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âThe real problemâ isnât ELDs
Now that it appears the ELD mandate is about to amplify the shortcomings of the hours of service rule, itâs time to address the real problem, not its surrogate.
June 30, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Audio tour through Tony Justiceâs new âStars, Stripes and White Linesâ album
The time has come, drivers. Tony Justiceâs new record, âStars, Stripes and White Lines,â 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: Whatâs your most likely response to the ELD mandate?
With the principle legal challenge (OOIDAâs court battle) to the ELD mandate at an end, assuming the end-of-year enforcement deadline remains, whatâs 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 companyâs 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 Europeâs lead, after automatic braking prevented further loss of life in last yearâs truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin.
June 28, 2017
Business
Notes on having notes
âI firmly believe enough interest can be generated to get the ELD law delayed until the hours of service rules can be amended, but itâs going to require sticking to the point and being very specific about what the point is, and itâs going to require numbers of people to direct their concerns to the correct places.â
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 âdoubled downâ 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 â more than twice as far below the area currently allowed by regulations.
June 23, 2017
Business
Supreme Court refuses another trucking case, this one about carriersâ access to driversâ history
The six driver plaintiffs claimed FMCSAâs PSP reports disparaged their reputations and made it harder for them to find work. The courts have also consistently disagreed with OOIDA-backed plaintiffsâ assertions.
June 20, 2017
Channel 19
Back to the future: âTrucks of Americaâ in 1973; The drones are coming! (take four)
Did you know Overdrive once published truck jigsaw puzzles? We didnât either ⌠And: The drones are coming! Congressional moves reportedly would prevent erection of state barriers to autonomous vehicles and centralize rules at federal levelâŚ
June 20, 2017
Business
OOIDA offering training course to meet new FDA sanitary food hauling regs
OOIDAâs course includes a one-hour training module and a test, which awards a certificate of completion, a card to keep in the truck cab and templates of written procedures and checklists for van trailers, reefers, flatbeds, liquid bulk tankers and hoppers.
June 19, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
J.J. Keller Encompass ELD self-certified
The J.J. Keller compliance services company announced the placement of both dedicated and BYOD (âbring your own deviceâ) versions of its Encompass electronic logging device system for Android devices and its own Compliance Tablet on the FMCSAâs ELD registry.
June 19, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data: Take control of yours to avoid IFTA, IRP audit fines
If youâre in the situation of many owner-operators and small fleets and looking to squeeze a little return-on-investment out of an ELD you may be forced to adopt, tread carefully with players new to the industry getting into the partial automation of IFTA/IRP data collection.
June 16, 2017
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