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Equipment regulator NHTSA gets new boss following Senate confirmation
NHTSA — a regulatory agency under the Department of Transportation responsible for some trucking-related regulations — has a new head man, coming after nearly a year-long vacancy at the top of the agency.
December 17, 2014
Hours of Service
President signs restart rollback bill: Here’s what the law requires of FMCSA
President Obama Dec. 16 signed into law the appropriations bill that halts enforcement of certain hours of service provisions and requires an FMCSA study of the rules. Here’s a look at how the bill directs FMCSA to conduct the study.
December 16, 2014
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Tennessee eyes weight-distance tax to shore up state road funding
The proposal was made as a measure to boost state revenues for road funding by Paul Bailey, a freshman member of the state Senate and a Republican from Sparta, Tenn.
December 16, 2014
Business
CSA program not ‘meeting the goal’
If you think the FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program has misdirected carriers’ safety focus in a big way, you’ll find a friend in Oregon DOT’s David McKane.
December 16, 2014
Hours of Service
Hours of service changes: FMCSA says changes take effect as soon as Obama signs
Clearing the air on some potential confusion about when procedurally the upcoming suspension of certain hours of service rules will take effect, FMCSA has told Overdrive the stay of enforcement begins as soon as the president signs the bill.
December 15, 2014
Channel 19
Restart: Moving ahead
“Anybody restart hours today, by chance?” Readers react to — and more of what to expect from — the restart change put into effect by Congress this weekend.
December 15, 2014
Hours of Service
34-hour restart rules to be suspended: Congress clears legislation to roll back 2013 provisions
Congress has cleared a bill that puts a stay of enforcement on certain hours of service rules. A bumpy start to the rollback, however, may be in store, given the need for re-training of enforcers and needed updates to e-log software.
December 14, 2014
Business
Top states for hours violations
Oregon ranks No. 1 in hours enforcement. Of the No. 2 state in hours enforcement, Wyoming, says Oregon enforcement, data-sharing is high. Find the top 15 states here.
December 12, 2014
Hours of Service
House clears bill to suspend restart rules, bill moves to Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday, as the House cleared a spending bill that includes language to halt enforcement of some HOS provisions at least until September.
December 12, 2014
Hours of Service
POLL: How often do you use the 34-hour restart?
Since the 2013 changes to the hours of service, the 34-hour restart has been restricted to use only once per week — how often have you utilized it to reset your hours in the period since?
December 11, 2014
Overdrive Radio
More voices on restart rollback; And a moving encounter off I-395 in Connecticut
Audio mailbag No. 2 on the restart as Congress mulls big spending bill; And: driver Scott LeVan’s encounter with Ben, a wounded German Shepherd, brings tears to a grown man’s eyes.
December 11, 2014
Business
App aims to ease Canadian border crossings for truckers, carriers
Truck operators and carriers who carry freight to and from Canada may want to take a look at a new app that bills itself as one that can help make border crossings more efficient.
December 10, 2014
Business
Calif. finalizes some exemptions, compliance alternatives to emissions regulations
CARB has finalized the compliance alternatives and extension amendments it proposed earlier this year, effectively allowing the owner-operators and small fleet owners who qualify some delays in complying with the state’s emissions regulations.
December 10, 2014
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: FMCSA ‘barked up the wrong tree’ with 2013-implemented restart changes
Podcast: In the wake of Congressional efforts to force a stay on the 2013 restart provisions of truckers’ hours of service this week, readers weighed in on their view of the so-called ‘Collins amendment.’
December 10, 2014
Hours of Service
34-hour restart provisions could be suspended, bill strips funding from enforcement
Controversy and disagreement over inclusions in Congress’ omnibus appropriations bill have clouded the bill’s fate, but it’s still expected to clear Congress with the language to halt enforcement of the 34-hour restart provisions.
December 10, 2014
Business
FMCSA takes next step in entry-level driver training rule with ‘negotiated rulemaking’ plan
The agency will formally announce this week a plan to form a “negotiated rulemaking” or “reg neg” committee made up of regulators, carriers, licensing agencies, training organizations, enforcement groups, labor unions, safety groups and others.
December 9, 2014
Business
Oregon: An edge on hours
The state of Oregon is known among owner-operators for more than its scenic mountain passes and rocky coast: Oregon’s weight-distance tax data sharpens its focus on log violations.
December 9, 2014
Business
No-defect Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports no longer have to be filed
A federal rule to eliminate the requirement that drivers submit a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report will go into effect Dec. 18, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced today.
December 9, 2014
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