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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
Business
Data on cross-border program insufficient, FMCSA committee says; Mex carriers continue operation
An FMCSA advisory committee approved a report critical of the U.S.-Mexico cross-border pilot program, notably the program’s lack of inspection data and participation. Mexican carriers in the program now have full authority to operate in the U.S.
October 29, 2014
Overdrive Radio
MCSAC to get new chairman — and a little CSA deja vu
Ever wonder what FMCSA’s current administrator sounds like? Hear him reveal the incoming MCSAC advisory committee chair here. Also: No wonder trucking went to Congress over CSA, and more from D.C….
October 28, 2014
Business
Division on liability insurance hike in the spotlight at regulatory meeting
An FMCSA advisory committee discussion offered insight into how the agency will proceed with its rulemaking to increase liability insurance minimums and the potential consequences facing small business truckers if and when an increase occurs.
October 28, 2014
Business
Committee recommends doc questionnaire on prescription pain meds
Industry representatives worried that the questionnaire would put yet another stumbling block in the driver medical certification process; doctors argued it would help document their determination of whether a driver is fit to receive a medical card.
October 28, 2014
Business
Cross-border haulers can now streamline Mexico border crossings
A recent agreement between the U.S. and Mexico will allow carriers who carry freight to and from Mexico to become certified and therefore undergo fewer cargo exams and enjoy faster validation when crossing the border.
October 27, 2014
Business
FMCSA: Hearing-impaired drivers who can’t speak OK to hold CDL
Truckers who are hearing impaired and can communicate English — but don’t speak it — are not barred from having a CDL, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said this month.
October 27, 2014
Hours of Service
FMCSA planning to launch split-sleeper flexibility study
The common refrain that the hours rules need to better encourage drivers to “drive when rested and sleep when tired” to be tested by the FMCSA.
October 27, 2014
Business
CARB: Enforcement coming on rule to require use of certain tires, aero devices
California’s Air Resources Board issued regulatory guidance this week saying the state is cleared to enforce elements of its emissions regulations that require truck and trailer owners to install aerodynamic add-on devices and use certain tires.
October 24, 2014
Business
NTSB says FMCSA oversight, hands-free phone usage to blame for violent 2013 crash (with video)
FMCSA should restrict the hands-free use of portable electronics and lapsed in its oversight of a problematic carrier, according to a recent report by NTSB, who says both factors contributed to a May 2013 truck/train crash that caused a train derailment that led to an explosion.
October 23, 2014
Business
Insurance increase rule, speed limiter rule running behind FMCSA’s projected schedule
File this under “no news can sometimes be news” — Two trucking-related federal rules in the works have missed projected schedules for their advancement through the rulemaking process.
October 22, 2014
Business
Heads up: Operation Safe Driver to boost traffic enforcement this week
During the week of October 19-25, enforcement agencies across North America will conduct heightened traffic safety enforcement aimed at unsafe behavior of drivers of both cars and commercial motor vehicles.
October 22, 2014
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