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READER: Mixed feelings on driver training standards
“There probably should be some minimum standards. But as long as the government is setting them, I am not sure there will be meaningful rules that make sense.” –Michael Goodman
February 26, 2015
Business
Accelerated ‘negotiated rulemaking’ on pre-CDL driver training gets under way in Washington
The 26-member Entry Level Driver Training Advisory Committee began proceedings Thursday, Feb. 26 with its first meeting in Arlington, Va., taking on the task to negotiate the terms of a proposed rulemaking for pre-CDL entry-level driver training requirements.
February 26, 2015
Business
Comment period closes tonight for FMCSA’s work to increase carrier insurance minimums
The public comment deadline on a rule that could increase the amount of liability insurance required to be held by carriers ends Feb. 26, and carriers and other industry stakeholders have until midnight 11:59 p.m. Thursday to submit their input.
February 26, 2015
Business
Faster e-log implementation, hair drug tests, speed limiters highlight Trucking Alliance’s 2015 action items
The Trucking Alliance said it plans to push for quicker implementation of an electronic logging device mandate, an increase to the minimum amount of liability insurance that trucking companies must hold and a speed limiter mandate, among other items.
February 25, 2015
Voices
To carry or not to carry: 65 percent of readers say physical med card still key in inspections
As evidenced by February polling here, the physical medical card remained part of more than 6 in 10 readers’ most-recent roadside stops.
February 25, 2015
Business
FMCSA shuts down another small carrier following investigation revealing widespread violations
A small Colorado-based fleet has become the latest to be shut down by federal regulators, following a compliance investigation that revealed disregard for key safety regulations, FMCSA announced this week.
February 20, 2015
Business
FMCSA extends comment period on CSA crash accountability report
The public comment period for the DOT’s study on the feasibility and potential impact of implementing crash weighting or “crash accountability” into CSA rankings has been extended 30 days.
February 18, 2015
Hours of Service
Permanent hours-of-service fix, minimum driver age, highway funding top ATA agenda for 2015
In addition to a more long-term hours-of-service fix, Osiecki says ATA will promote increasing fuel taxes to boost highway funding, building a national freight plan, lowering the legal age to obtain a CDL and dealing with federal emissions standards.
February 18, 2015
Voices
POLL: During your last inspection, were you asked to supply your med card?
With the recent change in rules around drivers’ need to carry paper medical cards after 15 days beyond renewal, what are you seeing on the road?
February 18, 2015
Business
What owner-operators can expect from FMCSA’s Safety Fitness rule
The key difference between the Safety Fitness portion of CSA and the already existing SMS, says FMCSA, will be relativity — or lack thereof. The SFD will score carriers on their individual performance, rather than the percentile rankings produced by the SMS, which compare carriers to their peers.
February 17, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
E-log, speed limiter mandates delayed, DOT says in latest regulatory report
The DOT has pushed back projected publication dates for several major trucking regulations expected this year, according to its monthly rulemakings report. Here are the dates the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to publish each.
February 16, 2015
Parking
Barriers to the next generation of drivers detailed in ATRI’s demographics study
It will be difficult, noted ATRI President Rebecca Brewster, to keep drivers in trucking if “the drivers are forced … to drive during periods of increased risk” due to the nature of the hours of service regulations.
February 14, 2015
Business
Investigators targeted 193 carriers using CSA data in 2014 enforcement blitz
Investigators used driver performance data from the FMCSA’s CSA algorithm to target nearly 200 companies for on-site interventions. Officers also made contact with nearly 20,000 commercial drivers.
February 13, 2015
Business
Hours-of-service frustrations, CSA concerns make their way into Foxx’s highway funding visit to House
In the midst of the highway funding talk, lawmakers took the opportunity to air their concerns to DOT head Anthony Foxx about hours-of-service rules, cross-border trucking, CSA and more.
February 12, 2015
Business
Rule to require stability control systems on trucks reaches OMB
The rule, which came from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is designed to help mitigate rollover and loss-of-control crashes, according to the synopses from NHTSA.
February 11, 2015
Business
Entry-level driver training committee members, first meeting announced
The first meeting of the advisory committee is scheduled for Feb. 26-27 in D.C.; among members is owner-operator Bryan Spoon of North Carolina. NPRM hoped for by end of year.
February 10, 2015
Hours of Service
DOT begins audit of FMCSA’s compliance with 34-hour restart study requirements
The OIG says its objective is to “determine whether FMCSA’s design and implementation of the restart study complies with the requirements of the act.”
February 10, 2015
Business
OOIDA: Small biz regulatory bill good for owner-operators, small fleets
A bill making its way through Congress currently — most recently clearing the U.S. House — is being lauded by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association as a win for owner-operators and other small trucking companies.
February 9, 2015
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