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Quoteworthy: Hours-of-service, CSA led lively trucking debate in 2013
Telling it like it is, or was: A topical guide to some of the trucking industry’s most re-quotable quotes of 2013.
December 30, 2013
Business
Rulemaking 101: The process behind FMCSA’s regulatory agenda
Ever wondered what exactly the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s rulemaking process actually is? Here’s a quick guide detailing how trucking regulations moves through the regulatory process.
December 29, 2013
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Self-certification, medical certificate deadline for drivers looms
Truck drivers have until Jan. 30 to self-certify their operating status and provide medical examiner’s certificates to state driver licensing agencies.
December 29, 2013
Business
Comment period extended for FHWA truck weight study
What are the consequences of changing truck weight limits on federal highways? Congress wants to know, and the Federal Highway Administration has extended the deadline and comment period on a matter that divides the trucking industry.
December 27, 2013
Business
Broker group files application to exempt all brokers from bond increase requirement
The Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents appears to be taking a different route in its ongoing battle against the increase in the minimum bond amount freight brokers must carry — It’s filed an application with FMCSA asking it to exempt all brokers from the increase.
December 26, 2013
Business
Senate introduces its version of bill to halt July 1 hours-of-service rule
A bill was introduced into the Senate last week that, if enacted, would halt the most recent hours-of-service rule change and allow truck drivers to operate under the pre-July 1 rules again, until Congress can review the rule further. The bill is the Senate counterpart to a House bill introduced in October.
December 23, 2013
Business
FMCSA proposes easing driving experience requirement for vision exemption for drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed either shortening or eliminating the amount of driving experience needed for truck drivers to obtain an exemption to drive with vision deficiency, it announced this week.
December 20, 2013
Business
Short haulers lose hours break exemption when they breach limits, FMCSA says
Short haul drivers who exceed the distance or time limits that qualify them as short haul drivers would be subject to complying with the mandatory 30-minute break required by the July 1 hours rule.
December 18, 2013
Business
Southeastern Freight Lines reaps benefits from ‘independent’ electronic logs, DVIRs
A major factor in Southeastern Freight Line’s recent selection of PeopleNet’s fleet mobility platform was its ability to accommodate the carrier’s customized fleet management applications, including Innovative Software Engineering’s eFleetSuite Electronic Driver Logs.
December 18, 2013
Business
Cross-border trucking audit finds weakness in Mexico bus inspection program
In an annual review of the cross-border trucking program with Mexico, the DOT’s Office of the Inspector General says improvements are needed in the plan for inspecting buses but that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration otherwise “generally complies” with the safety criteria established by Congress – despite a decreasing number of truck inspectors and some software glitches.
December 18, 2013
Business
Top 10 stories of 2013: 10. White House proposes new round of truck emissions reductions
CCJ is counting down the top stories of the year based on popularity. The No. 10 most read story of the year was about President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and how it relates to trucking emissions.
December 18, 2013
Business
Preview, comment period for changes to CSA score site extended due to safety group request
FMCSA has extended the public comment period for proposed changes it plans to make to its CSA program’s Safety Measurement System website 15 days. Commenters have already harped on broader CSA issues, such as misuse of public scores and due process problems.
December 17, 2013
Business
Electronic logging device rule still expected by year’s end, OMB still reviewing
Progress has slowed on proposals to mandate electronic logging devices and to prohibit coercion of truckers, which had been expected to clear another hurdle by now. The White House Office of Management and Budget indicated Dec. 13 it had not yet cleared the ELD plan, but FMCSA said earlier this month it expects to issue a SNPRM Dec. 23.
December 16, 2013
Business
Bendix’s lane departure warning system granted windshield clearance exemption
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has received a regulatory two-year exemption extension for its AutoVue Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System, retaining the technology’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compliance. Citing highway safety and the benefits of LDW technology, the FMCSA granted Bendix’s request for exemption from certain windshield clearance rules, allowing fleets and drivers […]
December 13, 2013
Business
Court rules against EPA in Navistar engine case
Federal appellate judges this week again tossed out a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that allowed for the approval of Navistar’s heavy-duty truck engines that did not meet 2010 emission standards.
December 13, 2013
Business
Supreme Court to consider hearing case against FMCSA’s cross-border pilot program
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider and decide Jan. 10 whether or not it will hear the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s case against the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border pilot program with Mexico.
December 12, 2013
Business
Thousands of brokers lose authority — but is it due to bond increase? TIA says no
The number of brokers registered with FMCSA may be dropping — coming on the heels of the enforcement date of the increase in the minimum surety bond required for brokers to carry — but some of the numbers being tossed out don’t represent what’s actually happening, says a broker trade group.
December 11, 2013
Business
Broker numbers continue sliding in wake of bond increase
According to the federal register of licensed brokers, there were 7,561 fewer licensed brokers at noon on Dec. 10 than on Dec. 1 — a 35 percent drop. The numbers have steadily been declining in the wake of the new surety bond minimum brokers are required to carry, enforcement of which began this month.
December 10, 2013
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