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Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA survey results: Carrier harassment minimal with e-logs, drivers report slightly higher harassment rate
Truck operators who use electronic logging devices instead of paper logs are more likely to experience harassment from their carriers in the form of interrupted off-duty time, according to a Nov. 13-released report.
November 13, 2014
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Legal delays as CARB rules ‘go hard-fast’
As lawsuits against the California Air Resources Board hit the same technical “buzzsaw” and get delayed and delayed, notes Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA, deadlines for rules compliance come and go.
November 13, 2014
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Business
FMCSA to press states on CDL program compliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking approval for an information collection request in which it plans to question states on their progress of complying with Congressionally required upkeep of CDL-issuing agencies.
November 12, 2014
Business
Former FMCSA head details status of e-log mandate, speed limiters, Safety Fitness
Former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Annette Sandberg offered her take on the timeline for upcoming trucking rulemakings — mandates for speed limiters and electronic logging devices, establishing the drug and alcohol clearinghouse, implementing entry-level driver training requirements and more — last week.
November 11, 2014
Channel 19
BigRoad follows through on e-log with engine connection
The NASTC show was among its first public debuts, as BigRoad emphasized the company’s been focusing on keeping up with demand from the fleets and operators among current app users, with around 800 units shipped so far.
November 10, 2014
Business
OOIDA lawsuit against Calif. emissions regs dismissed over technicality, OOIDA to appeal
OOIDA’s 2013 lawsuit again CARB over its stringent emissions regulations has been dismissed by a federal judge. OOIDA says it will appeal the decision and “see it through.”
November 10, 2014
Business
Sleep apnea and conditional medical certification being fought on new fronts
In an attempt to solve the problem of medical examiners’ willingness to issue short-term conditional certifications — if any certification at all — pending results of a sleep study, NASTC has started offering both member and non-member carriers and drivers a sleep apnea screening and testing program that puts the process in the driver’s hands.
November 7, 2014
Business
Don’t mess with Texas: Focusing on the truck and not the trucker to roll back crashes
Only two of the states with the biggest truck-involved fatality-crash problems show a percentage of maintenance violations above the 2013 national average of 72.6 percent – Virginia and Texas.
November 6, 2014
Business
Attitude the key to roadside inspections, says CVSA head, who pushes inspections’ effectiveness
Clean roadside inspections and overall safety success depend on good company culture, says CVSA head Stephen Keppler. The average amount of downtime for a truck placed out of service in a roadside inspection is 8.5 hours, Keppler said, which can have a “significant impact” on a trucking business.
November 6, 2014
Business
FMCSA to survey new CDL holders for long-awaited driver training rule
The agency announced this week its intentions to survey recently licensed truck operators as part of the data gathering process in producing an entry level driver training rule.
November 6, 2014
Business
Don’t mess with Texas: No. 1 for maintenance violations
If you’re running through the Lone Star State, don’t skimp on pre-trip inspections. No other state issues a higher percentage of maintenance violations.
November 5, 2014
Business
Liability insurance increase for carriers could see delay, may never come, ATA says
Owner-operator concerns over regulators’ seemingly quick work to produce a rule to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance trucking companies must have could be much ado about nothing, says ATA’s chief of advocacy.
November 5, 2014
Business
White House clears FMCSA request for comment on potential insurance increase rule
The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is intended to seek trucking industry input before FMCSA potentially produces a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Final Rule.
November 4, 2014
Business
Will a Republican takeover of Congress affect trucking?
Will a Republican-controlled Congress affect the trucking industry? More specifically, will a Republican takeover of the Senate benefit the trucking industry?
November 3, 2014
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: Liability insurance, sleeper berth flexibility
The first in a series of Voices podcasts airing editorial comment on a variety of issues, here stemming from discussion of both sleeper berth period flexibility and FMCSA’s planned liability insurance hike in D.C. Call 530-208-6423 at any time to record a message.
October 31, 2014
Voices
New guidance on Ebola-contaminated waste transport
A new Federal Register notice issues advisory on how the hazmat transport regs apply, and readers continue to show favor for further measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
October 30, 2014
Electronic Logging Devices
Logging device mandate: FMCSA to build registry of approved devices
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has started the process of registering FMCSA-approved electronic logging devices in preparation for the upcoming ELD mandate, which likely will begin sometime in 2017.
October 30, 2014
Business
Heads up: Deadline for compliance with CARB reefer emissions regs coming Oct. 31
Motor carriers running 2007 year-model reefer units in California must purchase a diesel particulate filter for their reefer engines by Friday, Oct. 31, to be in compliance with the states reefer emissions regs.
October 29, 2014
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