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DOT soliciting drug test results from random carriers
The random selection is part of FMCSA’s annual Drug and Alcohol Information Survey. The results of the survey are used to determine random drug testing rates for the next year.
January 17, 2017
Business
FMCSA publishes, immediately suspends new online carrier registration system
With the publication and immediate suspension of the URS, existing carriers will need to continue to follow the same procedures and forms for registration updates as they do today. The agency intends to lift the suspension once the technology to implement the URS is complete, it says.
January 17, 2017
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DOT: Growing population, freight volumes to challenge U.S. transportation systems
With the United States’ population expected to increase by 70 million people and freight volumes expected to grow by more than 40 percent in the next 30 years, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says these issues will create major challenges for the country’s transportation infrastructure.
January 17, 2017
Business
GOP dominance could derail efforts to reform driver pay
Trucking industry lobbyists hope to leverage fresh Republican control in Washington, D.C., to pass the so-called Denham Amendment, which would prevent enforcement of state-level laws dictating truck drivers’ time and pay. Opponents say the measure would slam the door on driver pay reform efforts.
January 16, 2017
Business
Drivewyze adds two bypass locations in Ohio
Drivers can now bypass the weigh stations in Guernsey on I-70 westbound near milemarker 173 and in Clinton on I-71 northbound near milemarker 49.
January 16, 2017
Channel 19
The ELD mandate and the House Freedom Caucus
OOIDA urging members to engage caucus members on ELDs. And a question: What’s your view of the ELD mandate today?
January 14, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: What’s your view of the ELD mandate?
In the wake of the 7th Circuit appeals court’s decision not to re-hear OOIDA’s case against the ELD mandate final rule, what’s your view of the mandate today?
January 14, 2017
Business
Fiat Chrysler responds to EPA, CARB emissions violations issued over 3.0L EcoDiesel
The EPA contends that FCA installed and failed to disclose engine management software that has increased nitrogen oxides (NOx) in 2014-2016 Dodge Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokees equipped with a 3.0-liter EcoDiesel engine.
January 13, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate sees another court victory, OOIDA plans to appeal to Supreme Court
A three-judge panel for the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied OOIDA’s request for the court to rehear its case against the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate, which takes effect later this year. OOIDA says it plans to appeal to the decision to uphold the mandate to the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 13, 2017
Business
DOT nominee Chao says she hopes to balance automated vehicle tech, job displacement
If confirmed to lead the DOT, Chao said she would seek to bolster innovation while also addressing public discomfort with automated vehicles and concerns of those like truck drivers who could be put out of work by such technology, even if such a scenario is years off.
January 11, 2017
Business
Med examiner accused of issuing bogus certifications to thousands of drivers pleads not guilty
A Georgia-based medical examiner who’s been accused by authorities of issuing thousands of fraudulent medical certifications to truck drivers has been indicted. FMCSA has said 6,600 truck operators who received certification from the doc will need to see a new doctor and receive fresh certifications.
January 10, 2017
Business
Fleet asks FMCSA to allow its drivers to split sleeper berth time
Dillon wants FMCSA to allow its team drivers to split sleeper berth time into two periods totaling 10 hours – either 5/5, 4/6 or 3/7.
January 5, 2017
Business
Elaine Chao, Trump’s pick to lead DOT, names broad top priorities ahead of Jan. 11 Senate hearing
Elaine Chao, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Department of Transportation, will appear before a Senate committee next week as part of the nomination and confirmation process for Trump’s incoming administration.
January 5, 2017
Channel 19
If Trump really wants to save U.S. jobs …
“If he (Trump) cares about the working man, he’ll stop this talk about driverless trucks.” –Trucker Jerry Jackson in Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial about autonomous vehicle tech threats.
January 5, 2017
Business
OOIDA bands with safety groups in asking FMCSA for drive-time minimum in driver training rule
OOIDA and the other petitioners argue the removal of the 30-hour minimum disregards Congress’ intentions for the rule and the consensus established during rulemaking negotiations between FMCSA and industry stakeholders. The rule is set to take effect in three years.
January 4, 2017
Business
Montana temporarily relaxes hours-of-service regulations for certain truckers
Winter weather prompted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to issue an emergency declaration, allowing drivers hauling propane, heating oil and diesel fuel in Montana to be exempt from hours-of-service regulations.
January 3, 2017
Business
2016’s top trucking stories: ELD mandate and 34-hour restart survive, Trump on trucking, autonomous truck action and more
Year’s top trucking stories include ELDs, hours, Trump and trucking, gliders’ potential demise, slow rates and more.
December 30, 2016
Business
Another trucker shut down following fatal crash
Immediately after the crash, urine and blood samples were collected. The blood sample collected from Johnson tested positive for marijuana and PCP. Johnson also hadn’t kept proper logs for 6 months, authorities say.
December 30, 2016
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