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Hours of Service
Group asks DOT to push back hours of service date
In a letter sent to FMCSA last week, ATA asked the agency to reschedule the date that the new hours of service rule goes into effect.
January 29, 2013
Business
LaHood bowing out as Transportation Secretary
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced he will not be staying in his cabinet position for the second term of President Barack Obama.
January 29, 2013
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Business
Hours of service, CSA top targets for House transportation committee
The transportation committee in the U.S. House said it intends to target hours of service rules, CSA and state tolls in the upcoming term.
January 25, 2013
Business
More states working on APU weight exemptions
On Jan. 23, Missouri and New Hampshire legislatures held hearings on bills that would allow the auxiliary power unit weight exemption permitted on trucks to be increased.
January 24, 2013
Business
California group continues court battle over emissions regs
The California Construction Trucking Association has appealed a December 2012 ruling that CCTA says was a non-decision in its nearly two-year-long case with CARBâs truck regulations.
January 23, 2013
Parking
Minnesota to use cameras at truck stops, rest areas to help truckers find parking
The Minnesota DOT announced a testing program at a rest area in which cameras in the parking lot will find and notify truckers of available parking.
January 23, 2013
Voices
Changing trucking for the better
Overdrive columnist Kevin Rutherfordâs suggestion that owner-operators build personal tribes to share information and advocate for positive industry change drew praise, commentary.
January 22, 2013
Business
CSA audit begins as data quality comes into question
The DOT Inspector General wants to gauge whether FMCSA has in place adequate measures to make sure that the quality of data being used to evaluate carriers is sufficient.
January 17, 2013
Business
Supreme Court will hear ATA case against Port of Los Angeles
ATAâs lawsuit against the Port of Los Angelesâ and its 2008 requirements of carriers in regards to using only company drivers and not independent contractors is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 17, 2013
Business
Dept. of Energy asks for exemption from DOTâs hours rule
The U.S. Department of Energy has asked that its hazmat drivers be exempted from the hours-of-service 30-minute rest break provision.
January 17, 2013
Business
SoCal port drivers become first in decades to reach bargaining agreement
Toll Group drivers serving Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have become the first truckers to reach a collective bargaining agreement in decades.
January 17, 2013
Voices
Readers: More gun restriction wonât help
Nine out of ten Overdrive readers either favor the status quo on official gun control or call for fewer restrictions on ownership.
January 16, 2013
Channel 19
The smell of an EOBR by any other name
If youâre an EOBR mandate supporter, is âelectronic logging deviceâ or âelectronic logâ any sweeter? Public debate over the mandate suggests, well, roses.
January 15, 2013
Regulations
FMCSA opens enforcement toolkit for carriers
New materials from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration purport to help motor carriers manage safety issues in the prism of CSA.
January 11, 2013
Business
Illinois OKs temp licenses for illegal immigrants
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn soon is expected to sign legislation that will allow residents to apply for driverâs licenses, regardless of immigration status.
January 11, 2013
Parking
More parking now, please; alternatives to âsailboat fuelâ
A reader follows up on our parking-push coverage from September 2012, and several offer preferred slang options for that lightest of loads â nothing.
January 11, 2013
Business
Unified Carrier Registration enforcement starts Feb. 1
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has recommended 2013 roadside enforcement of the Unified Carrier Registration to begin Feb. 1.
January 11, 2013
Business
California issues reefer compliance guide
Californiaâs Air Resources Board has created a new webpage to offer drivers and fleets guidance on determining the compliance of refrigerated units.
January 8, 2013
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