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Court sides with DOT in cross-border trucking case, allowing Mexican carriers to continue U.S. operation
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Teamsters Union challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking program. FMCSA in January 2015 opened the U.S. operating authority application process to all Mexican carriers, prompting the Teamsters’ court challenge.
July 7, 2017
Channel 19
Next steps for CSA — scores behind the curtain or not?
Will the FMCSA press forward with CSA SMS changes to bring scores back to public view or allow the SMS to remain a “half-baked solution sitting in the dark”? For the ASECTT group, there could be a third way forward for the agency…
July 6, 2017
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Short-haul intermodal fleet petitions FMCSA for logbook exemption
RDS is seeking the exemption for the times the drivers work longer than 12 hours.
July 6, 2017
Business
Trucker pay reform efforts at state level could be stymied by revival of Denham Amendment
Congress is again considering legislation that would block state-level efforts to dictate driver pay reforms and hours of service restrictions. The so-called Denham Amendment, first brought to the table by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) in 2015, seeks to reassert federal authority over hours of service regulations and the industry’s standard per-mile driver pay model.
July 5, 2017
Voices
Between cynicism and hope: Readers, associations weigh in on ramifications of CSA study
While many readers were cynical about the entire project, associations from OOIDA to ATA were hopeful that the National Academies’ CSA revision recommendations would be taken seriously by the FMCSA.
June 30, 2017
Overdrive Extra
‘The real problem’ isn’t ELDs
Now that it appears the ELD mandate is about to amplify the shortcomings of the hours of service rule, it’s time to address the real problem, not its surrogate.
June 30, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Audio tour through Tony Justice’s new ‘Stars, Stripes and White Lines’ album
The time has come, drivers. Tony Justice’s new record, “Stars, Stripes and White Lines,” is out and on its way to the truck-stop racks for an official June 30 release. As he and his wife, Misty, note in this Overdrive Radio podcast tour through the album, after a couple months for the physical CD release, a digital release follows in September.
June 30, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL update: What’s your most likely response to the ELD mandate?
With the principle legal challenge (OOIDA’s court battle) to the ELD mandate at an end, assuming the end-of-year enforcement deadline remains, what’s your current plan for dealing with the mandate? Weigh in in this poll.
June 29, 2017
Business
TransComply, Iron Apple enter agreement on food safety compliance training
Under the agreement, the companies will consult on the development of new services for carriers regarding the transport of perishable food, and refer their customers to the other company’s services.
June 29, 2017
Business
North Carolina trucker shut down following fatal alcohol-involved hit and run
According to FMCSA, Simranjeet Singh Sandhu was driving on the Cross Bronx Expressway on March 27 when he allegedly changed lanes without signaling, then struck a car, killing the driver and hospitalizing a passenger. He then fled the scene.
June 28, 2017
Business
PrePass expanding weigh station bypass services in North Carolina
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it has seen success at the existing PrePass sites at the Hillsborough weigh stations along I-40 and wants to expand the service.
June 28, 2017
Business
Terrorist truck attacks spur attention to AEB systems around the world
Australia is reportedly moving toward mandating AEB for all new heavy trucks, following Europe’s lead, after automatic braking prevented further loss of life in last year’s truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin.
June 28, 2017
Business
Notes on having notes
“I firmly believe enough interest can be generated to get the ELD law delayed until the hours of service rules can be amended, but it’s going to require sticking to the point and being very specific about what the point is, and it’s going to require numbers of people to direct their concerns to the correct places.”
June 28, 2017
Business
Report recommends sweeping changes to CSA scoring system
The Congressionally mandated report lists major flaws with the program, along with recommendations for FMCSA to pursue to make the program more fair for carriers and more accurate in assessing their safety risk.
June 27, 2017
Business
Large fleet gets exemption for pre-CDL drivers
New Prime, part of national fleet Prime Inc., has been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its pre-CDL drivers who have passed the CDL skills test to drive in team operations without a CDL holder in the front seat
June 26, 2017
Channel 19
Update: Safety review continues trend toward the negative, non-ratable
Tom Sanderson of Transplace and the ASECTT group is right in some ways about FMCSA having “doubled down” on its post-CSA policy, particularly with respect to how it conducts safety audits in this day and age. Latest ratings-issued numbers here.
June 24, 2017
Business
ASECTT group presses ahead on CSA, safety rating reform and other issues
In addition to its chief concern over reliance on CSA SMS scores in safety assessment, ASECTT now turns attention to reform of the safety-audit system and federal preemption of state wage/hour laws and independent contractor classification, among other issues.
June 23, 2017
Business
Daimler petitions FMCSA to allow lower windshield placement of warning system camera
Supplemental information submitted by DTNA clarified that the camera system would actually be mounted 8.5 inches below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers – more than twice as far below the area currently allowed by regulations.
June 23, 2017
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