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Safety expert: Additional waves of CSA regulations coming
Safety compliance expert Jeff Davis, principle officer for Fleet Safety Services, told CCJ Summer Symposium attendees in LaJolla Ca., that a virtual tsunami of add-on CSA regulations and requirements is about to hit the trucking industry.
June 25, 2014
Business
Comments on FMCSA e-log proposal due Thursday; here’s a handy reference
Speak now: Time is running out on the comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed electronic logging device mandate. So here’s a link-guide to the issue, including an explanation of the rule, studies, real-world experience and a range of opinion.
June 25, 2014
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Fleet panel: Experience with e-logs overwhelmingly positive
Fleet executives at the CCJ Summer Symposium agree: The process of implementing e-logs was not cheap and did not occur quickly. But, their experiences implementing electronic logging devices have been overwhelmingly positive for their businesses, customers and drivers.
June 24, 2014
Business
Productivity gain: John Christner recovers its losses from electronic logging
John Christner Trucking has come a long way in recovering lost productivity and profitability since it started using electronic logs.
June 20, 2014
Business
Bill that would suspend some hours-of-service rules pulled from Senate floor
The Senate bill that would have suspended two of the 34-hour restart provisions included in the 2013-implemented federal hours-of-service rule was pulled from the Senate floor June 19 after disagreements over procedural rules prevented the bill from moving forward for debate.
June 20, 2014
Business
Truck driver speeding in high-profile Walmart crash but legal on hours, report says
A preliminary report about the fatal high-profile Walmart crash that killed comedian James McNair and severely injured actor Tracy Morgan, concluding Walmart driver Kevin Roper was traveling 20 mph over the posted 45 mph speed limit.
June 19, 2014
Business
Lawsuit against CSA, lack of rulemaking on scoring dismissed
The Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation said June 17 its lawsuit against FMCSA and its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program had been dismissed — a de facto victory for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
June 18, 2014
Business
Restart rollback will hold if issues prevail
The political “clout” of the American Trucking Associations gets a test this week, or so a prominent highway safety lobbyist frames it, saying “this is a major moment to stop the trucking industry.” But the DOT budget vote in the Senate should be about issues, not advocates – and that’s why legislation to put a hold on questionable regulations should succeed.
June 18, 2014
Business
ATA expects measure to block restart suspension in Senate
As the Senate resumes work this week on its 2015 DOT-funding bill, the American Trucking Association said it expects an attempt will come on the Senate floor to undo work by the Senate Appropriations committee to halt certain provisions of the current hours-of-service rule.
June 17, 2014
Business
Who’s Who gallery: For and against the HOS restart suspension
Along with quotes from Senate supporters, this Who’s Who gallery features comments from some key opponents of the hours-of-service restart suspension, including those who hope “to stop the trucking industry” from using its political “clout” to block regulations.
June 17, 2014
Business
FMCSA still pushing for insurance hike, speed limiter rules in 2014
A DOT report issued June 13 indicates rules mandating the use of speed limiters in trucks, raising the minimum liability insurance for carriers and implementing a more complete and direct federal safety scoring system could still come in 2014.
June 13, 2014
Business
Walmart driver pleads not guilty to charges from high-profile weekend crash
Walmart driver Kevin Roper has pleaded not guilty to the vehicular homicide and assault by auto charges filed against him in the June 7 crash that killed comedian James McNair and critically injured actor Tracy Morgan. Walmart also has released a statement about the crash.
June 12, 2014
Business
Navman Wireless adds electronic logging, DVIR reporting options
Navman Wireless USA today announced the addition of new electronic driver log and driver vehicle inspection reporting (DVIR) options to its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking system. Both options are provided through a partnership with Innovative Software Engineering (ISE) and customization of its eFleetSuite compliance package to seamlessly integrate with the workflow of the OnlineAVL2 system.
June 12, 2014
Business
ATA affirms support for HOS suspension as Teamsters announce opposition
The Teamsters has voiced its opposition to recent Congressional action to roll back the 2013 changes to federal hours-of-service restart provisions, but ATA head Bill Graves is holding strong on the group’s support for suspending the changes.
June 11, 2014
Business
House votes to block FMCSA’s attempt to hike carrier insurance minimums
Continuing Congressional action of late to try to reign in some FMCSA regulatory activities, the House voted to add an amendment to its DOT funding bill to stop the agency from increasing the minimum amount of liability insurance carriers must have.
June 10, 2014
Business
Has Anne Ferro lost her mind, or just her credibility? What’s next for trucking?
How might a restart re-do impact FMCSA’s ambitious regulatory agenda going forward – that’s the big picture question – and what will a suspension vote by Congress mean, practically, for drivers and carriers?
June 9, 2014
Business
Livestock haulers get one-year exemption of 30-minute break rule
Drivers carrying livestock will soon be exempt from the 30-minute break rule required by federal hours-of-service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 6.
June 8, 2014
Business
Senate bill sets e-log, carrier fitness determination deadlines for FMCSA
The Senate’s version of the annual appropriations bill for the DOT contains language that would prevent FMCSA from dragging its feet in producing a final electronic logging device mandate rule. It also requires the agency to produce a Safety Fitness Determination rule by December.
June 8, 2014
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