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FMCSA wants to ditch zero-defect driver vehicle inspection reports
A proposal from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week would eliminate the requirement of drivers and fleets to submit and retain driver vehicle inspection reports when no defects are indicated if the Department of Transportation signs off after an internal review. The current rule requires interstate truck drivers to submit no-defect Driver-Vehicle Inspection […]
May 15, 2013
Business
Infographic: How America’s fleet is turning green
How have tightening emissions standards impacted the amount NOx, particulate matter and other pollutants put in the environment by heavy trucks since tiered implementation began in 1996? That’s the very question CCJ sister site Equipment World sets out to answer with its latest infographic, “The Greening of the Fleet”, published this week. The infographic takes a […]
May 14, 2013
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Agency tacks on additions to driver medical exam rule
Announced Friday, April 10, via the Federal Register, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing adding a second part to its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners rule finalized last April.
May 10, 2013
Business
Big Data: Getting drivers to use less fuel, increase performance
This is the second part of the second installment of CCJ’s Big Data series. Click here to see Part 1. 2.Self-service for drivers Fleets historically have digested information in the back office before they shared the results with drivers. Today, the same type of scorecard report used by managers is displayed in the cab. Drivers […]
May 9, 2013
Business
Risk & Reward: CSA data shows independents at risk
Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large carriers, CSA’s data shows.
April 18, 2013
Business
FMCSA orders shut down of Southern Transportation
Coming on the heels of several shut downs earlier in the month, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a shutdown of Atlanta-based Southern Transportation, Inc. During an investigation of the company’s safety practices, it became uncooperative with FMCSA investigators, the agency says in an announcement, and did not provide copies […]
April 1, 2013
Business
Congressional transportation leaders want hours-of-service rule delayed
Congressional transportation leaders have sent a letter to FMCSA requesting it postpone implementing the hours-of-service rule until after the ongoing lawsuit between ATA and the FMCSA has been resolved. On March 15, the American Trucking Associations presented oral arguments against the Federal Motor Carrier’s rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of […]
March 25, 2013
Business
EOBR rule could come by September, says Ferro
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro said she expects a rule mandating the use of electronic onboard recorders to be proposed by September of this year.
March 14, 2013
Business
DISH taps Ford with plans to add 200 propane vans
Satellite television provider DISH unveiled Wednesday the first of 200 ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas-fueled Ford E-250 cargo vans that will enter the company’s fleet this year. The company estimates these new propane autogas-powered vehicles will lower carbon dioxide emissions by 12.5 million pounds over the lifetime of the fleet’s operation compared to gas-powered counterparts. The […]
March 6, 2013
Business
Tied down: Cargo securement tips to lower CSA scores
Vehicle maintenance — under which cargo securement falls — is a critical maintenance BASIC. Know how to keep your scores low.
February 25, 2013
Business
80 percent of car-truck crashes caused by car drivers, ATA report says
A report released this week by the American Trucking Associations concludes that many  more times than not, car drivers are at fault when cars and trucks crash with one another. ATA’s report rounded up reports from several large studies for its findings, including from agencies like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and National Highway […]
February 14, 2013
Business
CSA Subcommittee identifies 3 main issues with program
Suspect data quality, crash accountability and the public nature of carriers’ Safety Measurement Scores were concluded to be the top three concerns of motor carriers, enforcement officers, brokers/shippers and others at a subcommittee meeting this week.
February 8, 2013
Business
ATA still calling for agency to account for crash faults
The American Trucking Associations wants all crashes that were not the fault of the motor carrier removed from its records and, more importantly, do not want them reflected on carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores. The ATA renewed this week its push for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to more accurately account for crashes and […]
February 7, 2013
Business
New service helps fleets determine viability of switching to natural gas
Energy management company U.S. Energy announced a new product that will enable fleets to determine what it would cost — and, in turn, how much it would save or not save — to convert their fleet from diesel power to compressed natural gas powered-trucks.
February 6, 2013
Business
Carriers, enforcement officers harp on CSA data quality as main concern
Fleets, enforcement officers, trade associations and others impacted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative spoke up this week at public meetings held in Washington, D.C., regarding CSA and its problems.
February 6, 2013
Business
Special report: Regulations’ impact, surviving tight environment in 2013
As part of CCJ’s ongoing “On Thin Ice?” series, Part 2 delves into the impact changing regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could have on trucking — and fleets, specifically — in 2013.
February 6, 2013
Business
Diesel jumps 9.5 cents to $4.022
The national average retail diesel price is above $4 a gallon for the first time in two months, rising 9.5 cents a gallon during the week ended Feb. 4 to $4.022 a gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The increase is the largest since August. The latest weekly price is […]
February 4, 2013
Business
Safety group recommends FMCSA gather driver history, make carriers use it
The National Transportation Safety Board sent a letter last week to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration making recommendations on driver hiring and pre-employment screening, which would essentially require fleets to delve into a potential hire’s employment history and records dating back 10 years. That is the second recommendation NTBS offered, following up its first […]
February 4, 2013
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