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News roundup, Dec. 2: CVSA issues update on final e-log deadline, used-truck market turning to buyers’ favor
CVSA’s reminder: No ‘soft enforcement’ period or delay in the offing for the Dec. 17 ELD mandate deadline date. Amid growing buyers’ market for used trucks, a particular source for full maintenance records. Waste collection company seeks expansion of short-haul logging exemption.
December 2, 2019
Channel 19
CBD: One trucker’s answer to chronic pain, opioid addiction
The tale of one trucker’s use of a CBD product with a small amount of THC in it to get the addiction monkey of longtime opioid use for chronic pain “off my back,” he says. The current regs around CBD essentially ask him to “put the monkey back on my back,” he says. “No thank you.” …
December 2, 2019
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Business
As Clearinghouse rule approaches, here are the steps owner-operators must take to comply
Independents and small fleets must comply by Jan. 6. Leased operators likely will need an account, too.
November 26, 2019
Hours of Service
FMCSA grants two, denies three hours of service relief requests
The agency granted exemptions to two waste and recycling companies allowing their short-haul drivers to operate for 14 hours instead of 12. FMCSA denied applications from three companies that asked for their drivers to drive beyond the current limits of the HOS regs.
November 20, 2019
Business
Days of reckoning for Calif. owner-operators as fleets cut ties over new labor law
Some of the country’s largest contractors of owner-operators — Prime and Landstar — have informed their California-based owner-operators they’ll need to leave the state (or become company drivers, in the case of Prime) to remain on board.
November 19, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
AOBRD-to-ELD switch: Keeping up with cellular networks upgrade
With the final ELD deadline a month out, reporting here on an added wrinkle to AOBRD-to-ELD transition decisions, given a great deal of ELD hardware and software are running over 3G networks that will soon be obsolete.
November 15, 2019
Business
In lawsuit, state group says more than 70,000 owner-operators could be hampered by Calif. IC law
The California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators based in the state have filed a lawsuit that seeks to derail California’s test for determining whether a worker should be classified as a company employee or an independent contractor.
November 14, 2019
Hours of Service
Short-haul carrier asks FMCSA to expand short-haul exemption radius to 150 air miles
Palmetto State Armory says its drivers pick up and deliver products between manufacturing facilities and drive to PSA retail stores. The company states current operations include trips between 103 and 109 air miles. PSA says using ELDs or keeping logs “adds substantial costs to its operation and does not increase the level of safety.”
November 14, 2019
Voices
POLL: Will California’s A.B. 5 contractor law directly affect your business?
California-based leased owner-operators, or those who haul into California, do you know at this point how the state’s A.B. 5 independent contractor law is going to affect your operation? Too early to say? Still mulling options? Weigh in here.
November 13, 2019
Business
More than 4,600 trucks parked during Brake Safety Week for brake-related violations
During the week, inspectors conducted 34,320 inspections on commercial vehicles, resulting in 4,626 (13.5%) out of service orders for brakes violations.
November 12, 2019
Hours of Service
Indiana governor suspends hours regs for propane haulers in state
The executive order notes that Indiana is experiencing unseasonably cold weather, which has caused increased demand for propane to heat homes and businesses, causing a propane shortage in the state.
November 11, 2019
Business
FMCSA denies request for 18.5-hour on-duty period from environmental emergency response companies
FMCSA in its denial said there is no basis to allow drivers to drive after the 18th hour of coming on duty. The companies noted its drivers would not exceed eight hours of driving time during a shift, but FMCSA said it doesn’t believe limiting drivers to eight hours of drive time offsets the safety risks of an 18.5-hour driving window.
November 8, 2019
Overdrive Extra
As truckers protest around California, Uber coalition seeks shelter from state’s contractor law
Owner-operators took to various cities across California this week to air their grievances against the state’s new, restrictive law that could block owner-operators from working in the state. The protests come as moves Uber and Lyft could give trucking some leverage in landing an exemption from the California law.
November 7, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Omnitracs: ELDs back online after service disruption
Partial service has been restored for 99% of the Omnitracs devices affected by this weekend’s service disruption, says Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer. The temporary software patch is an interim fix until a permanent firmware update can be deployed, Greer said.
November 7, 2019
Business
Trucker files class action lawsuit against CBD gummy manufacturer after failed drug test
Illinois-based trucker Trevor Darrow alleges that the JustCBD gummies he bought, manufactured by Just Brands USA, had a “No THC” label on the package. He tested positive for THC and lost his job after taking the product to help him sleep.
November 6, 2019
Business
Wilson Logistics petitions FMCSA to allow pre-CDL drivers to run team
Wilson’s request would still require a CDL holder in the truck at all times, but not necessarily in the front seat. Wilson says the exemption would allow the CLP holder “to participate in a revenue-generating trip back to his or her state of domicile to obtain the CDL.”
November 5, 2019
Business
Regs suspended in Midwest for truckers hauling heating fuel
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday, Nov. 1, it is suspending Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for haulers transporting heating fuel, including propane, natural gas and heating oil, or providing other direct assistance, into eight Midwestern states.
November 4, 2019
Channel 19
Small group of truckers in Lexington, Ky., today showing Yang campaign support — a little for Trump, too — around President’s rally
In a bid for national attention to driver issues, today a small group of truckers banded together in Lexington, Ky., with support from an Andrew Yang campaign-supporting Super PAC to display Yang support around a Trump rally. They invited Trump-supporting truckers to fly their banners, too.
November 4, 2019
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