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CCJ Symposium: Sandberg breaks down current, pending FMCSA regs
At the CCJ Fall Symposium, Annette Sandberg discussed the status of pending and proposed rules by the FMCSA as well as current studies and activities that could lead to future regulations.
November 10, 2014
Business
Court tosses OOIDA’s suit against Calif. emissions rules
OOIDA’s 2013 lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board over its stringent emissions regulations has been dismissed by a federal judge based on jurisdiction and the necessity for the U.S. EPA to be named a defendant. OOIDA says it is appealing the ruling.
November 10, 2014
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FMCSA looking to survey entry-level drivers for driver training rulemaking
The agency announced this week its intentions to survey recently licensed truck operators as part of the data gathering process in producing an entry level driver training rule.
November 6, 2014
Business
FMCSA’s insurance increase rule will come slowly, if ever, says ATA policy chief
Industry concerns over regulators’ seemingly quick work to produce a rule to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance trucking companies must have could be much ado about nothing, says the American Trucking Associations’ chief of advocacy, Dave Osiecki.
November 5, 2014
Business
FMCSA request for input on liability insurance increase clears White House, paving way for publication
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule proposal that would increase the minimum amount of liability insurance carriers must have has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, meaning the proposed rule is ready for publication in the Federal Register.
November 4, 2014
Business
Election preview: ‘mixed bag’ for trucking if Republicans take Senate
Will the trucking industry benefit if Republicans gain a majority in the U.S. Senate? Maybe, maybe not, says a top official with ATA, who calls the likely direction of a Republican Congress “a mixed bag.” Regardless, the industry faces a busy year on the regulatory front.
November 3, 2014
Business
As part of ELD mandate, FMCSA begins registration process for e-log manufacturers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it has started the process of registering FMCSA-approved electronic logging devices in preparation for its upcoming ELD mandate, which likely will begin sometime in 2017.
October 30, 2014
Business
Upcoming CARB compliance: Carriers must buy retrofit filter for 2007 reefer units by Oct. 31
Motor carriers running 2007 year-model reefer units in California must purchase a diesel particulate filter for their reefer engines by Friday, Oct. 31, to be in compliance with the states reefer emissions regs.
October 29, 2014
Business
FMCSA advisory committee on insurance rule: Consider smaller carriers, no number set
Members of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee spent the morning of their second day of meetings this week debating the agency’s work in raising the minimum amount of liability insurance that carriers must hold to operate.
October 28, 2014
Business
FMCSA committees: More documentation needed of driver pain medication use
Two advisory committees to the FMCSA have recommended, among other things, that the agency require that primary care or other treating physicians of drivers fill out a questionnaire when use of Schedule II drugs by drivers is known or suspected.
October 28, 2014
Business
FMCSA to study split-sleeper berth options, agency rep says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to study hours-of-service flexibility relative to drivers’ ability to split their sleeper berth time, said an FMCSA rep Oct. 27.
October 27, 2014
Business
Driver medication use, carrier insurance hike, cross-border trucking on FMCSA committee agendas this week
Two Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committees meet today, Oct. 27, and Tuesday, Oct. 28, to discuss drivers’ use of Schedule II drugs (like painkillers and amphetamines), the agency’s work on raising liability insurance minimums for carriers and the future of the cross-border trucking program.
October 27, 2014
Business
CARB set to enforce aero add-on rule for 2011-2013 trucks and trailers
California’s Air Resources Board issued regulatory guidance this week saying the state is cleared to enforce elements of its emissions regulations that require truck and trailer owners to install aerodynamic add-on devices and use certain tires.
October 24, 2014
Business
NTSB calls out FMCSA on carrier oversight, asks agency to further restrict phone usage
NTSB has asked FMCSA to further restrict phone usage of commercial truck drivers by prohibiting the “hands-free” usage of portable electronic devices in light of a May 2013 crash. FMCSA oversight, however, also contributed to the accident, NTSB says.
October 23, 2014
Business
Delayed rulemakings: Agency’s work on speed limiters, raising insurance minimums running later than expected
Two trucking-related federal rules in the works have missed projected schedules for their advancement through the rulemaking process. Here’s the latest.
October 22, 2014
Business
Emergency hours-of-service exemptions finalized as agency amends federal rules
The agency’s regulatory amendment will exempt drivers hauling home heating fuels of compliance with federal hours-of-service limits when states of emergency are issued during fuel shortages.
October 21, 2014
Business
Poll shows 80 percent of public support current HOS limits; questions ‘misleading,’ say truckers
A new poll being touted by highway safety groups and the Teamsters Union shows Americans “overwhelmingly” oppose legislation that would roll back some of last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rule, but trucking industry representatives call the results “misleading” and “harmful.”
October 17, 2014
Business
Regulatory update: FMCSA progress on speed limiters, driver clearinghouse, other rulemakings
FMCSA’s calendar for the next 12 months includes rules on raising liability insurance minimums for carriers, mandating logging devices, implementing the driver clearinghouse, requiring speed limiters and more.
October 13, 2014
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