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Drivewyze bypass available in South Dakota
Drivewyze PreClear bypass service has been added in South Dakota, making its mobile-based weigh station and inspection site bypass service available at 545 locations in 34 states.
April 6, 2015
Business
Congressman presses FMCSA about hours-of-service restart study, questions agency’s methodology
Hanna’s letter includes four key points to Foxx and FMCSA that he says should be considered for the study, including — perhaps of most concern for the study’s efficacy — ensuring selection of drivers that “are truly representative of the industry,” Hanna writes.
April 6, 2015
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FMCSA increasing fines for wide range of regulatory violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is set to publish April 3 a Final Rule increasing fine levels across the board for violations of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
April 3, 2015
Business
Second phase of fuel economy, emissions standards for heavy trucks sent to OMB for approval
A federal rule to up the fuel economy standards of medium- and heavy-duty trucks has been sent from the Department of Transportation to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for its stamp of approval, moving the rule one step closer to publication.
April 1, 2015
Business
DOT shuts down driver following crash, positive cocaine test
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced March 31 it has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order to truck operator Robert Lee Turner, effectively shutting down the Georgia-based CDL holder.
April 1, 2015
Business
FMCSA grants hours-of-service exemptions to Oregon loggers, DOE carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in recent weeks announced it has granted the Oregon Trucking Associations and the Department of Energy exemptions from the 30-minute break requirement of the 2013 hours-of-service rule.
March 30, 2015
Business
Scott Darling to continue to head FMCSA, drops ‘acting administrator’ title
T.F. Scott Darling, chief counsel for FMCSA, will continue to run the agency following the end of his seven-month tenure as acting administrator. But his title will no longer be “acting administrator.”
March 30, 2015
Business
DTNA bullish on 2015 truck market, says future regs should foster ‘free thinking’
During a press dinner at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., Martin Daum, president and chief executive officer of Daimler Trucks North America, shared his company’s optimism for near-term truck sales in North America, saying at the moment the U.S. is one of the few really strong markets in the world.
March 30, 2015
Business
House introduces another CSA bill, this one again calling for removal of public scores and fixes to program
The House this week introduced another bill targeting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and would, if it becomes law, force FMCSA to remove its carrier rankings from public view and restructure the program.
March 20, 2015
Business
FMCSA should stop touting CSA scores, GAO rep says in response to app release
Following the FMCSA’s release this week of its CSA-based QCMobile app, a representative from the Government Accountability Office reiterated her agency’s stance that carrier rankings in CSA are unreliable and should not be publicly displayed.
March 19, 2015
Business
Cummins Emissions Solutions previews EcoFit after-treatment system
Cummins, Inc.
Cummins Emission Solutions, a subsidiary of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and a technology leader in the global exhaust aftertreatment market, is introducing the first of its next generation of ultra-high efficiency aftertreatment systems, the EcoFit Single Module. The EcoFit Single Module is designed to be up to 60 percent smaller and 40 percent lighter compared […]
March 18, 2015
Business
FMCSA continues to push third-party use of CSA scores with release of smartphone app
Despite the trucking industry’s concerns over the quality, quantity and consistency of the data used to form the SMS rankings, the agency markets the app as one that could be used by “insurers, brokers, freight-forwarders and others interested in reviewing…registration and safety performance information of motor carriers.”
March 17, 2015
Business
Regulatory update: When to expect rules on e-logs, speed limiters and Safety Fitness Determination
Rules to mandate electronic logging devices and speed limiters are both expected this year, along with a proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule and Final Rules for FMCSA’s driver coercion prohibition initiative and the establishment of the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
March 17, 2015
Business
FMCSA denied motion to dismiss lawsuit against CSA, due process concerns
The lawsuit against FMCSA takes aim at the data it uses to feed CSA’s carrier rankings, driver pre-employment screening reports and more.
March 12, 2015
Business
Truck operators still needed for FMCSA’s study on 34-hour restart changes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the university tapped with completing the agency’s Congressionally required study on the 2013-implemented hours-of-service changes is still on the hunt for truck operators willing to volunteer for the study.
March 12, 2015
Business
HOS rules suspended temporarily in Kentucky due to weather-related emergencies
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear last week issued an emergency order suspending hours-of-service rules for truck drivers carrying relief supplies such as food, water, medicine, propane and other goods headed to areas of his state affected by severe winter weather in recent weeks.
March 10, 2015
Business
Omnitracs announces customer agreements with Interstate Distributor, Pride Transport
Interstate Distributor is now using Omnitracs’ Mobile Computing Platforms — both MCP50s and MCP110s — across its 1,500-truck fleet, and Pride Transport has implemented Omnitracs Analytics’ Driver Retention Model across its entire fleet of 400 power units.
March 10, 2015
Business
Judge temporarily halts action on Tracy Morgan suit against Walmart pending driver appeal
The judge overseeing Tracy Morgan’s lawsuit against Walmart and its private fleet has temporarily halted action on the civil suit at the request of the truck driver at the center of the case.
March 9, 2015
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