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House introduces bill to clarify CSA ratings’ role in hiring carriers
Five Republicans in the U.S. House have introduced a bill that would remove carrier rankings in the DOT’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability from public view until FMCSA implements its long-awaited Safety Fitness Determination rule.
February 27, 2015
Business
Feb. 26 is carriers’ last chance to comment on FMCSA’s potential insurance increase rule
The public comment deadline on a rule that could increase the amount of liability insurance required to be held by carriers ends Feb. 26, giving carriers and other industry stakeholders until 11:59 p.m. Thursday to submit their input.
February 26, 2015
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Sleep science: fleets using software to write their own HOS rules
The fatigue model of Omnitracs Analytics uses hours-of-service data from electronic logs to predict when drivers slept. For each driver it calculates a fatigue score on a scale of 100, with 100 being the most extreme case of fatigue.
February 25, 2015
Business
Trucking Alliance’s 2015 agenda includes push for quicker action on e-logs, insurance increase rule, retaining public CSA scores and more
The Trucking Alliance plans to push for quicker implementation of an electronic logging device mandate, an increase to the minimum amount of liability insurance that trucking companies must hold and a speed limiter mandate, among other items.
February 24, 2015
Business
Give the blue-collar kids a chance, too
“I saw on the news the other day where the president wants to give free community college to students now. Well, why not free technical and vocational school tuition as well?”
February 23, 2015
Business
Walmart driver in Tracy Morgan case files appeal to halt proceedings
Driver Kevin Roper filed his appeal Feb. 16, following federal Judge Lois Goodman’s Feb. 3 order denying Roper’s second request to delay Morgan’s lawsuit against Walmart until the criminal proceedings conclude.
February 23, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down carrier for hours, maintenance violations
A small Colorado-based fleet has become the latest to be shut down by federal regulators, following a compliance investigation that revealed disregard for key safety regulations, FMCSA announced this week.
February 19, 2015
Business
Comment deadline extended for agency’s crash accountability study
FMCSA issued the report Jan. 27, in which it concluded that crash accountability in CSA would not affect percentile rankings and would be too complicated to do. It has now extended the public comment deadline on the study to March 25.
February 18, 2015
Business
FMCSA orders shutdown of Nevada carrier
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a three-truck fleet based in Nevada to cease operations after the agency discovered hours-of-service and other violations.
February 17, 2015
Business
FMCSA delays publication dates for rules on e-logs, speed limiters, Safety Fitness Determination
The DOT has pushed back projected publication dates for several major trucking regulations expected this year, according to its monthly rulemakings report. Here are the dates FMCSA expects to publish each.
February 16, 2015
Business
Is the EPA unfairly targeting Volvo?
The other day a glowing report noted a recent environmental study, which concluded that “modern” diesel exhaust smoke (i.e. smoke from post-2010 diesel engines) is essentially harmless to humans. That’s certainly good news. Although I know quite a few people in the trucking industry who wonder if that end justified the means. Because the Emissions […]
February 13, 2015
Business
Drivewyze adds 22 Florida inspection stations to bypass service
Drivewyze recently reached an agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) allowing qualified carriers to bypass the Florida agriculture interdiction sites using Drivewyze PreClear.
February 12, 2015
Business
FMCSA director gives preview of safety fitness rule
To determine the safety rating of motor carriers, FMCSA will be looking for patterns of behaviors and violations in specific areas.
February 11, 2015
Business
Stability control system mandate coming: DOT sends rule to OMB for final approval
A federal rule that would require all new trucks to come standard with electronic stability control systems has been sent to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for its stamp of approval.
February 11, 2015
Business
FMCSA names owner-ops, carrier reps and other ‘stakeholders’ to committee to develop entry-level driver training rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it has composed a 26-member group — representing carriers, drivers, labor, driving schools and safety organizations — to the committee tasked with developing an entry-level driver training rule.
February 11, 2015
Business
Inspector General to begin oversight of FMCSA’s 34-hour restart study
The DOT Office of Inspector General announced Feb. 10 it will soon begin an audit of FMCSA’s Congressionally required study of the 2013-implemented rules governing drivers’ use of a 34-hour HOS restart.
February 10, 2015
Business
Modern diesel exhaust poses little health risk, study concludes
Lifetime exposure to exhaust from modern diesel engines does not induce tumors or precancerous changes, according to the conclusions of a study released this week — the first on the health effects of modern diesel exhaust.
February 6, 2015
Business
Where things stand with Navistar
After a trip to the company’s headquarters, CCJ Executive Editor Jack Roberts offers his take on where Navistar stands in getting the company back on track financially and how, though conceding its emissions strategy, it’s still taking a different approach than a few other OEMs.
February 6, 2015
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