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Business
Annual Roadcheck inspection blitz two months out
The annual inspection spree is set for June 6-8. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will focus on cargo securement during the event this year.
April 3, 2017
Channel 19
Wes Memphis answers your questions on ELDs’ potential income effect
Amid the charges of ‘fake news’ under Wes Memphis last Channel 19 post on ELDs’ income effect there were a few salient questions, which Memphis returns to answer here. Also: Poll results from our income/ELD question show some reality/expectation divide.
March 31, 2017
Business
ELD exemption sought for short-term truck rentals
The Truck Renting and Leasing Association is looking for an exemption from the looming ELD mandate for trucks rented for 30 days or less.
March 31, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
SimpleTruck giving away six months’ ELD service
Simple Truck ELD is a provider of a scaled-down electronic logging device now offering owner-operators six months of free service when they sign up for 12 months for only $228 ($19 per month).
March 30, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Update on ELD fight and more with OOIDA’s Todd Spencer, small fleet owner Monte Wiederhold
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, hear just where OOIDA’s ELD fight stands today, likewise take a run through a bevy of other issues, from hours possibilities inherent in the FMCSA’s upcoming split-sleeper pilot test, the state of safety measurement, training and more.
March 29, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Gorsuch dissent in firing of ‘frozen trucker’ becomes confirmation hurdle
A 2016 dissent by Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, over a driver who sued his former carrier for wrongful termination, has become an obstacle to the judge’s path to his post on the Supreme Court. Some high-profile Democrats have cited the case as a reason to block Gorsuch’s confirmation.
March 29, 2017
Business
FMCSA grants 30-minute break exemption to certain concrete pump drivers
The exemption requests stated pump operators take breaks throughout the day, so the extra 30-minute break is unnecessary. Additionally, ACPA said in the request that concrete pump drivers only drive approximately 25 to 32 percent of their shift, and average less than 20 to 25 miles each day.
March 28, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Transflo ELD available at Love’s
Love’s is offering My Love Rewards points reimbursements on purchase and service (through June 2018) costs to Gold, Platinum and Diamond level members purchasing the Transflo ELD T7, available now in network stores.
March 27, 2017
Business
Georgia trucker shut down following DUI conviction
Christopher Speyrer was declared an imminent hazard to public safety after he was responsible for a Nov. 20 multi-vehicle chain reaction crash on I-64 in Virginia in which he ran into the back of a car stopped in traffic. A Virginia court found him guilty of DUI.
March 27, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Navigating the trucking ‘tech bubble’: FMCSA reps outline ELD requirements, operation, edits for drivers at MATS
Standing-room-only in the ELD seminar room at MATS — hear the FMCSA’s presentation on implementation of a rule that has spawned something of a “transportation tech bubble,” clearly in evidence at the show.
March 25, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
One20 launches the F-ELD
The F-ELD is aptly named, believes One20’s founder, noting its intended target market of independent owner-operators — it’s built with the driver in mind, he says.
March 24, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Navistar getting into ELD market with OnCommand Connection expansion
OnCommand Connection Telematics will use OnCommand Connection Link 2, a universal telematics device that plugs into the truck's service port.
March 23, 2017
Business
Certain regs suspended for wildfire relief haulers in Kansas, Oklahoma
Kansas and Oklahoma have suspended certain regulations for truckers hauling hay and other wildfire relief supplies in the states.
March 23, 2017
Hours of Service
Fixing the 14-hour rule: FMCSA moving closer to flexible sleeper-split pilot program
Kelly Regal, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s associate administrator for research and information technology, outlined the agency’s research work around sleep and fatigue at the Managing Fatigue international conference in San Diego, Calif., Tuesday. Of perhaps principle interest to owner-operators, Regal updated attendees on progress toward what she’s calling the FMCSA’s “Flexible sleeper berth […]
March 22, 2017
Business
FMCSA withdraws rule reforming carrier safety rating system
Due to widespread concern over the rule’s reliance on the CSA program’s Safety Measurement System BASIC ratings — which themselves have also been pulled from public view due to concerns about their accuracy in judging carriers’ safety — FMCSA will withdraw the SFD proposal all together.
March 22, 2017
Business
‘Driverless’ vehicles: Their inevitability and increased fatigue risks
In the scrum over autonomous vehicles, news from the 10th annual international “Managing Fatigue” conference in San Diego sees the fatigue science and regulatory community bracing for tech advancements. Some research shows counterintuitive safety results, however.
March 21, 2017
Business
Driver training rule effective date delayed another 60 days due to Trump regs freeze
The effective date of a rule establishing nationwide minimum training standards for entry-level truck drivers has been further delayed due to ongoing regulatory review by President Trump and his staff.
March 20, 2017
Channel 19
‘Learning to truck’ with W. Joel Baker, and a verse salute from Kevin Barrett
Owner-operator W. Joel Baker, founder of the free TruckBytes accounting software for owner-ops, launches a new resource site for those getting into the business, LearnToTruck.com. And: Kevin Barrett’s rhyming couplets salute the driver.
March 17, 2017
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