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Idle Free to exhibit at ATA
Idle Free Systems, Inc., manufacturer of electric idle elimination solutions for the commercial trucking industry, today announced it will have an Idle Free system on exhibit at the 2014 American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference Exhibition on October 4 – 7 in San Diego. ATA is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. […]
October 1, 2014
Business
FMCSA rule to increase liability insurance sent to OMB, paving way for publication
A rule proposal from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to increase the minimum amount of liability insurance carriers must have has been sent to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget — the final stop before the rule is published as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
October 1, 2014
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July 7, 2025
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Bill in House would force FMCSA to remove CSA scores from public view, revamp program
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House to require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to remove from public view the carrier rankings and scores produced in the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program from public view.
September 22, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down 33-truck carrier for bevy of violations
FMCSa has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order to the Grand Ridge, Fla.-based Ken’s Trucking, a 33-truck fleet that hauls general freight and refrigerated food, for a long list of federal rules violations.
September 18, 2014
Business
More trucking, shipper groups ask Foxx to block ‘flawed’ CSA scores
Citing the industry regulator’s refusal to face facts, another coalition with an interest in truck transportation has called upon Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to remove carrier safety data from public view.
September 18, 2014
Business
Speed limiter, Safety Fitness rules now slated for early 2015, insurance increase still expected next month
A federal regulation upping the amount of liability insurance carriers must have is still slated to be published as a proposed rule next month, while the department’s rule to require use of speed limiters on heavy trucks and its Safety Fitness Determination rule are now projected to be published as proposed rules in early 2015.
September 16, 2014
Business
Electronic DVIRs shed paper, improve compliance
Since the arrival of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, electronic driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) have become a popular method to improve CSA scores.
September 12, 2014
Business
Household goods movers apply for HOS exemption
A trade group representing household goods movers has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt its members of the 14-hour cap placed on drivers daily hours-of-service limits.
September 12, 2014
Business
FMCSA testing auto-fail feature for new entrant audits, extends remote audit test
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be testing a new automatic failure feature for new entrant audits and will be extending its testing of off-site new entrant audits until December.
September 8, 2014
Business
CVSA’s annual brake inspection spree happening Sept. 7-13
The annual Brake Safety Week inspection spree will take place Sept. 7-13. CVSA says more than 30,000 trucks and buses will be inspected.
September 5, 2014
Business
CARB slaps carrier, LA County with nearly $400k in fines for emissions violations
California’s Air Resources Board has levied two hefty fines recently for violations by truck operators to comply with its stringent emissions regulations, billing LA County for $250k and a beverage carrier for $116k.
September 4, 2014
Business
More red tape: The Great Pre-Buy of 2020? Are felons government’s answer to driver shortage?
Trucking is the definition of a dynamic industry, even a commercial free-for-all – or was. The government is taking it the wrong way, fast, with rules and regs that touch every aspect of carrier operations.
August 29, 2014
Business
Range of new rules will steer trucking to consolidation, de facto re-regulation
With the federal government setting rules for the way trucks perform, for how vehicle owners need to maintain them, for when truck drivers may and may not work and how they are to be paid and even for the responsibilities of shippers in the supply chain, one might wonder if Washington wants to be in the trucking business.
August 28, 2014
Business
Regulatory comments: Hours rule forces coercion; shippers, brokers need accountability
Common themes of regulatory criticism popped up often in the public comments offered on DOT’s proposed driver coercion prohibition rule, like the new pressures and restrictions caused by the agency’s 2013 hours-of-service rule and holding shippers, receivers and brokers accountable.
August 26, 2014
Business
Idle Free Systems inks Maine dealer agreement
APU manufacturer Idle Free Systems announced Aug. 25 it had signed a deal with Maine-based dealer O’Connor Motor Company, which has locations in Portland, Maine, and Augusta, Maine. O’Connor sells Hino, Isuzu, Mack, Volvo and Western Star. Per the Idle Free Systems deal, the two locations will now sell Idle Free complete Electric Auxiliary Power […]
August 26, 2014
Business
Trucking groups ask DOT to take down public safety scores
A coalition of transportation trade groups have written DOT urging that the scores produced by the FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability system be removed from the agency’s website.
August 26, 2014
Business
Owner-op challenging Ontario’s truck speed limiter law
The Court of Appeals for Ontario has agreed to hear a challenge to province’s speed limiters law. The next step will be for the province’s highest court to schedule oral arguments before a three-judge panel.
August 25, 2014
Business
CSA data changes: Agency changes protocol to account for due process in citations
Violations against drivers or carriers that are dismissed or result in a “not guilty” ruling will no longer count in Compliance, Safety, Accountability scoring nor on driver Pre-Employment Screening Reports. The changes account for due process and any legal processes that come after roadside citations are issued.
August 25, 2014
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