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Trucking got restart rollback, but here’s what Congress left out of omnibus bill
Suspending 2013’s 34-hour restart provisions and forcing FMCSA to study the rules and better justify them? Check. Unchecked? Blocking FMCSA’s insurance increase rulemaking and setting deadlines for an electronic logging device mandate and a Safety Fitness Determination rule.
December 26, 2014
Business
Safety Fitness Determination rule publication date pushed to June, speed limiters to April
The Department of Transportation has once again pushed back the forecasted publication date of its preliminary Safety Fitness Determination rule. It also reported it has pushed back the projected publication date for a proposed speed limiter mandate.
December 23, 2014
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Potential insurance increase ‘not worth the cost,’ analyst says
DAT’s Don Thornton gives three key reasons why FMCSA’s potential liability insurance increase should be abandoned.
December 22, 2014
Business
FMCSA publishes required notice announcing 34-hour restart changes
FMCSA published Monday, Dec. 22, a notice announcing the suspension of enforcement of the two hours-of-service provisions rolled back by the 2015 appropriations act passed by Congress and signed by the president last week.
December 22, 2014
Business
Rapid response: e-logging software updated for 34-hour restart
While many drivers are already familiar with the previous method, the challenge for the next few weeks may be to ignore the violations from their electronic logging applications until developers update the software code. That challenge has already been laid to rest by two developers.
December 18, 2014
Business
FMCSA publishes rule eliminating no-defect Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is scheduled to publish Thursday, Dec. 18, a Final Rule that will eliminate the requirement that truck drivers keep and submit Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports when no defects have been found.
December 17, 2014
Business
Senate confirms new head of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — a regulatory agency under the Department of Transportation responsible for some trucking-related regulations — has a new head man, coming after nearly a year-long vacancy at the top of the agency.
December 17, 2014
Business
Restart changes become law; FMCSA required to study, compare two driver sets
President Obama Dec. 16 signed the appropriations bill that halts enforcement of the requirement that a drivers’ 34-hour restart include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and the once-per-week limit of the restart. Aside from the suspension of the restart provisions, however, the law requires FMCSA to study the rules’ impacts on drivers, carriers and safety.
December 16, 2014
Business
Counting down the top 10 stories of 2014: No. 9
CCJ is reviewing the top 10 stories of 2014 based on the number of pageviews. Use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the stories to move through the countdown. No. 9: CARB gives some breathing room for small fleets, owner-operators over DPF mandate After hearing lengthy testimony from small fleet owners and independent contractors […]
December 16, 2014
Business
FMCSA: Suspension of 34-hour restart rules begins as soon as Obama signs bill
Though the bill requires the agency to publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the changes, the 2015 appropriations bill allocates no money to the enforcement of the rules, therefore nullifying them when the bill becomes law.
December 15, 2014
Business
Restart rollback: Trucking praises Congressional action, challenges ahead include retraining enforcers, reprogramming e-logs
Trucking groups have applauded Congress’ action to suspend certain HOS provisions, pending further study. Enforcers and e-log manufacturers, however, now must scramble to react.
December 15, 2014
Business
Hours-of-service changes loom: Bill clears Congress, heads toward implementation
Two provisions of the 2013 changes to hours-of-service regulations for truck operators will be suspended at least until Sept. 30, 2015, and FMCSA will be required to further study the rules and their impact before the rules can take effect again.
December 14, 2014
Business
34-hour restart changes: House passes spending bill; eyes on Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday evening, as the U.S. House cleared the spending bill that puts a stay of enforcement on certain HOS rules. The bill now heads to the Senate.
December 12, 2014
Business
Congressional spending bill would suspend some hours-of-service provisions, require FMCSA to further study rules’ impacts
Though some members of Congress have voiced opposition for the bill, it is still expected to clear both chambers of Congress this week.
December 10, 2014
Business
Rule to eliminate no-defect Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports nears publication
A federal rule to eliminate the requirement that drivers submit a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report if no defects are found has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, paving the way for publication of the rule and its implementation.
December 9, 2014
Business
Trucking rallies behind Congressional action to suspend HOS restart provisions
Several trucking industry groups offered their support over the weekend for a provision that would, if included in a looming bill in Congress, suspend two key provisions of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers, along with requiring FMCSA to provide more scientific justification for the restart provisions.
December 8, 2014
Business
Restart rollback among ‘higher level’ items in budget talks – stay tuned
A suspension of the restart provisions in the hours-of-service rule is among the more controversial riders still being negotiated, but time is running out as the lame duck Congress develops its funding plan for the federal government.
December 5, 2014
Business
Senator wants FMCSA to do more to stop ‘chameleon’ carriers
FMCSA says it’s put measures in place to help better vet new entrant carriers. Sen. Schumer, however, says the agency needs to close a “loophole” that makes it easier for carriers to reincarnate.
December 4, 2014
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