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Business
How the potential gold mine of ELD data could hurt you
The precision and quantity of ELD data available after the mandate could, combined with a new safety-rating scheme, give on-site auditors an extra-effective tool for declaring a carrier Unfit on the basis not only of uncovered hours violations, but also moving violations.
July 12, 2016
Business
Texas Roadcheck numbers offer preview of overall inspection spree results
The Texas Department of Public Safety inspected 7,795 commercial vehicles during the three-day inspection effort held June 7-9 nationwide and placed 1,751 of these vehicles out-of-service.
July 12, 2016
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Business
FMCSA wants to hear from owner-ops about CSA crash dispute plan
FMCSA hopes to hear from industry stakeholders about its two-year plan to allow carriers to file review requests for non-preventable crashes used against them in the CSA Crash Indicator BASIC and have the crashes scrubbed from their scores.
July 12, 2016
Business
Stoking the log fires: Hours violations, fleet size and ELDs
The smallest carriers are feeling the heat of hours enforcement in select states, even as violations declined nationally in 2015.
July 11, 2016
Voices
POLL: How long has it been since you had a âcleanâ inspection?
Incidence of clean inspections, showing no violations, nationally has tracked around 40 percent, give or take, since the CSA programâs advent in late 2010. How long ago was your last clean inspection?
July 8, 2016
Business
FMCSA announces plan to allow owner-operators to contest non-preventable crashes used against them in CSA scores
The plan floated by FMCSA on July 7 will allow carriers to contest crashes counted against them in CSA and potentially remove those deemed non-preventable by the driver and carrier. The industry has long called for some form of âcrash accountabilityâ in CSA.
July 7, 2016
Business
Sleep apnea rulemaking comments due Friday
Drivers have through Friday, July 8, to make comments on the effects a potential sleep apnea rulemaking could have on them and on the industry.
July 4, 2016
Business
Fireworks haulers granted hours exemptions
The American Pyrotechnics Associationâs 51 members, along with Illumination Fireworks and ACE Pyro have been granted the exemptions from the 14-hour on-duty HOS rules.
June 30, 2016
Business
FMCSA to grant military vets longer waiver on CDL skills test
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted an exemption to the Missouri Department of Revenue, which will apply to all states, that will give veterans more time to make the transition from the military to civilian life.
June 28, 2016
Business
Update: Top 10 toughest states for hours of service violations
Since Overdriveâs CSAâs Data Trail series began with analysis of the 2011-12 period in 2013, when there were just three states above the 20 percent mark for hours violations, there have never been as many states above that mark than today. For this year, Arkansas, Wyoming top the list.
June 28, 2016
Business
FMCSA raises fines for some violations, lowers fines for others
The fines for violations of federal safety regulations underwent a makeover this year during the adjustment for inflation process. Some fines are higher than previous years, and some are lower, as FMCSA made the adjustments based on a new law passed by Congress in 2015.
June 27, 2016
Business
FMCSA shuts down trucker following alcohol-involved crash that killed two, injured two others
On March 18, Weddleâs trailer crossed over the centerline of the highway, tipped over and began scattering its load of lumber across the highway, resulting in two deaths. Weddle was traveling about 80 mph in a posted 55 mph zone, FMCSA says, and was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
June 24, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD privacy concerns an âillogical extreme,â groups argue in court filings
The court battle over a federal rule to mandate electronic logging devices for truck drivers saw two carrier-backed parties file briefs in support of the mandate this week, with both filings touting the perceived benefits of the rule and dismissing claims brought by trucker-backed groups about the ruleâs efficacy.
June 24, 2016
Business
Comments due Thursday for controversial Safety Fitness Determination proposed rule
The reply comment period for FMCSAâs proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule ends Thursday. Since the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in January, it has been met with opposition, not only from trucking industry groups, but also Congress.
June 21, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin adds automatic IFTA fuel tax reporting to ELD software
KeepTruckinâs ELD users who subscribe to the ELD Plus subscription plan can now automatically calculate the distance traveled in each U.S. and Canadian state or province, the company says.
June 20, 2016
Business
Speed limiter rule dates delayed again by DOT, CDL clearinghouse rule on track
The Department of Transportation is once again delaying publication of the potential rulemaking that would require speed limiters on trucks.
June 20, 2016
Channel 19
E-log transition epilogue: Wes Memphis answers your questions
After Wes Memphisâ final piece is his multipart narrative of the first couple of months following his fleetâs transition to e-logs, a few questions came in specific to his operation. In this epilogue to his dispatches, Memphis takes a moment to answer a couple of them.
June 18, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Trucking attorney thinks ELD mandate will survive OOIDAâs legal challenge
An attorney this week predicted the current electronic logging device mandate will withstand the legal challenge by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
June 17, 2016
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