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Business
TrailerTail manufacturer asks DOT for mounting exemption
Stemco is seeking an exemption from federal regulations to move certain lights on van trailers lower to allow its TrailerTails to maximize their aerodynamic effect.
June 9, 2016
Business
New rule to cut truck emissions, implement fuel economy minimums moves to White House
The standards will begin taking effect for trailers in 2018. Tractor requirements take effect in 2021. The plan goes through 2027, when the entire vehicle ÂÂâ engine, truck and trailer â will be required to meet the standards.
June 8, 2016
Business
On the scene: Roadcheck 2016 sights from a Mississippi scale house
Overdrive spent some time with the Mississippi Department of Transportation at the westbound Kewanee weigh station on I-20/59 as Roadcheck 2016 kicked off Tuesday morning, detailed in the photos here.
June 8, 2016
Hours of Service
POLL: Have hours of service violations been an issue for your business?
With more states showing evidence of ramping up hours of service enforcement in recent years, have violations been an issue for your business?
June 8, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Supreme Court rejects truckerâs request to intervene in ELD lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a truckerâs formal request to intervene in the lawsuit brought against the U.S. DOTâs electronic logging device mandate, siding with a lower court that also barred the trucker from intervening in the case.
June 7, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD market: The âwait-and-seeâ approach to implementation
A third of owner-operators surveyed indicate they would wait a considerable time â most pending outcome of OOIDAâs lawsuit â before making a decision on just what to do relative to ELD acquisition.
June 7, 2016
Business
DOT issues rule to require truck passengers to wear seat belts, hold truckers accountable
The agencyâs rule will âhold motor carriers and drivers responsibleâ for making sure passengers in their trucks wear seat belts, the agency says. The rule will take effect Aug. 8.
June 7, 2016
Business
FMCSA extends comment period for potential sleep apnea rulemaking
Commenters looking to weigh in on the effects a potential sleep apnea rule would have on truck drivers and the trucking industry now have an extra month to do so.
June 7, 2016
Business
Nationwide inspection blitz runs Tuesday-Thursday
In addition to their focus on full Level I inspections, inspectors will focus on tires, too. Theyâll 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 Associationâs lawsuit derails the electronic logging device mandate, youâll 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 [âŚ]
June 6, 2016
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 werenât authorized to conduct DOT physicals.
June 3, 2016
Overdrive Extra
SFD ruleâs crash-risk disconnect: Data show most analyzed âUnfitâ carriers donât crash
ASECTTâs 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 SFDâs parameters, recorded no crashes in the 12 months following the analyzed âUnfitâ determination. The numbers â and the questions they present about the proposed ruleâs methodology â add to mounting pressure the agencyâs faced since publishing the proposed rule in January.
June 3, 2016
Channel 19
SFDâs ties to the âdiscreditedâ CSA SMS: Just one âfatal flawâ in safety-rating rulemaking, coalition argues
Got CSA fatigue? This oneâs sure to tire you out, but take heed: the coalition of mostly small carrier-interest groups thatâs been active this past year on a variety of regulatory fronts sees numerous problems in the FMCSAâs 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 âRoadcheck effectâ 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 agencyâs brief.
June 1, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FleetUp ELDâs 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: âNow, to me, the most important thing about being a truck driver is knowing how to read between the linesâ of any advice âŚ
May 31, 2016
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