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FDA proposes tightened standards for some food haulers

Certain carriers, shippers and receivers of food and animals would be required to comply with a federal proposal to set stricter safeguards against contamination.

February 4, 2014

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GAO report criticizes CSA scoring, calls for changes

The DOT system used to score and compare motor carrier safety records is flawed and particularly unfair to small carriers, an independent government watchdog agency has concluded. While trucking interests have refrained from shouting “we told you so,” the industry has praised the study.

February 4, 2014

GAO CSA Unsafe Driving BASIC

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Drivewyze offers free weigh station alerts in PreClear 3.0

Drivewyze offers a free nationwide weigh station and inspection site alert service to all truck drivers with the launch of PreClear 3.0, its weigh station app.

January 31, 2014

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Propane haulers in Dakotas, Florida also now exempt from hours-of-service rules

Propane haulers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Florida now are temporarily exempt from federal hours of service regulations, per two declarations issued this week by FMCSA, who has already issued exemptions for propane haulers in about two-thirds of the U.S.

January 31, 2014

Congressman calls FMCSA’s hours study ‘worthless,’ ATA says study is ‘lacking’

Rep. Richard Hanna, an outspoken advocate against the most recent hours-of-service rule, has issued a statement saying the agency did not touch on the rule potentially forcing drivers into congested hours of the day, a point ATA echoed in its response.

January 30, 2014

Rep. Richard Hanna talks with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro after a House hearing on the impacts of the hours-of-service rule on small businesses.

Agency completes HOS field study, concludes current provisions yield safer, better rested drivers

In its long-awaited field study on the current hours-of-service rule, FMCSA has concluded that the two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. period requirements of the 34-hour restart provisions of the rule cause truck operators to drive safer and be better rested.

January 30, 2014

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Appeals court dismisses OOIDA’s challenge of FMCSA’s driver fatigue policies

A three-judge panel in a D.C. federal Court of Appeals has dismissed a case brought by OOIDA against FMCSA’s policies on enforcing driver fatigue, specifically a letter sent to the association by FMCSA’s Anne Ferro.

January 30, 2014

Deadline to report for CARB compliance delays coming Friday

Fleets have until Jan. 31 to report any “good faith” efforts toward compliance of the California Air Resources Board’s Truck and Bus Rule that would earn them a delay until July 1 to comply with the emissions regulations.

January 29, 2014

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Drivers, enforcement still unsure on CSA, report shows

The new numbers are in and commercial truck drivers continue to doubt the effectiveness of Compliance, Safety, Accountability and often misunderstand how it works – while enforcement personnel likewise “performed poorly” when quizzed on the basics of the BASICs.

January 29, 2014

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Truck dealers must work with Congress to ‘combat regulatory burdens,’ says ATD chair

The truck dealer industry faces “serious regulatory overreach” that makes dealers’ jobs more difficult and that dealers need to take steps to “combating regulatory burdens” like federal emissions standards and fuel economy standards, said the American Truck Dealer’s outgoing chairman.

January 28, 2014

Drug and alcohol clearinghouse rule cleared by OMB, e-log rule likely delayed

A rule that would implement a driver database detailing drivers’ history of failed drug and alcohol test has been approved by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. The rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices still hasn’t been cleared, though.

January 28, 2014

For once, trucking not in somebody’s crosshairs

For years, mainstays on NTSB’s list have been trucking-specific items such as fatigue, vehicle collision avoidance technologies, electronic onboard recorder requirements, medical qualifications and distracted driving. But on this year’s list, nothing directly relates to trucking.

January 27, 2014

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ATA restructures, consolidates operations to tackle ‘challenges facing’ trucking

ATA announced it has reorganized, placing all of the trucking lobbying group’s functions under three branches: National Advocacy, Communications and Public Affairs and Finance and Operations. ATA’s president Bill Graves said the reorg will make the lobbying group ‘more agile and responsive’ to industry changes.

January 27, 2014

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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