EOBR debated over driver harassment
The harassment issue may be the key consideration for the FMCSA, which aims to devise a rule that mandates electronic logging devices.02.08.12
| A Mexican carrier was found to violate U.S. leasing laws pertaining to Mexican carriers, said William Quade of the Federal Motor CarrierSafetyAdministration’s ...
02.08.12
| FMCSA ordered U & D Service to immediately shut down after discovering the company was using drivers who did not possess valid ...
02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
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Language of MCSAC / Medical Review Board recommended apnea guidelines — more from D.C.
February 6, 2012
Contrasting viewpoints coming together -- or not -- made for an interesting day today at the first of four days' worth of meetings of the FMCSA's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory ...
Rest in Pieces
February 1, 2012
The new hours of service rule further complicates off-duty requirements in ways that could hurt productivity, though some flexibility is added.
LogBook
February 1, 2012
Three compete for Owner-Operator of the Year, cross-border program lawsuits advance, turnpike rates rise, Baltimore bridge tolls rising and many more industry news items are featured.
The Apnea Hurdle
February 1, 2012
Coming regulations would force reckoning with a condition common to truckers. And that’s not all that could make passing the medical exam even harder.
Court sets new FMCSA deadline on recorder motion
January 27, 2012
Court granted extension to Feb. 21 for the FMCSA’s response to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s motion.
‘Monkey gouger’ Jimmy Ardis beats the odds to 4 million safe miles
January 26, 2012
Owner-operator Jimmy Ardis of Sumter, S.C., leased to Moultrie, Ga.-based Sapp Trucking, learned to drive "in a 1971 International 4070 cabover with a 250 Cummins in it," he says, running ...
Groups want hours of service case dismissed
January 24, 2012
Previous settlement agreement wanted to change 2008 hours of service rule.
Court combines cases opposing cross-border plan
January 12, 2012
FMCSA has granted operating authority to a second Mexican carrier.
LogBook
January 1, 2012
Apnea proposals could disqualify drivers, cell phone ban begins, Senate bill would mandate EOBRs, third Mexican carrier completes audit and more industry news items are featured.
Final hours rule ready
December 21, 2011
The White House Office of Management and Budget has finished reviewing the final rule for truck drivers’ hours of service.
