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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
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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
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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
Business
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
Business
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
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