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Tag: restart rollback
Hours of Service
2013 hours regs permanently nixed, ATA says; FMCSA disputes
ATA says the ârestart rollbackâ is now permanent. FMCSA says itâs still waiting on the results of a report, as Congress directed.
December 16, 2016
Hours of Service
Congress clears legislation to spell out future of 34-hour restart regs for truck operators
For the time being, truckers can continue to operate as they have since December 2014, meaning 34-hour restarts do not need to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and the 34-hour restart option can be used as often as truck operators like.
December 11, 2016
Hours of Service
Move in Senate would restore 2013âs 34-hour restart rules, require 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods
The saga toâfixâ 34-hour restart regs continues: A Senate measure filed this week would again require truckersâ 34-hour restart to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and limit the restartâs use to once a week. The amendment was filed Tuesday, the same day the House released a plan to permanently nix the 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. requirement.
May 18, 2016
Hours of Service
House bill restores 2011 hours of service rules, kills Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking
The measure does not tie the changes to the 34-hour restart study currently being conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a departure from trucking-specific provisions cleared by Congress in recent years.
May 17, 2016
Hours of Service
Required 34-hour restart study finished, advances to next step, says FMCSA boss
A Congressionally required study of truck operators and FMCSAâs 2013-instituted 34-hour restart regulations has been completed and is now under review by the Department of Transportationâs Office of the Secretary, said Scott Darling, nominated administrator of FMCSA.
January 20, 2016
Hours of Service
President signs spending package that includes continuation of 34-hour restart regs suspension
The U.S. House passed Friday the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that continues the suspension of certain 2013-implemented hours-of-service rules.
December 18, 2015
Hours of Service
Rollback of 34-hour restart regs further entrenched by Congressional budget deal
FMCSA will have to prove its 2013-implemented rules are better for driver fatigue and highway safety than previous hours rules before they can go back into effect, Congress directs.
December 16, 2015
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Will FMCSA give sleeper berth flexibility in next hours-of-service rule?
In this brief interview, Overdrive News Editor James Jaillet talks with the Truckload Carriers Associationâs David Heller about potential changes to hours of service rules FMCSA and Congress could be working on.
October 2, 2015
Hours of Service
FMCSA done studying drivers for 34-hour restart report, funding stopgap wonât affect ârollbackâ
FMCSA collected data for five months on two groups of drivers: One abiding by pre-2013 rules and one following the 2013 requirements. It will now begin analyzing the data it gathered and could produce a report by yearâs end.
October 1, 2015
Hours of Service
âRestart snapback?â Will FMCSA try to reinstitute 2013 restart rules after Sept. 30?
The current stay of enforcement of the 2013-implemented rules governing truckersâ use of a 34-hour hours-of-service restart could be removed as soon as Sept. 30, 2015, according to the text of the law that temporarily suspended the rules.
September 21, 2015
Business
Continuation of hours-of-service suspension, CSA disclaimers, e-log deadlines and more included in Senate bill
The Senate bill sets deadlines for rules mandating e-logs and speed limiters, allows 33-foot double trailers, continues the suspension of certain hours-of-service rules and requires a disclaimer next to CSA scores.
June 25, 2015
Hours of Service
Bill dictating direction of hours-of-service restart rollback, insurance rule advances
The 2016 DOT funding bill that would keep in place the current hours-of-service suspension until FMCSA can justify the HOS rule changes put in place in July 2013 and block FMCSA from increasing carrier insurance minimums.
May 14, 2015
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