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Hours of Service
Updated list: Exemptions to hours regs issued in some states for propane, fuel, relief load haulers
In wake of Winter Storm Hercules and the extreme temperatures in impacted states, several states have issued exemptions or waivers of federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling fuel to or in those states.
January 10, 2014
Hours of Service
Bill to overturn hours-of-service rule introduced in Senate, referred to committee
A bill introduced in the Senate last week that, if enacted, would halt the most recent hours-of-service rule change and allow truck drivers to operate under the pre-July 1 rules again, until Congress can review the rule further.
December 23, 2013
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Hours of Service
Warning for short haulers: Exceeding distance, time limits makes 30-min. break mandatory
Short haul drivers who exceed the distance or time limits that qualify them as short haul drivers would be subject to complying with the mandatory 30-minute break required by the July 1 hours rule.
December 18, 2013
Hours of Service
Sleeper time flexibility study could be in works as ATA requests, FMCSA says itâs planning
FMCSA says itâs planning a field study to gather more data on whether split sleeper berth time is an OK alternative for drivers. Separately, ATA proposed this week the agency conduct a 2-year pilot program to study split sleep.
December 18, 2013
Hours of Service
Log haulers in Oregon asking for exemption of hours rule break requirement
Timber haulers in Oregon are seeking an exemption to the 30-minute break required by the hours of service rule that went into effect July 1, saying environmental and seasonal restrictions already limit their ability to get logs to mills.
December 10, 2013
Hours of Service
Undoing hours rule, implementing e-logs key items on 2014 ATA agenda
ATA Chairman Phil Byrd said undoing this yearâs hours-of-service rule changes, working on an electronic log mandate, fixing CSA and working to improve driver respect are some key areas ATA will focus on in 2014.
December 4, 2013
Hours of Service
Owner-operator testifies to Congress on damaging effects of new hours provisions
Owner-operator Tilden Curl testified before Congress this week to say the new rules have cost him thousands of dollars a month and do little to make the industry safer.
November 22, 2013
Hours of Service
FMCSAâs Ferro defends hours rule, says agency wonât undo it
Administrator Anne Ferro persistently defended her Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationâs hours-of-service rule Nov. 21 in a House subcommittee hearing, saying she is not open to repealing the regulations.
November 21, 2013
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OOIDA survey latest to show hours-of-service rules cut pay, increase driver fatigue
A full 65 percent of the 4,000 truck drivers surveyed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said the new hours of service rules have caused them to receive less income, while 46 percent report feeling more fatigued since the new rules took effect.
November 20, 2013
Hours of Service
Agency needs to justify hours rule thatâs âpurely ideological,â congressman says
Overdrive had the exclusive opportunity to speak with Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), whoâs been backing a delay of the new hours rule since July, about the upcoming House hearing on hours of service rules.
November 19, 2013
Hours of Service
More than 50% of drivers report at least 5% pay drop due to hours of service rules, ATRI reports
More than half of driver respondents in a recent study say that the July 1 hours of service rule change has decreased their pay by 5 percent or more.
November 18, 2013
Hours of Service
House subcommittee sets hours hearing date: Nov. 21
The contracting and workforce subcommittee to the House Small Business Committee will hear testimony on the economic impact of the July 1 hours of service changes Nov. 21.
November 15, 2013
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Report: Open road is gone as modern trucker grapples with hours rules, e-logs and parking shortages
A Wall Street Journal report says a âconfusing tangle of rulesâ and a myriad of devices like electronic logs and speed limiters are dampening not only the industryâs efficiency but the will of those who are and want to be truck drivers.
November 14, 2013
Hours of Service
Poll: Have the new hours affected your income?
With the first quarter following the July 1 change in the hours of service rules well over and done, what has been the economic impact for your operation?
November 6, 2013
Hours of Service
House bill would undo hours rule, reinstate previous restart provisions
A bill with bi-partisan support has been introduced in the U.S. House and if passed would undo the current hours of service rule and allow truck drivers to revert back to abiding by the hours rules in place prior to the July 1 changes.
October 31, 2013
Hours of Service
FMCSA officially amends hours rule to remove break requirement for short haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule this week that officially provides an exemption of the 30-minute break requirement of the current hours of service rule to short haulers.
October 29, 2013
Hours of Service
Panel: Hours rule hurting safety, pushing drivers out of industry
The latest hours of service rule is pushing older, experienced drivers out of the industry, which will take a toll on safety, a panel of fleet managers said last week.
October 28, 2013
Hours of Service
Hours rules, CSA top industry issues, study shows
Though taken from fleet executive responses and geared toward the same group, an annual study released this week shows regulations and programs of the federal government â namely, hours of service rules and CSA â draw the most concern from carriers.
October 24, 2013
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