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Channel 19
E-log transition, week 3: Wes Memphis looks back
âI had gone from Sonny Pruitt to just another downtrodden drone on the digital grid.â âWes Memphis in his week 3 installment as the No. 1 driver in his companyâs transition to e-logs. Nothing, however, is so simple âŚ
May 7, 2016
Hours of Service
Fireworks haulers request amendment to Independence Day HOS exemption
The American Pyrotechnics Association requested that four carriers be removed from the exemption and four carriers be added to the exemption, which was granted by FMCSA last year, keeping the total at 51 carriers.
May 6, 2016
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Voices
POLL: Ever been tested/treated for sleep apnea?
With two years gone now since drivers were required to utilize a medical examiner of the national registry for med certification, this poll looks at the extent to which apnea testing has grown more common â or not. Have you ever been tested or treated?
May 5, 2016
Channel 19
Sleep apnea back front and center of health/safety conversation
Following release of FMCSA apnea âpre-ruleâ requesting information, and release of study on apnea and crash risk, conversation among advocates heats up over studyâs validity, more.
May 5, 2016
Business
House members tell FMCSA to halt carrier rating rule until CSAâs fixed
A group of 36 members in the U.S. House have sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Administrationâs top dog, Acting Administrator Scott Darling, urging him and his agency to halt work on its new Safety Fitness Determination carrier rating system pending the FAST Act-required reforms to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
May 5, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA expects ruling on ELD mandate by yearâs end
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says it expects the courts to rule by yearâs end on whether or not to uphold a DOT rule to require truckers to use electronic logging devices to track hours of service.
May 4, 2016
Business
Getting to FMCSAâs sleep apnea listening sessions May 12, 17 and 25
The sessions, in downtown Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Ill.; and Los Angeles are not in locales that are particularly truck-friendly. Here find tips on attending and an information source for parking and transport to the sessions.
May 4, 2016
Channel 19
Performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) and liquid freight
If you haul liquid bulk, whether in a tanker or in totes, the difficulty of obtaining accurate weights at each wheel end with a PBBT during inspection often produces errors in readings. For Brake Safety Week 2020: a focus on chafed hoses.
May 3, 2016
Voices
ELD Mandate, with equipment headaches, presents âtough callâ for one owner-operator
Weighing the costs of maintenance, truck purchase and operation in the face of the ELD mandate with one owner-operator.
May 3, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Fatalities down, injuries way up. What gives?
FMCSAâs report says that the number of trucks involved in fatal accidents decreased 5 percent in 2014. The only problem is a conflicting statistic: Injuries in truck-involved wrecks increased by 21 percent. I asked around for explanations.
May 2, 2016
Hours of Service
Trucking org calls for removal of hours reform in Senate bill, says ELDs should guide new rules
The potential 73-hour cap would be âcounterproductive to truck driver safetyâ and could set a dangerous precedent of politicizing trucking regulations, the Alliance argues, adding that regulators should wait on data derived from the ELD mandate before implementing hours reform.
May 2, 2016
Channel 19
Wes Memphis hits a snag with e-logs, missing a load
âWeek two of e-logs is in the booksâ for Wes Memphis, and it came with one big snag when a load he couldnât complete on time without running of hours fell through his wheelsâŚ
May 1, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Mailbag: Potential 34-hour restart change reinforces elemental hours problems for readers
Given the complexity of the recently proposed 34-hour-restart change, itâs no wonder (as youâll hear in this podcast) that a desire for the simplicity of pre-14-hour-rule regs is such a topic of discussion of late.
April 29, 2016
Overdrive Extra
The latest on speed limiters: Senate wants DOT to act now
Proponents of a speed limiter mandate, like some trucking lobbyists and so-called safety advocacy groups, appear tired of the DOT dragging its feet in getting the proposed rule published and have asked Congress to intervene.
April 28, 2016
Business
FMCSA holding listening sessions on truck driver sleep apnea prevalence, industry impact
The listening sessions are part of a continued effort by FMCSA to gather input on a potential sleep apnea rule. The agency wants feedback on the prevalance of obstructive sleep apnea among truck drivers and its potential consequences on the industry, along with what a sleep apnea rule may cost the industry to implement and comply with.
April 27, 2016
Business
Group of owner-operators files class action lawsuit against carrier for alleged truth-in-leasing violations
The owner-operator plaintiffs accuse Go 2 of âregularly and systematically misrepresent[ing] the amounts it charged its customers with the specific intent of payingâ the owner-operators less than what they were owed.
April 26, 2016
Business
CVSA ad hoc committee hashing out an âelectronic inspectionâ definition
Defining the parameters of a potential new North American Standard Electronic Inspection could pave the way for such inspections to then be considered for credit within the CSA scoring system.
April 26, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Trucker Bob Stantonâs proposals for the Beyond Compliance effort
Trucker Bob Stanton brought three distinct proposals to FMCSAâs Beyond Compliance listening session in Chicago attendant to the CVSA Workshop event. Hear his proposals here.
April 26, 2016
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