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Business
Florida carrier shut down by FMCSA ignoring hours, maintenance rules
FMCSA has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order to the Grand Ridge, Fla.-based Kenâs Trucking, a 33-truck fleet that hauls general freight and refrigerated food.
September 18, 2014
Business
More trucking groups call on FMCSA to remove CSA scores from public view
Several more trucking groups have called on DOT head Anthony Foxx to remove carriersâ safety data and Compliance, Safety, Accountability rankings from public view, saying the agency uses data that has âstatistical flawsâ to produce the Safety Measurement System rankings within CSA.
September 18, 2014
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February 19, 2025
Business
DOT: Proposed speed limiter rule coming in Feb., insurance increase next month
A federal regulation upping the amount of liability insurance carriers must have is still slated to be published as a proposed rule next month, while the departmentâs rule to require use of speed limiters on heavy trucks and its Safety Fitness Determination rule are now projected to be published as proposed rules in early 2015.
September 16, 2014
Hours of Service
Household goods movers seeking exemption of federal hours-of-service reqâs
A trade group representing household goods movers has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt its members of the 14-hour cap placed on drivers daily hours-of-service limits.
September 12, 2014
Business
Close scrutiny: Pennsylvania rises up the inspection-intensity ranks
Pennsylvaniaâs enforcement program might be the most mobile in the nation â the No. 2 state for inspection intensity in 2013, the state conducts the large majority of its inspections away from any scale.
September 12, 2014
Business
Close scrutiny: Where are you most likely to be inspected?
That distinction goes to Maryland, followed by Pennsylvania â while both are heavy on inspections, their rate of issuing violations falls below the national average. Find a look at Marylandâs program here.
September 10, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Californiaâs âright to controlâ test vs. the independent contractor
A three-judge panel, citing Californiaâs âright to controlâ test, reversed litigation in Indiana against three class action lawsuits regarding independent contractor status.
September 9, 2014
Business
FMCSA extends remote new entrant audit test, to add auto-fail functionality
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be testing a new automatic failure feature for new entrant audits and will be extending its testing of off-site new entrant audits until December.
September 8, 2014
Business
Can an employer fire or refuse to hire me on account of a sleep apnea diagnosis?
Following the 2008 amendment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must make reasonable accommodations for drivers with sleep apnea, says Truckers for a Cause cofounder and driver Bob Stanton.
September 8, 2014
Channel 19
OOIDAâs new NCRME survey; Benefits of apnea treatment for one operator
Independent owner-operator Joe Bieluckiâs sleep apnea story â results following his preemptive strike of sorts relative to the condition two years ago.
September 8, 2014
Business
How to address sleep apnea risk
On your termsâŚ. And what to expect for treatment if you are diagnosed.
September 5, 2014
Business
Brake inspection blitz happening this week
The annual Brake Safety Week inspection spree is taking place this week, Sept. 7-13. CVSA says more than 30,000 trucks and buses will be inspected.
September 5, 2014
Business
Guilty until proven innocent: Answering key sleep-apnea questions
As new medical certification processes come into play, more drivers are being asked to get sleep apnea testing. Some are asking questions, getting varied answers â and being taken off the road prematurely.
September 4, 2014
Business
Trucking co. owners plead guilty to violating FMCSA shutdown order, creating âchameleon carrierâ
Two former trucking company owners pleaded guilty Aug. 19 to violating shutdown orders issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in a reincarnated carrier scheme conducted in 2012 and 2013.
September 2, 2014
Channel 19
Speed limiters not âworth the hassleâ: More voices on potential mandate
Michael Goodman, among others: âForcing speed limiters will make roads less safe and be another unnecessary cost to the millions of truck owners in the United States.â
August 29, 2014
Parking
Petition circulated on âright to carryâ for driver self-defense
A new âright to carryâ petition is being circulated by SBTCâs James Lamb. Itâs collecting signatures in an attempt to demonstrate that thereâs support for easing many interstate driversâ ability to legally travel with firearms.
August 28, 2014
Business
Final audit of FMCSAâs cross-border program begins as it enters final month
The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has begun its final audit of the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico. Hereâs what itâs looking to find.
August 27, 2014
Channel 19
Will FMCSA âun-ringâ the CSA alarm?
Reader Thomas Little may best have paraphrased the thoughts of many: With CSA, âFMCSA fully intendedâ to âlet the industry do their policing for them. Spoon-feed the detailed data into the marketplace to drive consumer choice of motor carrier ⌠and then stand back and pretend that wasnât how CSA was supposed to be used⌠They wonât be able to unring that bell.â
August 27, 2014
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