must be conducted for five months and will compare the schedules of two driver sets, one that follows 2013 rules and ones that follow prior (and now current) rules governing restart use.
April 21, 2015
Business
Broker group joins industry chorus calling for removal of CSA scores from public view
The Transportation Intermediaries Association has become the latest organization to call on the DOT to remove from public view the carrier percentile rankings in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability trucking regulatory program, saying there are “serious concerns” about the scores’ methodology and correlation to crash risk.
April 17, 2015
Business
Map: choices, coverage for weigh station bypass expanding
With new options for weigh station bypass, fleets are able to better use their safety record to their advantage.
April 16, 2015
Business
Speed limiter mandate, Safety Fitness Determination rule delayed, e-log mandate still slated for September
Two major federal regulatory changes looming for the trucking industry have been delayed again, according to the latest rulemakings report from the Department of Transportation. A final rule to mandate electronic logging devices, however, is still forecasted to be published in September, the report says.
April 16, 2015
Business
DOD wants extension of HOS exemption for carriers moving weapons, other sensitive cargo
The U.S. Department of Defense Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command has requested a renewal of its exemption from certain parts of federal hours-of-service rules.
April 15, 2015
Business
Senator who vowed FMCSA reform questions agency’s release of CSA smartphone app
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), the trucking industry’s seemingly latest lawmaker advocate, has questioned both the intent and purpose of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s QCMobile smartphone app release last month.
April 14, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down another owner-op following maintenance, hours, testing violations
FMCSA says in the last 12 months, Pompey has been issued six out-of-service orders for violations found in roadside inspections, including several brake, tire and steering component violations.
April 9, 2015
Business
The target on your back
The commercials are ridiculous. At home I instinctively grab the remote and change the channel until they’re over. But at the gym in the evenings, that’s not an option. So I have to watch the advertisements put out by two local lawyers promising “Big Checks!” to wronged individuals all across the great state of Alabama. […]
April 9, 2015
Business
Concrete haulers get HOS exemption, fireworks haulers want exemption renewal
FMCSA last week granted an exemption to ready-mix concrete haulers from the agency’s 30-minute break requirement implemented in the 2013 hours-of-service changes. FMCSA also is considering an exemption for pyrotechnics haulers.
April 7, 2015
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