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Business
OIG report: FMCSAâs data on Mexican carriers invalid due to lack of participants
FMCSAâs work on the program complied with Congressional requirements, the Inspector General report notes, but the program had so few Mexican carrier participants that the data produced is insufficient.
December 29, 2014
Channel 19
The regs: Threading the needle through 2014
Part 2 in this Channel 19 year in review highlights the most-read stories from the blog this year having to do with regulations â and their enforcement. CARB, insurance, CSA, hoursâŚ
December 29, 2014
Voices
Regulators: Santa Inc.âs authority revoked over medical cards, hours violations, more
When we attempted to reach out to Mr. Claus for confirmation of this grave report, his secretary referred us to the FMCSA Register, which showed a Dec. 23 listing for new operating authority granted to Claus LLC.
December 24, 2014
Business
DAT: Insurance increase would impact owner-ops most, increase not justified
An increase in the minimum amount of liability required for trucking companies would adversely affect owner-operators and smaller carriers at a disproportionate rate and may even force them to close shop, according to recent analysis from DAT Solutions.
December 23, 2014
Hours of Service
FMCSA publishes restart rollback notice, says it will publish another when rollback ends
Clearing up some grey area of the language of the appropriations law, FMCSA says it will issue another Federal Register notice when the rules âregain their legal force and effect,â which will come no later than Sept. 30, 2015, and only after the agency has completed a study required by the law.
December 22, 2014
Channel 19
Restart rollback: An origin story
Throughout efforts to battle FMCSAâs recent round of hours of service changes, truckers have been at the forefront with continued calls for rest flexibility.
December 19, 2014
Business
Say goodbye to no-defect inspection reports â FMCSAâs officially eliminated them
FMCSA will publish Thursday, Dec. 18, a Final Rule that will eliminate the requirement that truck drivers keep and submit Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports when no defects have been found. The rule takes effect immediately.
December 17, 2014
Business
Equipment regulator NHTSA gets new boss following Senate confirmation
NHTSA â a regulatory agency under the Department of Transportation responsible for some trucking-related regulations â 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: Hereâs 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. Hereâs a look at how the bill directs FMCSA to conduct the study.
December 16, 2014
Business
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 âmeeting the goalâ
If you think the FMCSAâs Compliance, Safety, Accountability program has misdirected carriersâ safety focus in a big way, youâll find a friend in Oregon DOTâs 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
âAnybody restart hours today, by chance?â Readers react to â and more of what to expect from â 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 â 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 LeVanâs encounter with Ben, a wounded German Shepherd, brings tears to a grown manâs eyes.
December 11, 2014
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