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Business
FMCSA expands hours rule waivers, exempts propane haulers in the South
Joining propane haulers in the Midwest and Eastern regions, propane haulers in the South are now temporarily exempt from federal hours-of-service regulations in light of cold temperatures and propane shortages around the country.
January 27, 2014
Business
Group petitions FMCSA for exemption to window tinting rules
The International Window Film Association has filed with FMCSA an application for exemption to the the agency’s window tinting rules, saying allowing windows with more tint will promote driver comfort and reduce eye strain of driver.
January 23, 2014
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Business
Carriers would be unwise to raise rates in light of hours changes, study says
A study from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville concludes that carriers shouldn’t pass on the extra costs of complying with the July 1 hours-of-service rules to shippers or customers, lest they want to potentially “fatigue” their relationship they have with them, the study says.
January 22, 2014
Business
The biggest regulatory target in the country
After objectively observing this industry for almost two decades now, CCJ’s Jack Roberts says he’s have concluded that it really doesn’t matter which party is in power: Trucking, as far as he can see, never, ever catches a break on the regulatory front.
January 22, 2014
Business
FMCSA officially expands ability to shut down carriers with pattern of noncompliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a final rule expanding its ability to shut down motor carriers who display a pattern of “egregious disregard” for compliance with federal safety rules. It will become effective Feb. 21.
January 22, 2014
Business
FMCSA waives hours-of-service rules for propane haulers in 24 states in East, Midwest
In response to a request letter sent to the DOT by the National Propane Gas Association, FMCSA has issued an hours-of-service exemption to propane haulers in 24 states due to “extreme arctic cold weather” that has caused shortages of propane in affected areas.
January 21, 2014
Business
CRST’s Smiths give Cornell $10 million to fund family business initiative
Cornell University and its graduate business school made a big difference for John Smith, MBA ’74, and perhaps an even bigger difference for the family business, to which he returned after earning his MBA. While Smith was studying, he became convinced that federal deregulation of his family’s freight trucking business was inevitable.
January 21, 2014
Business
FMCSA broadening out-of-service order scope to carriers with pattern of violating safety rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is set to publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register next week that will allow it to suspend or revoke the authority of motor carriers who have been found to have a pattern of “egregious disregard” for federal safety rules, rather than relying on results of compliance reviews alone.
January 17, 2014
Business
New carrier testing: Agency hears feedback from industry, trade groups for rulemaking
The FMCSA heard carrier input this week on the MAP-21 required New Entrant testing rule it’s working on. Concerns ranged from who would take the test, how it would be administered and whether government-based training would be part of the rule.
January 15, 2014
Business
3. Regulation (11.7%)
It certainly isn’t a surprise that carrier worries over regulation makes the top-four list of concerns heading into 2014. The impact of the new hours-of-service rule that took effect in July already has yielded a 3 to 5 percent reduction in productivity by some estimates. Throw on top of that other recent regulations and rulemakings […]
January 13, 2014
Business
4. Political climate in Washington (7.5%)
The bipartisan rancor in Washington 
hit a low point in October when the government shut down over funding for the Affordable Care Act. The deal that ultimately got the government back up and running only lasted until Jan. 15. It appears that the nation
has been spared the threat of
another shutdown with the
passage of a budget […]
January 13, 2014
Business
E-log mandate, driver database rules expected this month, per DOT report
A proposed rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices is expected to be published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Jan. 29. The rule implementing a drug and alcohol clearinghouse of truck drivers is expected to be published Jan. 31.
January 10, 2014
Business
FMCSA makes it official: Drivers must hold on to paper copies of med cards until January 2015
Truck drivers must retain paper copies of their medical examiner’s certification and carry it with them through Jan. 30, 2015, as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has pushed back the date when drivers can ditch them.
January 10, 2014
Business
UPDATED: Hours-of-service rules waived for fuel, emergency load haulers in some states
In wake of winter storm Hercules and the extreme temperatures in impacted states, several states have issued exemptions or waivers of federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling fuel to or in those states. Here are the details.
January 10, 2014
Business
Drivers must continue to carry paper copy of medical certificates until Jan. 2015
Drivers must continue to carry paper copies of their medical certification, as is rule now, until Jan. 30, 2015, federal sources have reported, delaying the date a year, as paper copies were set to be phased out this month.
January 9, 2014
Business
Safety Fitness Determination update: Rule not expected until May, per DOT report
According to a more accurate date published in a DOT report in December, a Safety Fitness Determination rule — which would change some scoring attributes in CSA — is not expected to be published until May.
January 8, 2014
Business
Video rundown: CCJ’s Top 10 stories of 2013
[youtube N9raW2nLxCc nolink] Click the video to watch CCJ’s year-end review of the top stories of 2013. For a more in-depth review, including links to original news articles and related content, see our Top 10 review here.
January 2, 2014
Business
FMCSA looking for input on entry-level carrier testing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is holding a listening session Jan. 13 in Nashville, Tenn., to seek input from industry stakeholders and the public at large on the entry level motor carrier testing rule it must craft, stipulated by the MAP-21 highway funding act.
January 2, 2014
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