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Electronic Logging Devices
Dealing with hours violations beyond your control in ELDs
Recording hours with ELDs: State and federal law enforcement officials urge drivers to practice blunt honesty in special cases, using annotations on duty statuses and status changes to explain the situation in detail. In many cases, officer leniency could prevail.
December 7, 2017
Business
FMCSA renews Medical Review Board charter for two years
The MRB is composed of five members from medical institutions and private practice. They are tasked with giving advice and recommendations to FMCSA on medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of truckers
December 7, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
Will enforcement use ELD data for purposes beyond hours of service?
Some in the industry have worried ELD data would be used at roadside or by compliance-review auditors to uncover violations other than hours infractions. If it is, it will be a violation of Congressional directive.
December 6, 2017
Channel 19
âThey better start listening to usâ: Brian Babin reiterates need for executive order to delay ELDs
A talk with Congressman Brian Babin, who reiterates need for an ELD delay executive order from Trump if truckers are to get relief at this point from the mandate. More on yesterdayâs media-outreach efforts from truckers â results.
December 5, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs: What to expect from enforcement as the mandate descends
As of Dec. 18, states and their federal truck enforcement partners will begin issuing violations and citations, in some cases with fines, to those subject to the electronic logging device mandate who arenât using e-logs. Practices will vary considerably for log checks with those devices.
December 5, 2017
Business
Whatâs ârallyâ going on here?
âIâm happy to see people in the industry come together â for whatever reason. You donât have to agree with what theyâre saying to appreciate their efforts.â
December 4, 2017
Channel 19
Recalcitrant politicos in sights of anti-mandate rallies kicking off Monday nationwide
Organizers are hopeful that the Dec. 4 âELD media blitzâ in numerous locations nationwide will finally get the attention of lawmakers â some drivers, too â who have become recalcitrant in the face of a growing feeling of inevitability around the mandate.
December 1, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Indiana wants delay in ELD mandate due to concerns about FMCSA registry
Citing a bevy of concerns, Indianaâs attorney general has filed a request with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to delay the Dec. 18, 2017, compliance deadline of the agencyâs electronic logging device mandate. , Indiana AG Curtis Hill Jr. says the deadline, now weeks out, âwould place undue burdens on drivers and operators,â arguing for âan immediate delay in the implementation of the new requirements.â
November 30, 2017
Hours of Service
Owner-operators rail against hours-of-service rule in House hearing on federal regulations
The House Committee on Small Business heard Wednesday from owner-operators and small business truckers about federal regulations, specifically the ELD mandate and hours of service, and their impact on small trucking businesses.
November 29, 2017
Channel 19
Dec. 4 anti-ELD mandate rallies taking place across the country
This coming Monday, Dec. 4, rallies have been planned in a variety of locations in more than 40 states around the nation in an effort to roll the anti-mandate message east to west across the country and put some sunlight for the general public and local media on security, economic and safety issues.
November 28, 2017
Business
Comment period opens on EPA rule to protect glider trucks from emissions regs
Truckers and other industry stakeholders have until January 5 to file formal comments on the EPAâs proposal to exempt glider kit vehicles from the Phase 2 tractor-trailer emissions standards enacted last year by the Obama Administration.
November 28, 2017
Business
Unified Carrier Registration board meeting to be held Thursday
The board came under fire recently after a court ruled it violated federal open meetings laws by holding a meeting on Sept. 14 without notifying the public. During that meeting, the board voted to reduce carrier registration fees for 2018 and 2019, which the court did not strike down.
November 28, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate: Engine ruling creates winners, losers
From Overdriveâs in-depth guide to ELD compliance: How FMCSAâs mid-game ruling on the pre-2000 exemption created winners and losers among the owner-operator segment.
November 27, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Bill Frerichsâ ELD implementation notes, hopes, worries as mandate bears down
In which a nine-truck fleet owner begins implementing ELDs. And: A few key differences between AOBRDs, grandfathered in with the ELD rule through 2019, and the much more detailed ELD specification/required capability.
November 27, 2017
Business
House committee to hear from small business truckers on regulatory burdens
The Houseâs Small Business Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing featuring owner-operators and other small business truckers intended to examine the impact federal regulations have on small trucking companies and âexplore ways to to provide regulatory relief to the industry.â
November 27, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Penske deploys ELD service for rental customers
The Penske Driver app is available for both Android and iOS/Apple devices. The app connects using Bluetooth inside Penskeâs rental trucks to integrally synchronize with the truckâs engine, meeting ELD mandate requirements.
November 22, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA requests ELD mandate exemption for small businesses with no at-fault crash history
If granted, the exemption would include only such situated carriers who âdo not have a Carrier Safety Rating of âUnsatisfactory,â and can document a proven history of safety performance with no attributable at-fault crashes,'â
November 21, 2017
Channel 19
Roundup: A source of supposed DOT âbot attackâ; The âfatbergsâ clogging the regs swamp
Source of supposed âbotâ attack on regulatory reform comments identified. And transport attorney Henry Seatonâs talk at NASTCâs annual meeting identifies safety-rating, hours and other issues as principal fatbergs to clear in regs-reform efforts.
November 21, 2017
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