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Counting down the top 10 stories of 2014: No. 9
CCJ is reviewing the top 10 stories of 2014 based on the number of pageviews. Use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the stories to move through the countdown. No. 9: CARB gives some breathing room for small fleets, owner-operators over DPF mandate After hearing lengthy testimony from small fleet owners and independent contractors [âŚ]
December 16, 2014
Business
FMCSA: Suspension of 34-hour restart rules begins as soon as Obama signs bill
Though the bill requires the agency to publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the changes, the 2015 appropriations bill allocates no money to the enforcement of the rules, therefore nullifying them when the bill becomes law.
December 15, 2014
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Restart rollback: Trucking praises Congressional action, challenges ahead include retraining enforcers, reprogramming e-logs
Trucking groups have applauded Congressâ action to suspend certain HOS provisions, pending further study. Enforcers and e-log manufacturers, however, now must scramble to react.
December 15, 2014
Business
Hours-of-service changes loom: Bill clears Congress, heads toward implementation
Two provisions of the 2013 changes to hours-of-service regulations for truck operators will be suspended at least until Sept. 30, 2015, and FMCSA will be required to further study the rules and their impact before the rules can take effect again.
December 14, 2014
Business
34-hour restart changes: House passes spending bill; eyes on Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday evening, as the U.S. House cleared the spending bill that puts a stay of enforcement on certain HOS rules. The bill now heads to the Senate.
December 12, 2014
Business
Congressional spending bill would suspend some hours-of-service provisions, require FMCSA to further study rulesâ impacts
Though some members of Congress have voiced opposition for the bill, it is still expected to clear both chambers of Congress this week.
December 10, 2014
Business
Rule to eliminate no-defect Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports nears publication
A federal rule to eliminate the requirement that drivers submit a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report if no defects are found has cleared the White Houseâs Office of Management and Budget, paving the way for publication of the rule and its implementation.
December 9, 2014
Business
Trucking rallies behind Congressional action to suspend HOS restart provisions
Several trucking industry groups offered their support over the weekend for a provision that would, if included in a looming bill in Congress, suspend two key provisions of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers, along with requiring FMCSA to provide more scientific justification for the restart provisions.
December 8, 2014
Business
Restart rollback among âhigher levelâ items in budget talks â stay tuned
A suspension of the restart provisions in the hours-of-service rule is among the more controversial riders still being negotiated, but time is running out as the lame duck Congress develops its funding plan for the federal government.
December 5, 2014
Business
Senator wants FMCSA to do more to stop âchameleonâ carriers
FMCSA says itâs put measures in place to help better vet new entrant carriers. Sen. Schumer, however, says the agency needs to close a âloopholeâ that makes it easier for carriers to reincarnate.
December 4, 2014
Business
PrePass bypass service reaches 40,000-fleet milestone
HELP Inc., the non-profit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station bypass and other truck safety and efficiency services, announced that PrePass is now serving more than 40,000 qualified fleet customers with a combined total of more than 491,000 trucks.
December 3, 2014
Business
FMCSA shuts down driver following fatal crash
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 3 it has issued an imminent hazard shut down order for Florida-based long-haul driver James H. Patterson. FMCSA says it discovered a bevy of serious rules violations.
December 3, 2014
Business
Citing Congressional concern, FMCSA to clarify driver sleep apnea screening, testing
After two Congressmen wrote a letter airing concerns about sleep apnea screening procedures, FMCSAâs acting administrator says the agency will issue a bulletin to its examiners to clarify federal guidelines and how they should explain to drivers sleep specialist references.
December 2, 2014
Business
FMCSAâs work to raise liability insurance minimums hinges on these questions
Is the current amount of âfinancial responsibilityâ â liability insurance, essentially â for carriers too low? Carriers have until Feb. 26 to offer their formal input on the matter. Here are some of the topics and questions the agency will consider.
December 1, 2014
Business
FMCSA seeking industry input on potential insurance increase rule
FMCSA announced Nov. 26 it is seeking trucking industry input on a potential rulemaking that would increase the $750,000 minimum amount of liability insurance motor carriers must have.
November 27, 2014
Business
Smartphones, tablets being utilized for low-cost compliance with ELD mandate
For fleets that lack a mobile computing platform now, or are considering replacement options before the ELD mandate arrives, the market is filling up with low-cost compliance options, with plenty of room to add more applications as needed.
November 25, 2014
Business
Oversize/overweight haulers want exemption of hours-of-service break requirement
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to grant drivers carrying loads that are oversize or overweight an exemption to the the 30-minute break requirement of the 2013 hours of service rule.
November 24, 2014
Business
CVSA asks FMCSA to pull CSA scores from public view
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has become the latest industry group to request that FMCSA remove from public view the scores from its Compliance, Safety, Accountability programâs Safety Measurement System.
November 24, 2014
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