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FMCSA returns CI ELD Logs to 'registered devices' list
The ELD was one of 10 devices removed from FMCSA's list on Dec. 1. Also: DAT launches new fuel card program through OTR Solutions; Kenworth of Fremont, Indiana, relocates with expanded sales, parts and repair services.
December 8, 2023
FMCSA authority revocation anomaly: BOC3 blanket companies cleared out
A whopping 1,700-plus authority revocations in one day last month, outside FMCSA's usual revocation cadence, turned heads around Thanksgiving. FMCSA removed several blanket BOC3 companies from its system, putting trucker clients in shutdown risk.
December 8, 2023
Predatory towing: How common it is, and how truckers can avoid it
New research identifies how stark a problem predatory towing is for truckers, offering recommendations on how owner-operators and fleets can prevent it from happening to them. There's potential, too, for recourse if it does.
December 7, 2023
Regulations
FMCSA's Hutcheson updates enforcement policy on sexual assault
FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson made it clear on Thursday that if a CDL holder uses a commercial truck in the act of sexual assault, they'll lose their CDL for a period of time.
December 7, 2023
Business
NYC proposes fee for trucks to enter | Alert: High wind warnings
The city is proposing a congestion fee to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. Also: TuSimple winding down U.S. operations; new TA Express, Sheetz locations open; Wyoming high wind alerts.
December 6, 2023
Maintenance
Updated: Maintenance know-how to help stay ahead of inspectors
From tires and brakes to air and emissions systems, we've compiled this comprehensive collection of truck maintenance coverage in Overdrive to help keep your rig passing inspections and hauling strong.
February 14, 2020
Parking
Arizona reveals truck parking expansion plan
The state's statewide truck parking implementation plan would add 846 truck parking spaces across Arizona. Also: Florida seeks CDL testing waiver; Landstar names next president, CEO.
December 5, 2023
Equipment
Electric-truck purchase incentives present big challenges for small fleets, owner-operators
While small fleets are by and large excluded from current "zero-emission" transition requirements in California and elsewhere, funding exists for those looking to be proactive. At once, taking advantage of those incentives could be difficult.
December 4, 2023
Electronic Logging Devices
10 ELDs removed from FMCSA's 'Registered Devices' list
Drivers who use the revoked ELDs must stop using the devices and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours-of-service data and replace the revoked ELDs with a compliant device before Jan. 30, 2024.
December 1, 2023
Overdrive Extra
'Crew rest': A military approach to protecting truckers' off-duty time from interruption
Former U.S. Air Force Loadmaster James Year envisions using military flight rules to protect drivers' off-duty time by allowing drivers to cite foolhardy shippers, brokers, even inspectors for interrupting "crew rest."
November 30, 2023
Regulations
Connecticut scraps plan to ban ICE vehicles
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont had very little legislative support.
November 29, 2023
Regulations
Michigan man locked up for $40M trucking 'investment' Ponzi scheme, other fraud
Michigan-based Franklin Ray was sentenced to 212 months in prison for multiple fraud schemes, including a trucking company investment Ponzi scheme. Also: Another guilty plea in emissions "delete" case; Truckstop adds load notifications to app; more.
November 29, 2023
Regulations
Infrastructure failure or 'reckless driver': Shoulder rollover 'preventable'?
When a car veered directly into this trucker's path, he braked hard, steering safe to a shoulder. To his horror, it turned out to be so soft his rig slowly rolled onto its side, in a ditch. His carrier judged the accident preventable, and he appealed. ...
November 29, 2023
Regulations
I-94 enforcement blitz under way | I-10 lane closures planned
Michigan's "Eyes on 94" commercial vehicle enforcement operation was ongoing through Dec. 1. Also: Diesel prices continue to fall; I-10 lane closures planned near Baton Rouge through next week.
November 28, 2023
Regulations
AB 5's latest: Why interstate trucking should be exempt
A long-overdue hearing in federal court last week featured OOIDA and the California Trucking Association arguing the detrimental impacts on interstate commerce of California's law that effectively bans the leased owner-operator model in the state.
November 22, 2023
Overdrive Extra
The truck lease-purchase model: Should we drive a stake in its heart?
What the FMCSA's truck-lease task force should be asking: How do we purge predatory programs while making it possible for drivers to still pursue the dream of being an owner-operator? What guardrails could make fair play the norm?
November 21, 2023
Regulations
Owner-op shutdown, TQL boycott: New association makes its mark
The National Owner Operators Association has burst on the scene as a bit of a bomb thrower in 2023. Here Overdrive checks in on the newly founded org's ongoing boycott and shutdown.
November 20, 2023
Regulations
Truck drivers lose case against fleet over Calif. labor laws | I-10 back open
The truck drivers, employed by a non-California-based fleet, claimed the company didn't meet certain California payment requirements. Also: I-10 back open in L.A.; certain severe-duty Peterbilts with Cummins L9N engines recalled.
November 20, 2023
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