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Hours of Service
34-hour restart study affirms less restrictive hours of service, buries 2013 regs
The results of a new study confirm that truckers’ 34-hour restarts will not require two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and will not be limited to once per week.
March 6, 2017
Hours of Service
Maine suspends hours regs for heating fuel haulers; California reopens roads near Oroville Dam
Any carriers delivering home and business heating fuels in New Hampshire and Maine are exempt from hours-of-service regulations, per emergency declarations in each state.
February 15, 2017
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Severe weather prompts another hours of service suspension in GA
The order loosens hours-of-service regulations for drivers in 16 counties in the state hauling fuel or loads helping the relief effort.
January 26, 2017
Hours of Service
Winter storm prompts hours suspension for certain truckers in Oklahoma
The emergency declaration was issued Thursday, Jan. 12, and is effective through Feb. 11. The declaration says direct assistance only applies to the “restoration of essential services” such as electrical, sewer, water and telecommunications, and for essential supplies such as feed, food and fuel.
January 17, 2017
Hours of Service
2013 hours regs permanently nixed, ATA says; FMCSA disputes
ATA says the “restart rollback” is now permanent. FMCSA says it’s still waiting on the results of a report, as Congress directed.
December 16, 2016
Hours of Service
34-hour restart’s future clearer than before, but uncertainty lingers
Lawmakers warded off a scenario in which the 34-hour restart would be removed as a tool for truckers to use to manage their weekly on-duty time. But the future of the regulations surrounding the 34-hour restart is still unsettled.
December 12, 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
Trucking under Trump: Opportunities for hours reform, overhaul of FMCSA regulatory process
While the federal government’s electronic logging device mandate is likely shielded from interference from President-elect Donald Trump, Republican control in Washington gives the industry hope for a loosened and more accountable regulatory environment, industry groups said in recent weeks.
December 1, 2016
Hours of Service
ATA expects Congress to act on hours of service before year’s end
An ATA rep says Congress is expected to act to clear up the hours of service confusion created by a 2015-passed bill that could unintentionally remove the 34-hour restart as a tool for truckers to use to reset their weekly on-duty clocks.
November 18, 2016
Hours of Service
Three states suspend hours of service regulations for gas haulers
Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina have suspended hours of service regulations for gas haulers in the states to minimize disruption of transportation in the states.
November 3, 2016
Hours of Service
Some oversize/overweight haulers land exemption from 30-minute break requirement
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s main reasoning behind the exemption requests was the difficulty the drivers face finding parking for such large vehicles, which sometimes forces drivers to park on the shoulders of roads to comply with hours rules, the group says.
October 31, 2016
Hours of Service
Concrete haulers group seeks exemption from 30-minute break regs
The American Concrete Pumping Association’s exemption request would apply across the concrete pumping industry to all concrete pump operators, concrete pumping companies and drivers who deliver, set up and operate concrete pumps across the U.S.
October 26, 2016
Hours of Service
ELD mandate supplants hours of service as trucking’s top concern, survey shows
The complete results of the annual survey, which generated more than 3,200 responses from motor carriers and commercial drivers, were released today. The electronic logging device mandate scheduled to take effect next December is now the most concerning issue in trucking, survey respondents said, pushing hours to the No. 2 spot.
October 3, 2016
Hours of Service
34-hour restart clarification misses another funding bill
Congress passed Wednesday a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded through Dec. 9. Though the stopgap spending law wards off a government shutdown, the bill did not include a provision to clarify the future of hours of service rules pertaining to truckers’ use of a 34-hour restart.
September 29, 2016
Hours of Service
Hours reform left out of Senate bill, 34-hour restart future still uncertain
Reports indicated lawmakers would use the bill to fix a “legislative glitch” initiated last December that could remove the 34-hour restart from hours-of-service regulations, meaning truckers could not use a restart if they wanted. But the Senate bill, made public Thursday, includes no such fix.
September 22, 2016
Hours of Service
Five states waive hours regs for fuel haulers due to pipeline spill
These five states have suspended hours of service rules for fuel transporters in light of a pipeline leak that spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline.
September 21, 2016
Hours of Service
Hours of service changes on the docket as Congress reconvenes for fall session
Congress must take action this fall to prevent the 34-hour restart from falling out of hours of service code.
September 6, 2016
Hours of Service
FMCSA denies inspectors’ request to rescind 30-minute break rule
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance filed a petition last year asking FMCSA to rescind the rule, saying it was difficult to enforce, allows greater opportunity for falsified duty logs and contributes little to on-highway safety. FMCSA, however, denied the petition, saying it disagrees with CVSA’s assertions.
August 31, 2016
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