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Rates could see a big boost in 2017 and 2018, forecasters say
The combination of major trucking regulations like the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate and the EPA’s coming emissions standards, increasing fuel costs and a boost in manufacturing will likely lead to an industry capacity crunch and a big increase in rates, said forecasters this week.
September 15, 2016
Business
FMCSA proposes rule to change protocol for truckers with diabetes
Under the current regulations, a driver with diabetes may not operate in interstate commerce unless he or she obtains an exemption from FMCSA, which must be renewed at least every two years. The new rule would allow diabetic truckers to operate without an exemption, so long as they meet certain criteria.
September 15, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Trucking attorney: Court appears likely to side with FMCSA in ELD court challenge
“The [three-judge] panel was very suspect of the arguments that OOIDA was making and seemed to be much more in favor of the attorneys of the agency,” said transportation attorney Tim Wiseman of the Sept. 13-held oral arguments made in the ELD court challenge.
September 14, 2016
Business
ATRI wants truckers to weigh in on medical certification process
ATRI asks drivers in the survey about information regarding average length of haul, time with a CDL, any chronic conditions diagnosed by a physician or clinic, where the driver obtained his or her medical certificate and more about the medical exam process.
September 14, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Audio: OOIDA v. U.S. DOT — arguments delivered in court Tuesday
The electronic logging device mandate got its day in court Tuesday, September 13, in the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. In this audio released via the court’s website, you’ll hear arguments from OOIDA and the U.S. Department of Transportation that will be familiar to regular readers, with some probing by appeals court justices.
September 14, 2016
Business
ATA also asks for extension of speed limiter comment period, says rule ‘dramatic departure’ from request
The American Trucking Associations has filed a request with the Department of Transportation asking it to extend the 60-day comment public comment period on the DOT’s recent proposal to require speed governors on heavy-duty trucks. The carrier lobbying group joins the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association in making such a request.
September 13, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Mailbag: One operator’s ‘hairy’ trip speed-limited at 65, more views on limiter mandate proposal
In response to recent polling, the largest share of reader respondents object to any speed limiter mandate. A larger share of responses considered together, though, favor speed settings well above the speeds the DOT analyzed within the proposed rule’s text. More voices on the proposed mandate in this podcast.
September 13, 2016
Business
OOIDA: Speed limiter rule comment period too short
The owner-operator trade group says its members need more than the current 60-day comment period to “adequately respond” to regulators proposed rule to require trucks weighing more than 27,000 pounds to use a speed governor that limits truck speeds to an undetermined speed, likely 60, 65 or 68 mph.
September 12, 2016
Business
‘Border effect’ on inspections: Update
Among the four states on the U.S.-Mexico border, inspection numbers overall are among the highest in the nation. All four states rank in the top 10 for inspection intensity.
September 12, 2016
Business
Common ground: New Mexico’s inspection-heavy enforcement program
Capt. Greg Kerr of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s truck-enforcement unit has thoughts about highway safety that truck drivers may find familiar and sensible. Chiefly: He understands that four-wheelers are ‘part of the problem’ with safety.
September 9, 2016
Business
Nationwide brake inspection blitz running this week
All of next week, inspectors will ramp up enforcement across North America to target brake violations.
September 9, 2016
Business
Nebraska dinging truckers with random inspection sprees
Through the fall, these blitzes will continue to target commercial vehicles with routes that usually do not go outside cities or by weigh stations. MAPS teams consist of 20-24 Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement Division officers and are largely funded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
September 8, 2016
Business
Amid expansion, Drivewyze opens Dallas office
The Drivewyze company’s PreClear weigh-station bypass service has opened a new office in Dallas and has hired Ken McCann as vice president of sales to lead an expanding sales team there.
September 8, 2016
Business
Despite changing emissions regs, ‘Gliders are here to stay,’ says Fitzgerald rep
“We’re confident we’ll be able to test our products and meet the new standards,” says Fitzgerald’s Stu McLaughin of the looming Phase 2 emissions standards set by the EPA and the DOT. Fitzgerald has already started research work to set its benchmark to begin working toward compliance with the new regs, he says.
September 8, 2016
Channel 19
‘Irresponsible’ use of data — it happens day in, day out
Jumping to a conclusion that speed limiters are the driving force behind reductions in crashes without considering other factors is, well, irresponsible indeed.
September 8, 2016
Business
The funding for safety groups, the salaries of their chiefs
Funding levels in some recent years for Parents Against Tired Truckers, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), somewhat-related group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and others among the “safety advocacy” community — trucking’s loudest critics.
September 8, 2016
Overdrive Extra
When regulation hurts worse than paltry pay
When nearly two-thirds of truckers (for owner-operators alone, 71 percent), working ridiculously long hours for modest pay, are far more aggravated over regulations and lack of respect than they are money, something’s amiss. It’s no surprise that turnover stays high.
September 7, 2016
Business
MCSAC policy panel’s long shift toward safety advocates
How it happened: When the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee began meeting in 2007, it had four members with direct involvement in trucking. Today, there are three direct trucking members. Over the same period, representatives of safety-advocacy groups more than doubled from two to five.
September 7, 2016
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