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Business
Registration fees, other topics on agenda for public UCR meeting next week
During the meeting, the UCR board will talk about the finalization of 2018ās registration fees, consider vendor selection for the new national registration system and more.
January 25, 2018
Business
Freedom from deception
House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows, āfriend to the blue collar worker, opponent of over-regulation and champion for the small businessman,ā until it comes crunch timeā¦ āAnd the caucus might want to look up the word āaccountabilityā before throwing it around anymore.ā ā¦
January 24, 2018
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Business
After hack, FMCSA mum on when medical examiner website will be restored
OverdriveĀ has queried FMCSA repeatedly in the past week about the siteās outage. The agency has not answered questions about whether the siteās outage has disrupted the issuance of medical certificates and whether it can fully confirm that no private information about driversā medical records was stolen.
January 24, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
CVSA ELD inspection bulletin, updates to older AOBRD bulletin
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has added an inspection bulletin outlining officer and driver responsibilities during inspections of hours of service when the driver is using an electronic logging device, among other bulletin updates.
January 24, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Truck renting group seeks ELD exemption for all of 2018
The Truck Renting and Leasing Association has been granted a 90-day exemption through April 19 from the ELD mandate. It has also announced it has filed a petition for an exemption to last through the end of the year.
January 23, 2018
Regulations
Trucker hauling oversized load records interactions with three cops in Illinois
In a video thatās seen more than 4 million times on YouTube, an operator of an oversized load traveling through Illinois offers some adviceā¦
January 22, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: What do state laws on marijuana mean for truckers?
States laws on marijuana use increasingly at odds with federal law. Some states, like Maine, have forbid employers from firing workers for testing positive for marijuana. Do these laws have any bearing on trucking and, specifically, drivers? Listen here to see what trucking industry reps say on the issue.
January 22, 2018
Channel 19
Grassroots efforts continue around ELD mandate, hours of service flexibility
Wednesday, January 17, a group of truckers took a meeting with United States Senator Ted Cruz in order to press concerns over the Department of Transportationās electronic logging device mandate and the current hours of service rule.
January 19, 2018
Business
Conditions ripe for driver pay hikes as tight market, tax cuts could force carriersā hand
The corporate tax cut in the tax reform package delivers āreal money,ā in the words of one FTR analyst, āso itās a real opportunityā for driver pay growth. āIād expect drivers will say ā¦ āOK, corporate America, this is what you asked for. Now itās time to give back.'ā
January 18, 2018
Business
FMCSA fielding comments on hours changes for ag haulers, personal conveyance guidance until mid-Feb.
FMCSA has extended the comment period for its proposal to expand ag haulersā hours of service exemption, along with its proposal to slightly alter personal conveyance guidance.
January 18, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA issuing brief ELD waiver to short-term rental trucks, exempts motion picture haulers
The U.S. DOT has announced it wonāt start requiring the use of electronic logging devices for short-term rental trucks, defined as 30 days or less, until March 18. Also, 6,500 drivers who haul equipment for TV and movie productions will be exempt from the ELD mandate for at least five years.
January 17, 2018
Business
Prepass, Oregon programs now interoperable for bypass
PrePass carriers that operate in Oregon can now allow their transponders to be enrolled in and utilize Oregonās state-operated Green Light weigh station bypass system at 21 facilities throughout the state, with a waiver of Prepassā data privacy policy.
January 17, 2018
Business
As more states move toward legalizing marijuana, it remains off limits for truckers
In one of the first laws of its kind, Maine has enacted rules that forbid the stateās employers from firing employees or refusing job applicants for testing positive for marijuana use. Do these laws and broader marijuana legalization efforts have any bearing on truckingās driver drug screening policies?
January 16, 2018
Overdrive Radio
āShould have planned betterā only goes so far when road realities are at play
As so many owner-operators have noted in past, āplanning betterā will only get you so far when it comes to ELDs, a 14-hour rule with rigid ends and little opportunity to extend it or stop it for mid-period rest. Owner-operator Mark Kirbyson, in this latest edition of Overdrive Radio, concurs wholeheartedly.
January 16, 2018
Voices
āDonāt work more for lessā is reader Tom Hallās message on hours, ELDs
āA specialty equipment hauler once asked me just why some steel haulers will āhaul 20,000 pounds overloaded for $1 a hundred when I make as much or more money hauling 40,000-pound legal loads at $2 a hundred?'ā āTom Hall on the scrum over income, pay, ELDs, hours and more. Hall views forcing pay for all time worked as a solution to many issues.
January 16, 2018
Channel 19
āHereās to causing a crisisā: Is there a shutdown going on?
Those were among the words of independent owner-operator Brita Nowak, whoās closed her one-truck business in part in protest of the 14-hour ruleās inflexibility, combined with the new record-keeping reality of the ELD mandate.
January 12, 2018
Business
DOT forming policy to āremove barriersā of autonomous vehicle deployment
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday announced the U.S. DOT is seeking public input on policies to hasten the deployment of self-driving trucks, buses and passenger cars, including vehicles that require no human input to operate.
January 12, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin ELD in Pilot Flying J stores
The KeepTruckin e-log app andĀ ELD system, well-known among drivers, is now being stocked for purchase in Pilot Flying J stores.
January 11, 2018
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