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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
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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
Business
FMCSA committees meet this month to talk medications, insurance increase, future of cross-border trucking
Two FMCSA committees will hold a joint meeting at the end of this month to discuss Schedule II medications’ — like painkillers and amphetamines –use by truck drivers and their impact on operators’ ability to drive, along with the agency’s work to raise liability insurance minimums and the cross-border trucking program with Mexico.
October 13, 2014
Business
Notice of new fitness determination rule in ‘front office,’ FMCSA safety chief says
A major revision of the way FMCSA rates trucking companies has hit the “front office” for a final round of review by the agency’s top leadership, Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg told industry executives at ATA MC&E last week.
October 12, 2014
Business
PrePass enrollment exceeds 485,000 trucks, new bypass sites coming
As of Oct. 5, 485,000 trucks have enrolled in the PrePass program which represents growth of 10,000-plus trucks since July, 2014.
October 7, 2014
Business
Hours-of-service rules back on top in 10th annual survey of trucking industry concerns
The operational impacts across the supply chain from last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rules propelled HOS to No. 1 on ATRI’s list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The growing driver shortage comes in a close second.
October 7, 2014
Business
FMCSA including extra step in insurance increase rulemaking, allowing for more industry comment
The upcoming rule to increase the minimum amount of liability insurance that carriers and brokers must carry will have an additional step that allows fleets and owner-operators another chance to offer formal comment on the rule.
October 5, 2014
Business
Wireless roadside inspections enter field testing phase
The FMCSA recently awarded a three-year project to a telematics provider, ISE, to conduct a field operational test to evaluate the viability of WRI for commercial motor vehicles.
October 3, 2014
Business
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
Business
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
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