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FMCSA amends hours rules for fuel haulers in emergency situations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has finalized changes to federal safety regulations that will allow certain state-issued emergency declarations to supersede federal hours-of-service regulations.
October 21, 2014
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80 percent of public oppose overturning current hours rule, trucking questions study
Safety groups are pushing a new study that shows 80 percent of the American public wants Congress to leave the 2013 hours-of-service rule in place and to abandon efforts to suspend the rule. Trucking groups, however, say the results of the study are âmisleadingâ and âharmful.â
October 17, 2014
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Hours of service remains top concern in carrier survey
Fleet difficulty finding drivers rose to No. 2, followed by CSA, driver retention, the ELD mandate and truck parking. Weight in yourself via this postâs related poll and in the comments.
October 6, 2014
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Wal-Mart: Tracy Morgan, others not wearing seat belts in June truck crash
Wal-Mart has denied negligence allegations brought in a recent lawsuit by Tracy Morgan and others involved in a June 7 crash. The private carrier and retail giant also claims Morgan and other plaintiffs werenât wearing seat belts when the crash occurred.
September 30, 2014
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Household goods movers seeking exemption of federal hours-of-service reqâs
A trade group representing household goods movers has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt its members of the 14-hour cap placed on drivers daily hours-of-service limits.
September 12, 2014
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FMCSAâs Ferro, trucking groups square off in Senate over hours, agency priorities
At a Senate hearing this week, regulators and trucking groups offered testimony to lawmakers about what could be done to improve truck safety in the U.S. Here are some highlights.
July 31, 2014
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Suit against Walmart in Tracy Morgan crash claims carrier violated hours rules, ânegligentâ in oversight
Four survivors of the June 7 New Jersey Turnpike truck crash that left comedian James McNair dead and actor Tracy Morgan in critical condition are suing Walmart Transportation, claiming the private carrier was âcareless and negligentâ in its oversight of drivers and equipment, which led to the crash, the lawsuit alleges.
July 14, 2014
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Former FMCSA administrator supports suspension of restart restrictions
Annette Sandberg comes out in support of suspending restart restrictions introduced in 2013; nearly six in 10 Overdrive readers believe doing so would positive impact highway safety.
June 26, 2014
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Restart rollback bill delayed as Senate pulls it from the floor
The Senate bill that would have suspended two of the 34-hour restart provisions included in the 2013-implemented federal hours-of-service rule was pulled from the Senate floor June 19 after disagreements over procedural rules prevented the bill from moving forward for debate.
June 20, 2014
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POLL: Would rolling back 2013 restart changes affect highway safety?
Whatâs your intuition on highway safety relative to the restart changes that went into effect last year? If successful, would Congressional attempts to roll back the changes for a year influence highway safety in any way? Tell us here.
June 17, 2014
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Opposition expected against restart rollback on Senate floor this week
As the Senate resumes work this week on its 2015 DOT-funding bill, the American Trucking Associations said it expects an attempt will come on the Senate floor to undo work by the Senate Appropriations committee to halt certain provisions of the current hours-of-service rule.
June 17, 2014
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Has FMCSAâs Ferro lost it? Or is her credibility just shot?
Given recent actions by Congress to undermine FMCSA rulemaking and an emotional plea made to Congress in a recent DOT Fast Lane blog post by agency head Anne Ferro, whatâs going to come of Ferro and her time at FMCSA?
June 12, 2014
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Teamsters come out against hours changes, ATA still supportive
The Teamsters Union has voiced its opposition to recent Congressional action to roll back the 2013 changes to federal hours-of-service restart provisions, but ATA head Bill Graves is holding strong on the groupâs support for suspending the changes.
June 11, 2014
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Livestock haulers granted exemption to hours ruleâs break requirement
Drivers carrying livestock will soon be exempt from the 30-minute break rule required by federal hours-of-service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 6.
June 8, 2014
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FMCSA wonât listen to âfacts,â so trucking takes HOS case to Congress
Will it take an act of Congress to get the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider some of the restart provisions in the 2013 version of the hours-of-service rule? Trucking groups are giving it a shot.
June 8, 2014
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Groups praise amendment to suspend 2013 restart changes
Groups representing segments of the trucking industry have been quick to praise passage of an amendment to the Transportation Department funding bill that would suspend the 2013-imposed restart provisions in hours-of-service regulations for one year.
June 5, 2014
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POLL: Where are you doing your restarts?
Since the 2013 hours changes and new restart restrictions, are you getting your restart at home, a fleet terminal or out on the road? Or are you operating solely on recap hours? Tell us in this poll.
June 5, 2014
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Bill in Senate would suspend hours ruleâs restart provisions and require further study
A bill making its way through the Senate now includes an amendment to undo some provisions of the hours of service rule changes implemented in July 2013 for at least a year and require a study by the DOT.
June 5, 2014
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