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Senate passes long- and short-term highway bills, clears provision to remove CSA scores from public view
The Senate mid-Thursday overwhelmingly passed a six-year highway bill that would remove carrier percentile scores in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program from public view, among other regulatory reforms.
July 30, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA advances e-log mandate, rule sent to OMB for approval
FMCSA sent the e-log rule to the OMB July 30, along with a rule that will implement stiffer penalties for carriers, shippers, brokers and others who coerce or pressure drivers to not abide by federal safety standards like hours-of-service limits.
July 30, 2015
Business
Latest highway funding stopgap clears House, delays bill that would reform CSA
The House late Wednesday passed its second short-term highway funding patch of the month, extending current highway funding levels until the end of October and effectively shutting down the Senate’s bid for a mad-dash passage of a long-term bill.
July 29, 2015
Business
House set to force Senate’s hand on short-term highway bill
The House has introduced another short-term highway funding patch, and it plans to pass the legislation Wednesday and then leave town, forcing the Senate to forego its attempt to pass a long-term highway bill before the August recess.
July 28, 2015
Business
EPA to hold public hearings on upcoming fuel economy, emissions regs; comment period extended
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation has announced public hearings for Phase II of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles.
July 27, 2015
Business
CSA-reforming highway bill hits roadblock, still could pass Senate this week
Congress is now days away from the latest expiration of U.S. highway funds, and lawmakers must come to an agreement on how to proceed: The Senate’s long-term measure or the House’s short-term measure.
July 27, 2015
Channel 19
‘Operation Truck Stop’ enforcement effort targets off-toll-road traffic in Northern Indiana
Of the recent enforcement blitz in northern Indiana, one trucker asks: Just another way to move more truckers to the Indiana Toll Road?
July 27, 2015
Business
CVSA’s surprise inspection spree put 14 percent out-of-service for brake violations
CVSA checked brakes on 6,337 commercial motor vehicles during its annual unannounced brake check day May 6, the enforcement group announced this week, resulting in a 14.2 percent out-of-service rate overall.
July 24, 2015
Channel 19
Sleep apnea twilight zone in California: The strange trials of Greg Price
Price’s story illustrates that when faced with a bureaucratic mistake, followed quite clearly by bureaucratic insolence, persistence for what is right and correct and true can ultimately win the day.
July 23, 2015
Business
Senate highway bill that would remove CSA scores moves step closer to passage, House hesitant
The six-year DRIVE Act would remove from public view major chunks of FMCSA’s CSA carrier ranking program. It would also map out highway funding for six years. The House, however, has signaled it’s not ready to take up the bill just yet.
July 23, 2015
Business
Comment period open for rule on truck fuel economy, emissions standards
The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation published a proposed rule on the Federal Register on Monday, July 13, for Phase 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles.
July 23, 2015
Business
Fleet again ordered to pay $20k to a driver who was sick, refused to drive
A trucking company has been ordered by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to pay $20,000 in punitive damages and $354 to a driver after suspending the driver for refusing to drive for feeling ill.
July 22, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down Kentucky-based driver following false logs, fatal crash
FMCSA has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order to a Kentucky-based driver after FMCSA determined he falsified his records-of-duty status in the days leading up to a crash that killed six.
July 21, 2015
Business
Senate this week could vote on highway bill that would remove CSA scores from public view
The six-year DRIVE Act would be the first multi-year bill since 2012’s MAP-21, which was just a two-year funding measure. The bill also is packed full of regulatory changes, with some notable stabs by Congress at the CSA carrier-scoring program.
July 21, 2015
Business
ATD: Bill that would exempt gliders from emissions regs likely won’t pass
Debate over the Confederate flag had a bill that would have exempted glider kits from upcoming emissions regs pulled from the House floor.
July 17, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
Rule to require electronic logging devices expected to proceed this month
A federal rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices by truck operators is scheduled to make its next move toward implementation this month, according to a recent report issued by the DOT.
July 17, 2015
Hours of Service
Household goods movers denied requested exemption from 14-hour cap
The groups sought exemption of the 14-hour limit placed on drivers’ on-duty time, saying drivers who are delayed making deliveries at residences could need to drive beyond the 14th hour to move the truck to a secure location for overnight parking.
July 17, 2015
Business
EPA sues Navistar, claims company failed to comply with federal emissions standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed suit against Navistar International Corp. Wednesday, July 15, claiming the truck maker violated the Clean Air Act with engines built and installed in International trucks in 2009 and 2010.
July 16, 2015
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