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Nationwide inspection blitz runs Tuesday-Thursday
In addition to their focus on full Level I inspections, inspectors will focus on tires, too. They’ll be measuring tire tread depth, checking tire pressure, checking to make sure no items are lodged between dual tires and examining the overall condition of the tires to ensure no deep cuts or bulges exist in the sidewalls.
June 6, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Picking an ELD amid a crowded market, uncertain government registry
Unless the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s lawsuit derails the electronic logging device mandate, you’ll need to use an ELD by Dec. 16, 2017, with some exceptions. Most notable is owning a truck with a 1999 or earlier model year, though there are others (see the following link and the sidebar below): Owner-operators leasing to large […]
June 6, 2016
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Business
FMCSA removes New York chiropractors from trucker medical examiner registry
The New York State Board of Chiropractic notified the doctors in September 2015 that under their authorized scope of practice, chiropractors licensed in New York weren’t authorized to conduct DOT physicals.
June 3, 2016
Overdrive Extra
SFD rule’s crash-risk disconnect: Data show most analyzed ‘Unfit’ carriers don’t crash
ASECTT’s Freedom of Information Act-obtained numbers show that 76 percent of carriers with five or fewer trucks, and who would have been flagged Unfit to operate under the proposed SFD’s parameters, recorded no crashes in the 12 months following the analyzed ‘Unfit’ determination. The numbers — and the questions they present about the proposed rule’s methodology — add to mounting pressure the agency’s faced since publishing the proposed rule in January.
June 3, 2016
Channel 19
SFD’s ties to the ‘discredited’ CSA SMS: Just one ‘fatal flaw’ in safety-rating rulemaking, coalition argues
Got CSA fatigue? This one’s sure to tire you out, but take heed: the coalition of mostly small carrier-interest groups that’s been active this past year on a variety of regulatory fronts sees numerous problems in the FMCSA’s SFD proposal.
June 2, 2016
Business
The Roadcheck effect, take two: 10 toughest states for tire violations
Analysis of data from calendar year 2015 shows a marked “Roadcheck effect” for June inspections, much more pronounced than that seen in a similar 2014 analysis. Roadcheck 2016 is set for next week. Are you prepared?
June 1, 2016
Business
Owner-operators, industry groups weigh in on proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule
The resounding sentiment from most that submitted comments on the rule was that the FMCSA is getting ahead of itself by issuing the rulemaking before the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Safety Measurement System has been reviewed and its problems worked out.
June 1, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA gets two extra weeks to issue response to ELD court challenge
FMCSA must now issue its response by June 15. The plaintiffs in the case, which includes the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and truckers Mark Elrod and Richard Pingel, under the new schedule now have until June 29 to file a court response to the agency’s brief.
June 1, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FleetUp ELD’s self-certification review completed
FleetUp has completed a review with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the ELD mandate, the company says.
June 1, 2016
Channel 19
E-log transition, week 5: The perils of advice in trucking
Rolling along with Wes Memphis in his e-log transition, Memphis logs in a little early, precipitating a violation: “Now, to me, the most important thing about being a truck driver is knowing how to read between the lines” of any advice …
May 31, 2016
Business
Ahead of nationwide June inspection blitz, Bendix and Goodyear offer tire prep tips
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz, which will focus this year on tire safety, will be held June 7-9. In advance of Roadcheck, Goodyear and Bendix have released some tips on tire safety to help owner-operators prepare for the inspection spree.
May 27, 2016
Channel 19
How ELDs could be the new radar guns
If the SFD process as proposed becomes regulation, and the ELD mandate isn’t struck down by the federal courts or otherwise derailed, on-site auditors may garner an extra-effective tool in their arsenal for declaring a carrier Unfit on the basis of hours, moving violations.
May 26, 2016
Business
Sleep apnea research: Truck operators must spend average of $1,200 for testing when apnea suspected
In wake of three federal listening sessions, ATRI’s driver survey on apnea drops data on high costs. New data from readers also show the incidence of screening, testing and treatment has continued to rise in recent years.
May 26, 2016
Business
Truckers to FMCSA: Make sure medical examiners are on same page relative to sleep apnea
“FMCSA should get out of the medical field and leave it to the doctors,” Curl said. “Doctors should be the only ones deciding if drivers are fit to be on the road.”
May 26, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs and privacy: Will requirement to track truckers derail DOT mandate?
The legal challenge against the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate centers on the rule’s requirement to track truckers within a one-mile radius while on duty, which opponents say violates truckers’ Constitutional rights. Will the court agree?
May 25, 2016
Hours of Service
House committee advances bill with trucking reforms on hours of service, pending owner-op rating rule
The House’s Appropriations Committee has sent to the full House a Department of Transportation funding package that would permanently restore 2011 regulations pertaining to truckers’ use of a 34-hour restart. The bill also would halt the DOT’s work on its proposed Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking and would prevent states from enforcing any state-enacted laws governing truckers’ breaks and pay.
May 24, 2016
Business
DOT officially expands freight zone at Mexican border in Texas
The changes come by way of the opening of a new cross-border bridge, prompting the DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish new boundaries for the El Paso border zone. The expansion will allow Mexican carriers an expanded border zone in which to deliver and pickup cross-border loads.
May 24, 2016
Business
DOT advances rule to build database of truckers who have failed drug tests
FMCSA says the rule is intended to make sure drivers who have tested positive or refused a test have completed the DOT’s return-to-duty process before driving commercially again, and to make sure employers are meeting their drug and alcohol testing responsibilities.
May 23, 2016
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