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DOT wants to start testing truckers for oxycodone, hydrocodone and other opioids
The Department of Transportation this week proposed adding four commonly abused opioids to the list of drugs that drivers must be screened for in urine analysis tests.
January 27, 2017
Business
DOT Secretary nominee Chao in line for seven-figure Wells Fargo cashout upon assuming DOT job
Elaine Chao is in line for what could be a multi-million-dollar payout from Wells Fargo should she be confirmed as the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary, according to her financial disclosure form filed with the U.S. Senate and reports of her Wells Fargo stock’s value.
January 27, 2017
Business
Drivewyze brings bypass service to South Carolina
The 11 South Carolina sites, which are both permanent and mobile, are located on Interstates 20, 26, 77 and 95, as well as U.S. Highway 17.
January 27, 2017
Business
Transportation unions look to delay carriers’ driver drug testing request
The Transportation Trades Department, part of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), has requested an extra 60 days to comment on the request beyond the current Feb. 21 deadline.
January 26, 2017
Business
California bill would add behind-the-wheel training minimum for new truckers
The bill would require 30 hours of driving for a Class A CDL. The bill would restore the requirements proposed by FMCSA last May but not adopted in the agency’s final driver training standards rule published in December. But they’d only apply to California-based applicants.
January 26, 2017
Channel 19
Foiling the truck-hackers, ELD edition: Vigilance needed from all quarters of the industry
Might the future bring malicious programming attacks on the electronic systems controlling vehicles? Cybersecurity researchers have shown it’s possible, but no actual hack has been documented. One operator’s story of ELD/ECM malfunction, however, raises question the industry needs to continue to ask.
January 26, 2017
Business
Trump’s regulatory freeze could delay FMCSA driver training rule published in December
A January 20 order issued by President Trump to federal agencies directing them to halt publication of new and pending regulations could affect a freshly published rule setting training standards for new truck drivers.
January 25, 2017
Business
Missouri enforcement blitz places four drivers, five trucks out of service
The three-day operation held Jan. 9-11 took place on a stretch of I-44 that the Missouri State Highway Patrol says has a history of criminal activity, as well as a high rate of CMV violations.
January 24, 2017
Business
Chao approved by Senate committee to run DOT, nomination moves to full Senate
Her nomination now moves to the full Senate. For Chao to be confirmed to run the DOT and serve in Trump’s Cabinet, a majority vote is needed in the Senate. Chao’s confirmation is expected to see little opposition.
January 24, 2017
Voices
POLL: Should hair testing be allowed in lieu of urine-based drug tests?
With some larger carriers pushing the federal government to allow hair-sample testing as a substitute for required urine testing of drivers, what’s your view on the practice? Should it be allowed, or not?
January 24, 2017
Business
Unclear how Trump’s freeze on regs, Obamacare relaxer will impact trucking
An FMCSA spokesperson said the impact of Trump’s memo on pending regulations is “being assessed.” But regulations already made law, like the electronic logging device, are likely to be untouched.
January 23, 2017
Channel 19
When enforcement is well necessary — a note from Rich Wilson
Wilson’s letter follows news of a box-truck owner-operator shut down after a fatality crash. Also: Do owner-operator hotshot truckers (at 10,001-26,000 lbs.) need to join a random drug/alcohol testing consortium? Depends on the CDL status and desires …
January 21, 2017
Business
Outgoing FMCSA boss salutes truckers
“I’m going to be telling [trucking’s story] every day to everyone I talk to. I appreciate everything [truck drivers] do to make sure safe trucking moves the economy. I will never forget the work that they do and the importance that they have in this nation.”
January 19, 2017
Channel 19
BridgeHaul app offers services, including logs, toward a shipper-exclusive freight marketplace
The latest start-up attempting to provide that “elusive holy grail” of a shipper-direct marketplace for freight to owner-operators is Los Angeles-based BridgeHaul, whose app likewise provides a smartphone-based logbook (ELD on the way), trip planner and more.
January 19, 2017
Voices
Readers debate viability of pre-2000 model year approach to avoiding ELD mandate
At the center of the commentary, pushback on the notion that near-20-year-old equipment could be considered reliable enough to deliver suitable profitability. As one commenter noted, telling his story, an owner-operator might do well “to have two [or three] — one to run, and one for a spare. And one for parts if you can store it.””
January 18, 2017
Business
Big carriers again push FMCSA to allow hair sample drug tests
Some of the country’s largest carriers have joined to file a request with the U.S. DOT to allow them to drug test drivers exclusively via hair sample, in lieu of the traditional and federally required urine sample test.
January 18, 2017
Business
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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