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Channel 19
How to avoid need for bail money: Richard Millerâs comment of the week (about, well, what else?)
Who says truckers donât have a sense of humor on the subject of the ELD mandate? ⌠And: Crowd-sourcing state enforcement plans â weâve heard from some states who wonât be writing ELD noncompliance tickets until April 1, just marking violations. If youâve heard, whatâs your stateâs plan?
December 15, 2017
Hours of Service
FMCSA proposes altering personal conveyance guidelines as ELD mandate arrives
The key change to the personal conveyance guidance is the removal of the requirement that trucks be unladen to be used for personal conveyance. FMCSA says the change is mostly meant to allow straight truck drivers the opportunity to use their truck, even if it is laden with work- or load-related materials or tools, for personal use.
December 15, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
ELD compliance extension for ag/livestock haulers formally issued by FMCSA
FMCSA has officially issued a waiver giving drivers who haul livestock and ag loads until March 18 to switch from paper logs to ELDs. Itâs also soon accepting comments on changes to hours of service exemptions offered to ag haulers.
December 15, 2017
Business
FMCSA, DOT present oral arguments over sleep apnea guidelines, medical form changes
Attorneys for OOIDA argued last month in court that the U.S. DOT illegally altered sleep apnea screening guidelines for truck drivers by slipping an appendix into larger rule after the public comment period had ended. DOT refutes these claims.
December 14, 2017
Channel 19
The âELD money grabâ we wonât print
And: Texas House rep uses the #ELDorME hastag in House-floor plea for a 90-day ELD extension.
December 14, 2017
Overdrive Extra
What to expect as ELD mandate takes effect
The rough road to the electronic logging device mandate is close to an end, though it may get more bumpy from here.
December 14, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD âpanic buyingâ as time runs out
Whoâs ready? As last-minute preps for the ELD mandate continue for many, some companies try to accommodate panic buys while still other operators plan to wait beyond the Monday, Dec. 18, enforcement date, anticipating soft treatment at roadside.
December 13, 2017
Business
FMCSAâs database of certified med examiners down indefinitely
They agency says it does not have a timeline for when the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners will be live again. The agency is directing drivers in need of medical certification to reach out to examiners directly âto verify that they are certified and listed.â
December 13, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Short-term rental trucks land a short-term ELD exemption
TRALA requested in March a more permanent exemption from ELD use for short-term rental trucks. In October, FMCSA granted an ongoing exemption for rental trucks used for eight days or fewer, rather than 30 days. Rentals fewer than 30 days now get until mid-March to comply with the mandate.
December 12, 2017
Business
Truckers rack up nearly 39,000 warnings, citations during Operation Safe Driver Week
Truckers were given 30,714 warnings and 8,164 citations during the enforcement blitz, 84.2 percent of which were for state and local moving violations. Speeding accounted for 7.4 percent of violations.
December 12, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: Truckersâ voices raised against the ELD mandate with less than a week left
When it comes to rules and regulations, the ELD mandate may well go down in history as the most protested in FMCSAâs history. As the enforcement deadline bears down, truckers around the nation sound off. Also: What does the ELD mandate have to do with the moon and Mars? âŚ
December 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs put spotlight on the detention quagmire
The uncertainty around detention timing in live-load/-unload situations is perhaps the biggest potential problem for drivers and carriers using ELDs. Itâs also one in which ELDs may be the best tool for combatting the issue, to the benefit of drivers and fleets.
December 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Have you begun running with an ELD/AOBRD for e-logs?
With the ELD mandateâs Dec. 18 enforcement deadline less than a week out, some surveys have estimated as only half of truckers are ready for the deadline. Whatâs the status of your operation relative to e-logs, whether exempt from the mandate or not?
December 11, 2017
Business
Kentucky-licensed trucker shut down following accident caused by drug overdose
According to FMCSA, Kinmon was driving west on I-74 in Ohio on Aug. 18 when his truck slowed down to a stop and began rolling backwards. The truck rolled into adjacent travel lanes, jackknifed and hit a guardrail before coming to a stop with the trailer blocking the westbound lanes.
December 8, 2017
Channel 19
A reader on the ELD mandate: Enough is enough
âHaving an ELD in our trucks is not going to make anyone safer. This mandate is only going to cause more problems than this industry and the general public need.â âPhylisia P. Compton, G and L Expedited Transport Services
December 8, 2017
Business
FMCSA orders shutdown of one-truck fleet, two drivers
A one-truck fleet and its driver based in Washington state and a California-licensed trucker have been effectively shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in separate shut down orders.
December 7, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Senators push for further delay of ELD compliance for livestock haulers
A bi-partisan group of 20 U.S. Senators has filed a letter with Senate leaders Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) expressing their support for a Congressional measure to give livestock haulers and insect haulers at least an extra 10 months to comply with the federal governmentâs electronic logging device mandate.
December 7, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD adoption by owner-operators upticks as mandate deadline nears
The number of small carriers, including owner-operators running fewer than five trucks, who report being in compliance with the U.S. DOTâs electronic logging device mandate spiked in recent weeks, according to polling figures from CarrierLists. See the numbers hereâŚ
December 7, 2017
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