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Hours of Service
House rep calls hours rule ‘flawed regulatory process’
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) signaled in a statement this week he intends to gather congressional support for intervening in the regulatory process over the latest hours rule change.
September 18, 2013
Business
House’s transportation committee to consider trucking sleep apnea bill
A House committee will consider this week legislation that would require FMCSA to — if it were to take any action — pursue a sleep disorder screening rule rather than guidance.
September 18, 2013
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Electronic Logging Devices
E-log mandate on track as agency tries to tackle driver coercion
A proposed rule mandating the use of electronic onboard recorders is still on track for November publication, while the agency is taking steps to mitigate driver coercion.
September 17, 2013
Channel 19
Guess who CARB’s biggest tipsters are…
According to the L.A. Times, the California Air Resources Board is getting the most help in enforcing its powertrain emissions regs from, well, truckers themselves.
September 17, 2013
Voices
Wanted: Smarter, simpler, more streamlined trucking regulations
This op-ed by Colorado trucking association head Greg Fulton argues for “eliminat[ing] any unnecessary or outdated regulations. At the same time, we need to streamline the existing ones.”
September 15, 2013
Business
Bill would require agency to pursue sleep apnea regulation over guidance
Legislation introduced into the House this week would force FMCSA to develop a formal regulation rather than guidance if it were to pursue any action on sleep disorder screening.
September 12, 2013
Business
Hours of service, brakes big players in Roadcheck inspection blitz violations
Of the 71,630 drivers inspected in this year’s Roadcheck 2013 inspection blitz, 4.3 were placed out of service, with half of the out-of-service orders stemming from hours of service violations, said CVSA.
September 12, 2013
Business
FMCSA to change transfer of operating authority process
On Oct. 22, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will discontinue processing applications for transfers of operating authority and the associated $300 fee.
September 11, 2013
Business
NJ governor vetoes owner-operator bill
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has used his strongest veto power against legislation that would have barred owner-operators from the drayage and parcel delivery service.
September 11, 2013
Hours of Service
ATRI seeking driver feedback on impacts of new hours rule
The American Transportation Research Institute wants to hear from drivers as to how the hours of service rule has impacted their quality of life, miles and pay.
September 10, 2013
Business
FMCSA says it’s researching crash weighting in CSA scores
FMCSA is studying the feasibility of incorporating crash accountability into Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores and plans to release its Crash Weighting Research Plan sometime this year, the agency says.
September 10, 2013
Voices
Readers split on government, industry solutions to detention
Though all recognize the problem, grown ever more onerous with further restrictions on drivers’ hours with the new rules. Here, find a round-up of views and some examples of detention success.
September 6, 2013
Business
Annual brake inspection blitz begins Sept. 8
Inspectors will conduct more than 30,000 brake inspections across North America during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week Sept. 8-14.
September 5, 2013
Business
Agency trying out remote safety audit program for new carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has started testing a new way to perform safety audits on new entrant carriers in an attempt to better focus resources on what it deems high-risk carriers.
September 5, 2013
Voices
Driver shortage: Veteran operators’ views on who’s filling it
In the final installment of this series, longtime drivers Kenny Frye, Jim Hoskins, John Minders and Mike Hogan offer views on the quality of professional entering the industry today.
September 4, 2013
Channel 19
Too little too late? New grants for CARB upgrades
News of new grant funding available for truck DPF retrofits and truck replacements for California-based owner-operators shows limitations of California’s grant programs.
September 3, 2013
Hours of Service
House letter questions hours of service implementation
House members in a letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx say the implementation of the hours of service rule was “counter to common sense.”
September 3, 2013
Business
Tale of two CA ports in recent protest actions
Los Angeles port truckers picketed an area trucking company Aug. 27, while the previous week, Oakland port independents ended protests after leadership agreed to reach out on their behalf.
August 30, 2013
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