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Business
FMCSA extends emergency declaration in Plains, Midwest due to flooding
With the extension, the emergency declaration will be effective through July 2, or until the emergency ends, whichever is sooner. The declaration suspends hours of service regulations for truckers providing “direct support of relief efforts” to affected areas.
May 23, 2019
Business
DOT seeking input on regs around autonomous driving
The agencies announced Wednesday they will publish advance notices of proposed rulemaking “to ensure that all potential approaches are fully considered” while moving forward with autonomous vehicle regulations.
May 22, 2019
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February 19, 2025
Channel 19
Report your boot: Mich. small fleet owner crowd-sourcing booting incidents
Leander Richmond launched ReportaBoot.com, intended to collect booting incident reports directly from drivers/carriers from the last few years, and in ongoing fashion — with a mind toward spurring action to tamp down particular practices of the “parking lot pirates,” as he calls a new breed of ‘parking enforcement’ providers.
May 21, 2019
Hours of Service
FMCSA begins process of potentially redefining ‘ag commodities’ for hours exemptions
FMCSA has filed a “pre-rule,” also known as an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget that will seek industry input for defining who is allowed to run under exemptions granted to truckers hauling agriculture commodities.
May 20, 2019
Voices
Roadcheck preps: How are you preparing for the June 4-6 inspection blitz this year?
What’s your plan for June 4-6, whether business as usual, investment in preventive additional equipment inspections or a planned vacation? …
May 16, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Let’s end the cat-and-mouse approach to roadside inspections
“In the wake of several state troopers and truck drivers being hit on the side of the road in recent months, I feel the time has come to change the regulations and require more than one inspection be conducted every 12 months in an approved location.” Forcing more routine around equipment inspections, owner-op Gary Buchs believes, will pay multiple dividends.
May 15, 2019
Business
Stay Metrics offering free Roadcheck training
This year’s training module offers information on what inspectors will be looking for with the steering wheel and column, steering systems, axels and torsion bars, suspension systems and more. Stay Metrics and Luma began offering the complimentary training modules for Roadcheck in 2016.
May 15, 2019
Business
Fr8Hub opens digital brokerage for cross-border freight
The freight-matching platform pairs shippers in Mexico and the U.S. (to and from border cities) with available carriers and drivers. The platform also provides load tracking for shipments coming into and out of Mexico via telematics and GPS integration.
May 14, 2019
Business
Transflo adds spotted lanternfly compliance information to mobile app
The app upgrade provides access to current regulations, photos of the spotted lanternfly and one-touch reporting to agricultural authorities. It also directs users to information about the training and certification process, which is required for all businesses picking up and delivering freight in the quarantine zone.
May 13, 2019
Voices
Half of readers object to a miles-traveled tax as fuel-tax replacement
Part of the picture complicating the very notion of replacing the fuel tax is the slow but steady overlay of toll roads on top of the current system, which so many view as tantamount to double taxation. About a third of readers, however, voiced some support for an equitable miles-traveled system.
May 9, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: E-log users, are you running with an ELD or a grandfathered AOBRD?
With the deadline for grandfathered Automatic Onboard Recording Device (AOBRD) users coming up this December, this poll asks e-log users in the audience whether you’ve made that transition to the actual ELD spec already or not? Weigh in here.
May 8, 2019
Channel 19
Faulty speed sensors, ground wires, empathy on customer service issues: Readers respond to one owner-op’s ELD issue
Several readers offered a variety of fixes in comments that had helped them with problems with their ELD acting with a mind of its own, similar to what Mark Kirbyson reported a couple weeks back here on Channel 19. Others, shared here, wrote in directly.
May 7, 2019
Business
Citing FMCSA policy change, court dismisses suit against U.S. Xpress over California break laws
A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of drivers against U.S. Xpress concerning the state’s meal and rest break laws, signaling a potential tide change in the lingering legal issue in the state.
May 6, 2019
Business
Pilot Flying J offering free mid-trip inspections ahead of Roadcheck inspection blitz
To help truck drivers prepare for next month’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck inspection blitz, Pilot Flying J is offering free mid-trip inspections at its service center locations through June 7.
May 6, 2019
Business
J.B. Hunt opens new operations office in Mexico
The fleet giant has operated in Mexico for more than 25 years and has a presence in Mexico City, Guadalajara, San Luis Potosi and Monterrey.
May 3, 2019
Business
Despite loosened marijuana laws, CDL holders must still clear drug tests
Presenters in a webinar on Thursday reiterated a point well reported by Overdrive in recent years: Failing a drug test for marijuana use disqualifies drivers from operating, even if they’re using the substance of medical reasons or in a legal state.
May 2, 2019
Hours of Service
DOT’s hours of service proposal listed for early June publication
That date is not binding and could change, but it’s the first insight the DOT and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have provided as to when a proposed rule on hours of service could be unveiled.
May 1, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
How to make the transition to the ELD spec from grandfathered e-logs, or AOBRDs
The key thing for trucking companies large and small to know about the Dec. 17, 2019, last-permissible date to utilize grandfathered electronic-logging-devices-by-another-name (that’d be those AOBRDs), is that it’s not too early to start making the transition today. Explore the transition here.
April 25, 2019
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