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Losing the golden triangle: More proof shippers (mis)use CSA
A small fleet owner on CSA: “We lost our triangle, and it is incredible how much difference it has made. Many of our old customers … called as soon as we lost the triangle.”
July 29, 2013
Business
Oral arguments set for CSA suit
The suit brought by the Alliance for Safe and Efficient Truck Transportation (ASECTT), filed last year in federal district court in Washington, D.C., will see first oral arguments made Sept. 10.
July 27, 2013
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Business
FMCSA wins case, pilot program with Mexico to continue
The cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico will continue, as a federal court has ruled against both cases filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association against the program.
July 26, 2013
Business
Analysis: Foxx needs to lead, not do more of the same
What should Anthony Foxx’s No. 1 priority be as new Secretary of Transportation? Leading the U.S. to modern transportation infrastructure funding solutions, writes Kevin Jones.
July 26, 2013
Hours of Service
Chart shows just how long a 34-hour restart actually takes
An interactive infographic posted by the Journal of Commerce shows how a “34-hour” restart can become much more than 34 hours.
July 26, 2013
Business
Safety board recommends trucks be connected to avoid crashes
NTSB has made recommendations to other DOT agencies in response to a truck and school bus crash. One of them is that all vehicles on the road be connected via wireless technology.
July 26, 2013
Business
Massachusetts carrier to appeal refusal-to-drive case
A former employee of a Massachusetts carrier ordered to pay a fired driver $131,533 says that now-defunct company is appealing a federal agency’s conclusion that the dismissal was a wrongful firing.
July 26, 2013
Business
Carrier ordered to pay back wages, rehire driver fired for refusing to drive over hours
A federal agency has ordered a Massachusetts carrier pay a driver $131,533 after firing him for refusing to drive after reaching the federal limit on hours.
July 25, 2013
Electronic Logging Devices
E-logs, driver database, vehicle reports on FMCSA’s agenda
An rule mandating use of electronic logs is still slated to be proposed in November, the DOT said this week. It also expects to publish the drug and alcohol clearinghouse rule later this year.
July 24, 2013
Business
Pilot program expands, some Mexican carriers issued out-of-service orders
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program is about to get a 13th participant. Some participant trucks and drivers have been orders OOS recently.
July 24, 2013
Voices
Weighing in on the hours changes
Reader response to the hours changes that went into effect July 1 show operational limitations, with implications for revenue.
July 23, 2013
Channel 19
Looking for flexibility in the hours revision’s on-duty definitions change
Observers and readers note the gray area in the change, where logging extended downtime waiting at shippers/receivers off-duty could be more easily interpreted as legal under news rules and off-duty regs guidance.
July 23, 2013
Business
Agency clears phones, GPS systems for use as bypass transponders
Smartphones, tablets, global positioning system navigation units and onboard telematics devices have all been cleared by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for use as transponders in commercial trucks
July 23, 2013
Business
House bill would increase trucking insurance minimum by millions
A bill referred to the House’s transportation committee last week would raise the minimum insurance required by trucking companies from $750,000 to $4,422,000.
July 23, 2013
Business
Severity weights, out-of-service protocol for new hours rules
States are likely to treat rest-break violations differently, some requiring the offending driver to sit for the break, but it should not be marked as an official out-of-service violation, says CVSA.
July 22, 2013
Business
Broker organization sues over hike in bond requirement
AIPBA alleges FMCSA violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, given the agency did not conduct rulemaking to raise the minimum required broker bond from $10K to $75K, slated to go into effect October 1.
July 19, 2013
Overdrive Extra
AP: Gotcha! Traffic cams’ massive data piles create privacy issues
Truckers by now have become familiar with the increasingly detailed electronic trail they create. Certainly any driver who’s been through the log book wringer by an ambulance chaser following a wreck knows all the time stamps out there. Pro drivers are also more aware of traffic cameras than most four-wheelers, though many motorists are doing […]
July 18, 2013
Business
Connecticut truckers welcome owner-operator law
A new Connecticut law dealing with independent contractor status is being embraced by owner-operator advocates.
July 17, 2013
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