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Short-term highway funding extension passes in House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday, May 19 a 60-day extension of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, funding the federal Highway Trust Fund through the end of July.
May 19, 2015
Business
Regulatory update: Speed limiter rule, Safety Fitness see more delays, e-log mandate still set for September
When to expect rules on electronic logging devices, speed limiters, carrier scoring, driver drug testing, fuel economy standards and more.
May 19, 2015
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Rule to mandate speed limiters for heavy trucks sent to White House for approval
A proposed federal rule to require the installation and use of speed limiters (aka governors) on all trucks weighing more than 27,000 pounds has been sent from the DOT to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for its approval.
May 19, 2015
Business
Truck size and weight update: Shippers group urges DOT to release study it says shows safety of heavier trucks
The Department of Transportation is being urged to release new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data that allegedly points to the safety of six-axle trucks and supports claims by those looking for weight limit reform.
May 18, 2015
Business
CSA roundup: Changes coming to safety program, analyst says; ‘We just want scores to make sense,’ says TCA rep
A “sea change in CSA” is coming in the next few years, ATRI’s Dan Murray told attendees at a recent TCA conference. Also, encouragement to make your voice known on CSA and more on the geographical enforcement disparities that skew CSA rankings.
May 18, 2015
Business
House committee clears DOT bill that would lengthen hours-of-service rollback, bar FMCSA from upping insurance minimums
The House’s Appropriations Committee this week a 2016 DOT funding bill that would, if passed, keep in place the current hours-of-service suspension until FMCSA can justify the HOS rule changes put in place in July 2013. It also would block the agency from pursuing a liability insurance increase.
May 14, 2015
Business
DOT initiates audit of FMCSA’s investigative practices
The DOT’s Office of Inspector General has initiated an audit of FMCSA’s processes for ensuring that reviews of motor carriers flagged for investigation are timely and adequate following an NTSB investigation that raised questions about the agency.
May 8, 2015
Business
Q&A: CCTA’s Joe Rajkovacz on emissions regs and their impact on truck costs
A recent decision by a federal court denied the California Construction Trucking Association’s appeal of the EPA’s greenhouse gas standards based on a lack of standing. CCTA’s Joe Rajkovacz
May 5, 2015
Business
Proposed rule to amend medical qualifications for drivers with diabetes open for comment
A proposed rule in the Federal Register would amend the FMCSA’s medical qualification standards to allow drivers with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce without seeking an exemption.
May 4, 2015
Business
HELP adds three appointees to board of directors
HELP Inc., which oversees PrePass and other truck safety services, announced three new appointments to its board of directors
May 1, 2015
Business
ATA requests 30-minute break exemption on certain hazardous materials loads
The American Trucking Associations has asked the Department of Transportation to grant hazmat haulers an exemption from the 30-minute break requirement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2013 hours-of-service regulations.
April 30, 2015
Business
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
Business
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
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