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Annual 72-hour Roadcheck inspection blitz begins Tuesday
The annual International Roadcheck 72-hour inspection blitz will be held June 4-6 with a focus on steering and suspension systems. Inspectors will primarily conduct Level I inspections on most rigs checked during the event.
June 3, 2019
Business
PrePass parent company renamed PrePass Safety Alliance
HELP Inc., provider of PrePass bypass service, has changed its name to PrePass Safety Alliance, the company announced last week. The new name “better reflects the core mission and structure of the non-profit public/private partnership,” the company said in a press release.
June 3, 2019
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Regulations
Watch: Inspectors offer tips ahead of Roadcheck inspection blitz
From Overdrive sister site CCJ: Troopers on Interstate 10 in Florida walk through inspections of steering, suspension and air brake systems — and offer tips on how to avoid being put out of service in next week’s nationwide inspection spree.
June 2, 2019
Voices
Roadcheck preps: ‘Business as usual’ for many owner-ops, though questions about roadside approach remain
Preps for Roadcheck by Overdrive readers include a variety of equipment inspections and third-party checks, plus just “business as usual” for the largest share — the nearly as large number of recent poll respondents who noted they scheduled vacation highlights how many view the cat-and-mouse approach to roadside inspections, as little more than a nuisance.
May 31, 2019
Hours of Service
Trash, recycling pickup company requests reprieve from certain short-haul exemption provisions
Kimble Recycling & Disposal says its short-haul trash and recycling pickup drivers cannot complete their work day within the 12 hours required by the short-haul exemption and requests to allow its drivers to operate up to 14 hours in a day.
May 30, 2019
Business
Prepping for Roadcheck: Inspectors, maintenance experts share tips on staying in service next week
Advice from experts and inspectors on how to avoid being one of the thousands of trucks placed out of service next week during the annual Roadcheck inspection spree.
May 28, 2019
Hours of Service
DOT funding bill would force 30-minute break to remain in hours regs
In what could become a clash between lawmakers in the U.S. House and a Department of Transportation aiming to propose an overhaul to drivers’ hours of service regulations, a working version of the annual Transportation Department funding bill released by the House’s Appropriations Committee last week would bar the DOT from eliminating the 30-minute break requirement of current hours regs.
May 28, 2019
Voices
Reader: There is in fact a regs constraint on the driver market
Reader Alfred Brock found a particular constraint on the driver market in his home state of Michigan — namely, a program for CDL training funding assistance that wasn’t being funded.
May 28, 2019
Business
Trucking Law: Your rights under leasing regulations
The “truth in leasing” regulations are intended to level the playing field between them, partly by requiring a high level of transparency. Here are common owner-operator questions, answered by attorney Paul O. Taylor.
May 24, 2019
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
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
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