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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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FMCSA grants logbook exemption to short-haul carrier
A Pennsylvania-based trucking company’s drivers have been granted an exemption from keeping a daily record of duty status.
August 9, 2016
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POLL: Have hours of service violations been an issue for your business?
With more states showing evidence of ramping up hours of service enforcement in recent years, have violations been an issue for your business?
June 8, 2016
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House committee advances bill with trucking reforms on hours of service, pending owner-op rating rule
The House’s Appropriations Committee has sent to the full House a Department of Transportation funding package that would permanently restore 2011 regulations pertaining to truckers’ use of a 34-hour restart. The bill also would halt the DOT’s work on its proposed Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking and would prevent states from enforcing any state-enacted laws governing truckers’ breaks and pay.
May 24, 2016
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U.S. Senate passes bill that could change hours of service regulations
The two outcomes are (1) return to 2013-enacted rules governing truckers’ 34-hour restarts or (2) a return to 2011 restart rules, albeit with a new 73-hour cap on the amount of hours truck drives can remain on duty in a seven day period. But the bill faces an uphill climb in the House and a veto threat by President Obama.
May 19, 2016
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Move in Senate would restore 2013’s 34-hour restart rules, require 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods
The saga to”fix” 34-hour restart regs continues: A Senate measure filed this week would again require truckers’ 34-hour restart to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and limit the restart’s 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
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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
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Fireworks haulers request amendment to Independence Day HOS exemption
The American Pyrotechnics Association requested that four carriers be removed from the exemption and four carriers be added to the exemption, which was granted by FMCSA last year, keeping the total at 51 carriers.
May 6, 2016
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Trucking org calls for removal of hours reform in Senate bill, says ELDs should guide new rules
The potential 73-hour cap would be “counterproductive to truck driver safety” and could set a dangerous precedent of politicizing trucking regulations, the Alliance argues, adding that regulators should wait on data derived from the ELD mandate before implementing hours reform.
May 2, 2016
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Senate bill clears up 34-hour restart confusion, could add new hours limits
The bill corrects a legislative mess-up from December that put the 34-hour restart in jeopardy by ensuring the restart will remain available for truckers. However, it would also put in place a new 73-hour on-duty limit in a consecutive seven-day period.
April 21, 2016
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Flexible split sleeper berth exemption extended 4 more years
Private carrier McKee Foods has been granted an extension to its 2015-granted waiver, which allows its drivers to divide their 10 required sleeper berth hours into 5/5, 6/4 or 3/7 splits. FMCSA’s own commissioned research has shown split sleep has little to no bearing on truck driver fatigue or safety. Truckers, however, still must abide by the rigid 14-hour rule.
April 19, 2016
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Teamsters, safety groups to Congress: Don’t touch hours of service
Two key trucking items likely to see action in the appropriations process include a fix to the hours of service legislative screw-up from Congress’ 2016 DOT appropriations law and the revival of the so-called “federal authority” provisions floated in recent transportation-related bills.
April 18, 2016
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