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Business
Data-mining firm: Safety rating rule not much of an improvement over current system
A new analysis by the CSA data-mining firm Vigillo concludes the SFDâs roadside-data-only methodology to determine an unfit carrier is ineffective âin identifying a significant number of riskier carriers based on the data alone.â
May 23, 2016
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Audio mailbag: Mandating speed limiters is âunsafe, periodâ, readers say
Requiring speed limiters for nearly all on-highway trucks would be a detriment to highway safety, readers say in this mailbag podcast near universally. And, as one reader noted, regulators âwill never find outâ unless âthey get out on the road with usâ to see for themselves.
May 23, 2016
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E-log transition, week 4: Wes Memphis gets a pay raise, pain and a little more speed in time for a well-needed vacation
Wes Memphis again contemplates packing it in, then: âI decided to just go see the doctor when I got home, and try to make the best of it. Because, like a lot of the old boys out here, this is really all Iâve got.â
May 20, 2016
Business
Ky.-based driver shut down after failed field sobriety test, other violations
The officer found in the truck cab a gallon jug of beer, along with drug paraphernalia, including a smoking pipe. A field sobriety test was conducted, which the driver failed. He also had unauthorized passengers in the vehicle.
May 20, 2016
Business
OOIDA requests comment period extension on sleep apnea rule
OOIDA has asked the agencies to extend the deadline 60 days from its current May 23 deadline, as a comprehensive study is set to be published in the coming days related to sleep apneaâs costs to the industry.
May 20, 2016
Business
Proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule comment period closes May 23
The SFD rule would replace the current three-tier federal rating system of âSatisfactory, Conditional and Unsatisfactoryâ for carriers with a single determination of âUnfit,â which would require the carrier to either improve its operations or shut down.
May 19, 2016
Hours of Service
Move in Senate would restore 2013âs 34-hour restart rules, require 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods
The saga toâfixâ 34-hour restart regs continues: A Senate measure filed this week would again require truckersâ 34-hour restart to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and limit the restartâs use to once a week. The amendment was filed Tuesday, the same day the House released a plan to permanently nix the 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. requirement.
May 18, 2016
Business
Lost time, money focal point for drivers during second FMCSA sleep apnea listening session
Costs, both time and money, were big topics of conversation during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and Federal Railroad administrationsâ âfact-findingâ listening session on sleep apnea/operator safety Tuesday, May 17.
May 18, 2016
Hours of Service
House bill restores 2011 hours of service rules, kills Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking
The measure does not tie the changes to the 34-hour restart study currently being conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a departure from trucking-specific provisions cleared by Congress in recent years.
May 17, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA declines to file response to motion asking Supreme Court to hear ELD lawsuit
The latest on the renegade effort (of sorts) by trucker William Trescott to intervene in the OOIDA-brought lawsuit seeking to strike down the DOTâs electronic logging device mandate. Trescott this month asked the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
May 16, 2016
Business
Publication date for CDL clearinghouse rule pushed back again
The projected publication date for the looming Commercial Driverâs License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse was pushed back 13 days from August 16 to August 29.
May 13, 2016
Business
Make certain drivers arenât âguilty until proven innocentâ: Report from FMCSAâs first sleep-apnea listening session
âWe need to make sure that the people behind the wheel understand they are not guilty until proven innocent.â âDr. Alan Lankford at FMCSA first apnea listening session. Session 2 is next week in Chicago.
May 12, 2016
Business
Next phase of unified carrier registration process starts Sept. 30
URS will be the sole source of registration data for FMCSA staff and motor carriers, as well as for state licensing and roadside safety enforcement personnel.
May 12, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA standing up vetting process for ELD certifications
After issues found in some of the initial certifications, FMCSA is starting a pre-publication vetting process for further electronic logging device registrations and certifications to be included in its ELD registry.
May 11, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Gorilla Safetyâs ELD, potential for usage-based insurance
The Gorilla Safety ELD entered the market for such products last month, and is one of the current three such devices listed on FMCSAâs ELD registry.
May 10, 2016
Business
2016 out-of-service criteria changes in effect
New out-of-service criteria having to do with lighting power supply, objects lodged between dual tires, the steering mechanism and more are part of CVSA 2016 OOS criteria.
May 10, 2016
Business
Tennessee-based driver shut down after police find drugs, beer in cab after crash
Jason L. Flynn made an illegal turn in north Georgia on March 17, which caused a crash with a passenger vehicle. The vehicle became wedged underneath Flynnâs trailer, hospitalizing the driver.
May 10, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Trucker files motion asking Supreme Court to take up ELD lawsuit
Following a legal motion made last month by a Swift company driver, the Supreme Court is scheduled to make a decision this week on whether it may hear OOIDAâs lawsuit against the DOTâs ELD mandate.
May 9, 2016
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