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News roundup, Dec. 11: Five days remain before final ELD deadline; Tiger Truck Stop billboard: âStop in for a biteâ; trucking safety-themed holiday ornament
FMCSA adds a search function to its electronic-logging-device FAQ resource as AOBRD transition deadline approaches is six days away; Louisiana truck stop turns camelâs unfortunate encounter with a humanâs bite into marketing opportunity; new trucking safety holiday ornament support âTrucking Moves America Forwardâ effort.
December 11, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA: No chance ELD deadline will be delayed
If youâre hoping for a delay in enforcement of the looming deadline to adopt an electronic logging device, donât count on it, says Joe DeLorenzo, head of enforcement for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 29, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA denies request to exempt small carriers from ELD mandate
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request from the Small Business in Transportation Coalition that sought to exempt trucking companies with 50 or fewer employees from the electronic logging device mandate.
July 16, 2019
Business
Sessions on business best practices, ELDs, more set for GATS
A number of educational sessions will be held during the Great American Trucking Show, including Overdriveâs Partners in Business sessions, FMCSA Hot Topics sessions and more.
July 9, 2019
Business
Sessions on ELDs, regulations, truck parking, more set for GATS
Truck drivers attending GATS later this summer in Dallas will have the opportunity to sit in on presentations on topics including electronic logs, truck parking and more.
June 25, 2019
Business
Trucking Alliance chimes in on House hearing to question driver drug testing efficacy
The Trucking Alliance, a coalition of some of the countryâs largest trucking companies, again on Wednesday called for stricter drug testing among applicants for truck driving jobs, as well as a mandate for speed limiters in heavy trucks and a prohibition on under-21 drivers operating interstate.
June 13, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: E-log users, are you running with an ELD or a grandfathered AOBRD?
With the deadline for grandfathered Automatic Onboard Recording Device (AOBRD) users coming up this December, this poll asks e-log users in the audience whether youâve made that transition to the actual ELD spec already or not? Weigh in here.
May 8, 2019
Hours of Service
Fireworks haulers seek hours relief during Independence Day holiday period
The American Pyrotechnics Association has submitted a petition to add four new members to its existing hours exemption during the Independence Day holiday period. A separate fireworks hauler, Extreme Logistics, has also requested an HOS exemption for its 12 drivers during the same holiday period.
April 18, 2019
Hours of Service
As Congress preps spending bills, lawmakers back another ELD waiver for livestockers
A block of 63 lawmakers in the U.S. House has penned a letter to transportation appropriation leaders asking them to allow drivers hauling livestock and bees to remain exempt from compliance with the federal electronic logging device mandate through the 2020 fiscal year â Sept. 30, 2020.
April 15, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Bill to roll back ELD mandate for small carriers filed in U.S. House
A bill to allow small carriers, including single-truck owner-operators, to forgo use of electronic logging devices and return to using paper logs has been filed in the U.S. House
March 13, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Fireworks haulers get ELD waiver for Independence Day period
In its decision to grant the exemption, FMCSA says the 11-day exemption would not negatively impact safety. The agency also says it conducted âa comprehensive investigation of the safety performance historyâ of the 53 companies the exemption would cover.
February 15, 2019
Business
House clears DOT funding bill that maintains ELD waiver for livestock haulers
Livestock and bee haulers have been allowed to run on paper logs and without an ELD since the mandate took effect in December 2017. However, the bill faces strong headwinds in ultimately becoming law, as lawmakers and President Trump square off over funding for a wall along the southern border.
January 11, 2019
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