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Concrete haulers granted exemption to hours-of-service provisions; fireworks haulers request one
FMCSA last week granted an exemption to ready-mix concrete haulers from the agency’s 30-minute break requirement implemented in the 2013 hours-of-service changes. It’s also considering a temporary exemption for pyrotechnics haulers.
April 6, 2015
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FMCSA’s hours-of-service restart study: Congressman writes DOT to note concerns about trucker participants
Hanna’s letter includes four key points to Foxx and FMCSA that he says should be considered for the study, including — perhaps of most concern for the study’s efficacy — ensuring selection of drivers that “are truly representative of the industry,” Hanna writes.
April 6, 2015
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Dept. of Energy, Oregon log haulers get hours-of-service exemptions
FMCSA in recent weeks announced it has granted the Oregon Trucking Associations and the Department of Energy their requested exemptions from the 30-minute break requirement of the 2013 hours-of-service rule.
March 30, 2015
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FMCSA offering up to $2k for participating in hours-of-service study
FMCSA and the university tapped with completing the agency’s Congressionally required study on the 2013-implemented hours-of-service changes is still on the hunt for truck operators willing to volunteer for the study.
March 12, 2015
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Kentucky temporarily suspends hours rules for food, medicine, grain haulers
Kentucky has suspended hours-of-service rules for truck drivers supplies such as food, water, medicine, propane and grains headed to areas affected by severe winter weather in recent weeks.
March 10, 2015
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Permanent hours-of-service fix, minimum driver age, highway funding top ATA agenda for 2015
In addition to a more long-term hours-of-service fix, Osiecki says ATA will promote increasing fuel taxes to boost highway funding, building a national freight plan, lowering the legal age to obtain a CDL and dealing with federal emissions standards.
February 18, 2015
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DOT begins audit of FMCSA’s compliance with 34-hour restart study requirements
The OIG says its objective is to “determine whether FMCSA’s design and implementation of the restart study complies with the requirements of the act.”
February 10, 2015
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Heads up, drivers: Virginia Tech looking for 250 truck operators for FMCSA’s 34-hour restart study
The drivers must be studied for at least five months, and researchers will compare their schedules, crashes, near-crashes, crash-relevant events, operator fatigue and alertness and short-term health.
February 3, 2015
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FMCSA wants you: Agency looking for drivers for hours-of-service study
The DOT’s trucking regulator is looking for a few good drivers to participate in the field study tied to December’s restart rollback law, the agency announced this week.
January 16, 2015
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Old restart rules vs. new: FMCSA expects to begin study this month
FMCSA must study the groups for five months and will assess things like crashes and near crashes, operator fatigue and alertness and health of the drivers.
January 14, 2015
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Bee haulers become the latest to ask for exemption to hours rules
The 30-minute break — especially in hot weather — puts bees in danger, bee haulers say.
January 8, 2015
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Two e-log makers update software to reflect 34-hour restart changes
Two e-log software providers, KeepTruckin’ and Big Road, have already announced software updates to accommodate the rollback of the 2013 provisions.
December 22, 2014
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FMCSA publishes restart rollback notice, says it will publish another when rollback ends
Clearing up some grey area of the language of the appropriations law, FMCSA says it will issue another Federal Register notice when the rules “regain their legal force and effect,” which will come no later than Sept. 30, 2015, and only after the agency has completed a study required by the law.
December 22, 2014
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President signs restart rollback bill: Here’s what the law requires of FMCSA
President Obama Dec. 16 signed into law the appropriations bill that halts enforcement of certain hours of service provisions and requires an FMCSA study of the rules. Here’s a look at how the bill directs FMCSA to conduct the study.
December 16, 2014
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Hours of service changes: FMCSA says changes take effect as soon as Obama signs
Clearing the air on some potential confusion about when procedurally the upcoming suspension of certain hours of service rules will take effect, FMCSA has told Overdrive the stay of enforcement begins as soon as the president signs the bill.
December 15, 2014
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34-hour restart rules to be suspended: Congress clears legislation to roll back 2013 provisions
Congress has cleared a bill that puts a stay of enforcement on certain hours of service rules. A bumpy start to the rollback, however, may be in store, given the need for re-training of enforcers and needed updates to e-log software.
December 14, 2014
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House clears bill to suspend restart rules, bill moves to Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday, as the House cleared a spending bill that includes language to halt enforcement of some HOS provisions at least until September.
December 12, 2014
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POLL: How often do you use the 34-hour restart?
Since the 2013 changes to the hours of service, the 34-hour restart has been restricted to use only once per week — how often have you utilized it to reset your hours in the period since?
December 11, 2014
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