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Carrier alliance wants hair testing OK’d for DOT driver screen; bills introduced
Prompted by trucking interests, Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., introduced federal legislation this week designed to enable trucking companies to more effectively prevent lifestyle drug users from gaining employment as commercial truck drivers.
November 1, 2013
Business
House introduces bill to reinstate prior hours-of-service rule, delay July 1 provisions
A bill has been introduced in the House that would reinstate the hours-of-service rules in effect prior to July 1, 2013, by delaying the current rules until a Congressional investigation on the current hours rule is conducted.
October 31, 2013
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Freight panel ‘kicks the can’ on funding decisions
A House panel that spent six months assessing the nation’s freight transportation needs has unanimously decided the U.S. should spend more, but made no specific recommendations as to where any funding increase should come from.
October 30, 2013
Business
FMCSA shuts down three drivers with imminent hazard orders
Three long-haul drivers — licensed in the states of Michigan, Texas and Illinois, respectively — have been ordered to cease interstate operations after investigations uncovered serious violations of federal safety regulations, FMCSA said.
October 29, 2013
Business
Agency makes hours rule exemption for short haulers final
The exemption for short-haul drivers of the 30-minute break mandated by the current hours-of-service rule became a official this week, as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published its final rule on the subject in the Federal Register.
October 29, 2013
Business
Calif.’s reefer unit compliance extension deadline is Thursday
Just a few days are left for owners of 2006 transport refrigeration units to apply for a compliance extension of California TRU regulation.
October 28, 2013
Business
Are harmful HOS changes a sign of things to come?
In just three short months, the latest changes to the hours-of-service rule demonstrate all too clearly that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration understands neither the industry it regulates nor trucking’s important place in American life. What happened? Was there a breakdown in the rulemaking process? Did trucking not do enough to explain the problems these changes would cause? Or is this a hint of overreach to come?
October 25, 2013
Business
Good drivers leaving in droves; new HOS hurting safety, carriers say
Recent changes in the hours-of-service rule have delivered yet another regulatory blow to the trucking industry’s overall operating efficiency and its ability to retain qualified drivers, a panel of fleet executives concluded this week. And, most critically, the changes could have a negative impact on truck safety.
October 24, 2013
Business
Hours-of-service becomes carriers’ top concern; CSA No. 2
Hours-of-service regulations are once again the industry’s top concern, according to the American Transportation Institute’s annual Top Industry Issues report, followed by CSA, the driver shortage, the economy and electronic logging devices.
October 23, 2013
Business
CSA, HOS still h-o-t at ATA MC&E
The French have a fancy way of saying it, but the trucking industry is living it: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
October 23, 2013
Business
ATA economy panel: Low GDP growth, higher costs will pressure carrier margins
More of the same from the economy, with a real chance for rate traction just over the next hill: that’s the message delivered – yet again – by a panel of experts during this year’s crystal ball session at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition. Until the delicately balanced supply-and-demand scale tilts trucking’s way, the bottom line for carriers is to continue to guard the bottom line.
October 21, 2013
Business
J.J. Keller now compatible with Apple iPhone and iPad
J.J. Keller announced at the ATA Show in Orlando, FL, today that its E-Log and Fleet Management Systems are now even more flexible because they are now approved by, and completely compatible with Apple products, including iPhone and iPad. “This means that fleets now have the unique freedom to choose the device they or combination […]
October 19, 2013
Business
Follow the money: Tracking trucking’s friends, opponents in Congress
Now that Congress has averted – or at least rescheduled – a couple of crises of their own doing, they can focus on routine things like running the country. A review of campaign contributions can be a leading indicator of what to expect in the next highway bill.
October 17, 2013
Business
Annual CVSA enforcement blitz running Oct. 20-26
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual enforcement blitz, Operation Safe Driver, will mobilize across North America Oct. 20-26.
October 17, 2013
Business
President signs bill forbidding FMCSA to use sleep apnea ‘guidance’
President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday, Oct. 15, the sleep apnea bill, which prevents FMCSA from using guidance as a means to address screening, diagnosing and treating drivers for sleep disorders.
October 17, 2013
Business
Infographic: What is the biggest highway safety threat?
Using data from the DOT, here’s an infographic presenting highlights on fault in fatal truck-car crashes and the main causes.
October 16, 2013
Business
Best of times? Regulatory changes offer both promise and peril
Though indicators point toward a better economy overall and for trucking, uncertainty still reigns, especially for smaller carriers.
October 9, 2013
Business
Recent history of diesel: 1,000 prices paint a picture
Looking back at the history of diesel prices in the 1990s and the 2000s, volatility of diesel prices is a fairly new phenomenon.
October 4, 2013
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