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Not âengaged to waitâ while in the sleeper? Readers respond to federal labor opinion on driver compensation
More readers than not agreed with commenter Jason McCarter that, âif you are in your truck at any time, you should be paid,â even if off-duty in the sleeper. Find other views, including those contrary, in this round-up of voices with poll results about sleeper time and pay for employee drivers.
August 8, 2019
Hours of Service
New personal-conveyance FAQs illustrate FMCSAâs round-trip view of âunder dispatchâ
In the agencyâs new FAQ series, Question No. 1 solidifies an interpretation of any dispatch as encompassing a round trip, and also attempts to clarify seeming contradictions between that interpretation and the new personal conveyance guidance. More on PC enforcement during audits, too, muddying waters.
November 9, 2018
Channel 19
The cost of pre-2000 ELD regulatory indecision: One winner, and potential losers, among owner-ops
In the Trump era, when governing by Tweet is something of a norm, âregulating by FAQâ might stand to gain in prominence â with scarcely five months remaining prior to the December ELD deadline, recent significant change to the pre-2000 exemption well-illustrates the issues for this owner-operator.
August 1, 2017
Channel 19
If Trump really wants to save U.S. jobs âŚ
âIf he (Trump) cares about the working man, heâll stop this talk about driverless trucks.â âTrucker Jerry Jackson in Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial about autonomous vehicle tech threats.
January 5, 2017
Business
Guilty until proven innocent: Answering key sleep-apnea questions
As new medical certification processes come into play, more drivers are being asked to get sleep apnea testing. Some are asking questions, getting varied answers â and being taken off the road prematurely.
September 4, 2014
Business
FMCSA: Expect sleep apnea guidance proposal in near term
At the 2012 Truck Driver Social Media Convention, Elaine Papp, chief of FMCSAâs Medical Programs Division, offered insights on the agencyâs plan to introduce official sleep apnea guidance.
October 28, 2012
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