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Required 34-hour restart study finished, advances to next step, says FMCSA boss
A Congressionally required study of truck operators and FMCSA’s 2013-instituted 34-hour restart regulations has been completed and is now under review by the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Secretary, said Scott Darling, nominated administrator of FMCSA.
January 20, 2016
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FMCSA to study hours, sleeper berth flexibility, wants to recruit 200 trucker participants
The key goal of the research is to determine the safety viability of allowing truckers to split their off-duty time into segments rather than the current requirement that it be 10 consecutive hours or the limited 8/2 split.
January 8, 2016
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Trucker in Tracy Morgan crash indicted on homicide, assault charges
Kevin Roper, the truck driver at the center of the fatal June 2014 tractor-trailer crash involving actor Tracy Morgan, has been indicted on the manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges brought against him in the aftermath of the crash, court records show.
December 23, 2015
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
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Getting in bed with the railroad
Ever taken a 10-hour break on a train? The Truck Ferry project would turn freight flatcars into rolling sleeper berths for multiple tractor-trailer rigs/drivers.
November 3, 2015
Hours of Service
DOD granted renewal of 30-minute break exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has renewed the Department of Defense’s exemption to the 30-minute break requirement of 2013’s hours-of-service rule.
October 6, 2015
Hours of Service
Hours rules suspended in Carolinas following historic flooding from Hurricane Joaquin
Drivers hauling relief or emergency loads in North Carolina and South Carolina have been granted a temporary waiver of hours-of-service rules and size and weight limits.
October 6, 2015
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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 Association’s David Heller about potential changes to hours of service rules FMCSA and Congress could be working on.
October 2, 2015
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FMCSA done studying drivers for 34-hour restart report, funding stopgap won’t affect ‘rollback’
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 year’s end.
October 1, 2015
Hours of Service
‘Restart snapback?’ Will FMCSA try to reinstitute 2013 restart rules after Sept. 30?
The current stay of enforcement of the 2013-implemented rules governing truckers’ 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
Hours of Service
Trucker in Tracy Morgan case files to dismiss vehicular homicide, auto assault charges
The Walmart truck driver at the center of the high-profile June 2014 crash involving actor Tracy Morgan has asked prosecutors to dismiss the charges against him, arguing the media attention the case has drawn makes a fair trial impossible.
September 9, 2015
Hours of Service
Some hazmat haulers granted exemption from 30-minute break
The American Trucking Associations was granted an exemption request it made in May that would grant haulers of hazardous materials an exemption from the mandated 30-minute break.
August 21, 2015
Hours of Service
Mail haulers requesting exemption from 14-hour limit
The National Star Route Mail Contractors Association, whose members transport mail under contract for the United States Postal Service, has requested an exemption of the 14-hour on-duty limit.
August 20, 2015
Hours of Service
CRST asks FMCSA for split sleeper berth time allowance following recent exemption report
CRST Expedited, one of the largest carriers in the country, has filed an exemption request with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to allow some CRST drivers to use split sleeper berth time to satisfy their 10 off-duty hours.
August 19, 2015
Hours of Service
Tired trucker to blame in Tracy Morgan crash, NTSB says
The trucker at the center of the high-profile 2014 truck crash involving actor Tracy Morgan was awake for more than 28 of the 33 hours preceding the crash, the NTSB said.
August 11, 2015
Hours of Service
Report: FMCSA can’t effectively study 2013 hours of service, safety conclusions likely skewed
A new Congressional report says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has limited ability to truly evaluate the 2013-implemented hours-of-service rule because its study did not meet research standards and has data constraints. The GAO report covers the agency’s 2014-released study on the HOS rule, not the one currently in the works required by a […]
July 30, 2015
Hours of Service
KeepTruckin redesigns logbook app
Added functionality in KeepTruckin’s update include the storage of multiple vehicles and odometer readings in your log form, improved hours entry and editing and more.
July 28, 2015
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