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FMCSA shuts down trucking company tied to deadly smuggling operation
Pyle Transportation was placed out-of-service Monday by the FMCSA following a compliance review that found hours-of-service and driver fitness violations, FMCSA spokesperson Duane DeBruyne confirmed to Overdrive Thursday.
October 12, 2017
Channel 19
After ATA-organized event, Trump is getting an #ELDorMe tweetstorm
The ELD or Me Facebook group is tweetstorming at the President following another appearance at an event organized in part by the ATA, with nary a mention of ELDs, hours of service and other top operator concerns. Also: A reminder from an operator to take special care with cigarette butts.
October 12, 2017
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Business
Fleets’ private eyes, platform No. 2: Netradyne’s Driver-i system
From Overdrive’s special exploration of fatigue monitoring systems: A look at Netradyne’s Driver-i system, which, in addition to a dual-view dashcam, is working on the ability to recognize signs of fatigue and distraction inside the cab.
October 11, 2017
Business
California DMV eyes altering regs to allow testing of completely driverless vehicles
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Wednesday released a revised version of proposed regulations that establishes a path for testing and public use of driverless– that is, completely unmanned — vehicles.
October 11, 2017
Business
Bait and switch in mammoth proportions
“This here’s a stick-up. Put all your money into magic clocks and making those magic clocks safe, or you can’t earn money” … in which an org pushing ELDs for safety purposes plans to offer up a service intended to help keep public safe from hacking threat.
October 11, 2017
Channel 19
Rates up: A result of last week’s ELD protests?
Rates haven’t been as good as they were last week since the Snowpocalypse of 2014, notes DAT’s Ken Harper. But before you attribute that to the number of owner-operators who shut down last week in solidarity with ELD protests around the country, consider truck posts on DAT boards weren’t off by much. Reefer, van demand updates here.
October 11, 2017
Hours of Service
FMCSA to hold two hours-of-service Q&A webinars this month
The sessions are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to noon Eastern time, and Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 3-4 p.m. Eastern. Pre-registration is required.
October 10, 2017
Business
Fleets’ private eyes, platform No. 1: Seeing Machines’ Guardian system
From Overdrive’s special exploration of camera-based fatigue monitoring systems: A look at Seeing Machines’ Guardian, which tracks the driver’s eyes and head position, as well as road views.
October 10, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Truckers driving rentals for eight days or fewer exempt from ELDs
Under the terms of the exemption, drivers will still be subject to the hours-of-service rules and must maintain paper logs for the current and prior seven days, if required. Drivers must also keep a copy of the rental agreement in the truck to show law enforcement.
October 10, 2017
Voices
POLL: The hours of service rule’s future — tied to fatigue monitoring tech?
With some watchers predicting a technology-heavy future for hours of service limits, what’s your thoughts today on the possibility of fatigue-monitoring technology brought to bear in the regs?
October 10, 2017
Business
Lawsuit claims DOT board failed to disclose public meeting about carrier fees
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition filed a federal suit Sept. 27, claiming the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the UCR board failed to provide a formal seven-day public notice to alert trucking stakeholders and the public about the meeting and its time and location.
October 9, 2017
Regulations
Fatigue’s fast track: How fleets’ private eyes are monitoring drivers
Video cameras, evolving with facial reading and paired with other data, are delivering many a safety manager’s holy grail – real-time fatigue detection.
October 9, 2017
Business
Why is CARB ignoring its own emissions data in push to ban traditional engines?
“It’s no secret that California has been going its own way on emissions. That’s not the point here. The point is that the internal combustion engine, by CARB’s own admission, is far superior to that of an electric powertrain in terms of its carbon intensity score.”
October 9, 2017
Business
Broad, sweeping statements are all poppycock
After last week’s anti-ELD mandate demonstrations: “‘You can’t get two truckers to agree the sky is blue.’ Honey, hush. I guess that broad, sweeping statement can be put to rest.”
October 9, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Truckstop.com offering online database of ‘vetted’ ELD providers
The list of vetted providers will grow, Truckstop.com says, but currently includes Glostone Trucking Solutions (seller of GeoTab), GPS Insight, HOS-Reporter, JJ Keller, KeepTruckin and Omnitracs.
October 6, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Group of D.C. demonstrators parks up near the White House
Twenty-nine bobtail trucks staged in the wee hours on Constitution Avenue between the Washington Monument and the White House today in an attempt to garner the attention of the President on the electronic logging device mandate.
October 6, 2017
Business
Threat of Tropical Storm Nate prompts HOS waivers in Alabama, Florida
As of Friday morning, the storm is forecast to reach hurricane status before it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast over the weekend.
October 6, 2017
Business
The double-billion burger they refuse to eat
“Pro-ELD propaganda does not address the true safety issue in the industry, and that is the sense that every driver is disposable. There’s always another. (Thin mint, sir? No thank you. Bring me a bucket.)”
October 6, 2017
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