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Proposed driver coercion prevention rule clears OMB, awaits publication
FMCSA’s so-called Prohibition of Coercion rule has cleared the next hurdle in the rulemaking process, as the White House’s Office of Management and Budget has given the regulation its stamp of approval.
May 1, 2014
Business
Work on raising insurance minimums for carriers to begin with public meeting this month
An FMCSA committee will meet this month to begin work on the agency’s plan to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance required by carriers.
May 1, 2014
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Public CSA scores, crash weighting report, Safety Fitness top points at FMCSA meeting
FMCSA reps at the agency’s subcommittee on CSA said its Safety Fitness Determination rule, a proposal for which is expected in September, will replace the agency’s current safety rating system. The agency also said the long-awaited crash weighting in CSA report is expected by June.
April 30, 2014
Business
FMCSA eyes electronic records, e-signature option
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering allowing carriers and drivers the option of using electronic records and signatures to meet regulatory requirements.
April 28, 2014
Business
CARB approves compliance extensions of emissions regs for small fleets, owner-operators
CARB voted April 25 to amend some of its emissions regulations deadlines, giving owner-operators and small fleets who financially were unable to comply with the rule some compliance alternatives, though with some changes requested by the Board. Final versions of the amendments will be produced within the next few months.
April 25, 2014
Business
CARB hears hours of emotional testimony from fleets, owner-operators on compliance extensions
Proposed amendments to delay some emissions regulations deadlines and allow alternate compliance options for small fleet owners were presented to the California Air Resources Board April 24 to consider and adopt. Trucking reps gave hours of impassioned testimony both for and against the amendments.
April 25, 2014
Business
New analysis finds flaws in research used to justify hours-of-service change
The research used to confirm the benefits of last summer’s changes in truck drivers’ hours-of-service rule has significant problems, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The government agency that sponsored the study, however, says the revised HOS rule works as intended.
April 22, 2014
Business
Drivers may fret e-logs — and quit over them — but they could benefit the most
Some driver frustration over an ELD mandate is understandable, but not as many who say they will quit will end up abandoning ship, especially if carriers start teaching them about the benefits of the devices.
April 22, 2014
Business
FMCSA says carrier insurance minimums too low, rule to raise them in the works
The current $750,000 minimum liability insurance required to be held by carriers is too low, said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week, and the agency plans to create a rule upping that minimum.
April 22, 2014
Business
E-log mandate to push droves of drivers from trucking?
According to results from a recent survey done by CCJ publisher Randall-Reilly, a big chunk of drivers are threatening to leave the industry if the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed ELD mandate comes to fruition, which could be as early as 2016.
April 21, 2014
Business
California mulling zero-emission technology program
California legislators have scheduled an April 30 hearing on legislation to establish a zero- and near-zero emission technology program for certain vehicles and equipment.
April 18, 2014
Business
FMCSA shutdown order tossed in court, fleet allowed to resume work
A Department of Transportation judge has tossed out a shutdown order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, allowing the Illinois-based DND International to resume its operations.
April 17, 2014
Business
State agency nominees sought for UCR board
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking four state chief administration officers overseeing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan to serve on the plan’s board.
April 17, 2014
Business
Driver coercion rule expected this month, speed limiter and Safety Fitness rules could see action soon
The driver coercion prevention rule bouncing around the regulatory circuit could be published this month, according to a Department of Transportation rulemaking update released this week. The speed limiter mandate rule and the Safety Fitness Determination rule could see action next month.
April 16, 2014
Business
FMCSA subcommittee to meet to develop potential changes for CSA
FMCSA’s subcommittee for its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program will meet April 29-30 to develop recommendations for changes to the program, its scoring system and the intervention process.
April 14, 2014
Business
Inspection Data Systems to develop mobile equipment inspection apps
Tom Heine, CEO of Aljex Software, announced the launch of a new transportation technology company, Inspection Data Systems, Inc. (IDS) that will develop and market cloud-based transportation equipment inspection solutions for smartphones and tablets.
April 14, 2014
Business
Senator calls for audit of FMCSA’s investigations
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General to audit FMCSA’s investigative practices, to ensure carriers flagged for intervention are investigated “in a timely manner.”
April 10, 2014
Business
Agency rescinds hours rule exemptions for propane haulers in 31 states
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has cancelled the Congressionally implemented hours of service waivers for propane haulers and home heating fuel haulers in 31 of the 36 states where exemptions were granted.
April 10, 2014
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