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Hours recap: New regs bringing old practice to the fore?; OK tornado intel
More and more under new hours rules, drivers and owner-operators are expecting a turn away from the restart and back to the recap. You? Also: A brief update on OK tornado relief expectations.
May 21, 2013
Voices
Hours restart looming July 1
Could the July 1 hours changes be much ado about nothing? Many Overdrive readers say so — but for some drivers with little control over weekly scheduling routinely maximizing driving hours, the change may bust the bottom line.
May 19, 2013
Business
Nominee for DOT head set for Senate committee hearing
The Senate’s Committee on Commerce will be questioning Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Wednesday, May 22, as part of the preliminary stages of the required Senate confirmation
May 17, 2013
Business
Mexican bus carrier ordered to cease U.S. operation
Still in the midst of its “Quick Strike” operation started last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Mexican-based bus company Autobuses Zacatecanos to cease all operations in the U.S.
May 15, 2013
Parking
National truck-parking driver survey launched
Here find out how to take the survey, created by Hope Rivenburg in part in concert with driver advocates Allen and Donna Smith of Truth About Trucking and aimed at educating the DOT on parking needs.
May 15, 2013
Business
Agency proposes eliminating zero-defect vehicle reports
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hopes to stop requiring that the industry submit and retain driver vehicle inspection reports when zero defects are indicated.
May 14, 2013
Business
FMCSA proposes rule to immediately transmit medical exam results to state licensing agencies
As an addition to its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners rule, FMCSA is proposing paperwork changes and more direct transmission procedures.
May 10, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!
FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Often lacking robust back-office resources to deal with interventions, small carriers can be considered most vulnerable.
May 10, 2013
Business
Congress proposes both freezing, expanding truck size and weight limits
While the Department of Transportation has scheduled its first truck size and weight outreach session May 29, Congress has reintroduced opposing legislation — one bill would freeze the limits, another would expand them.
May 9, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: Wreck frequency varies widely by state
Where is a collision with a heavy-duty truck most likely to happen? That dubious distinction goes to New Jersey. Find full state rankings in this first installment in our May 2013 Part 3 CSA’s Data Trail coverage.
May 8, 2013
Business
Court hears new case against pilot program with Mexico
Just 18 days after ruling to uphold the program, a federal court heard new arguments May 6 against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.
May 8, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: CSA’s crash flaw
Independent owner-operators have the lowest rate of truck-involved crashes but are far more likely to be put out of service than drivers for carriers with 500 or more trucks, which have a higher crash rate.
May 6, 2013
Regulations
Crashes and interventions: Blitzkrieg probes coming to trucking
The FMCSA’s quick-strike sweep through “high-risk” passenger carriers, say officials, will be hitting our industry sooner rather than later. Knowing the agency’s definition of a high-risk carrier is your first step in avoiding involuntary shutdown.
May 3, 2013
Business
New Mexico recognized for its Smart Roadside Inspection tech
The recognition from the Ash Center at the Harvard Kennedy School was awarded as part of the center’s “Top 25 Innovations in Government” program.
May 3, 2013
Business
Agency taking comment on latest Mexican carrier applicant
FMCSA has requested comment on the application of the latest — and largest so far — carrier to pass the agency’s pre-screening.
May 2, 2013
Voices
Views: Fair-labor exemption petition, truck driver as DOT secretary
Owner-operator Joe Ammons launches his petition to the DOT secretary to disallow the trucking exemption from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
May 1, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap
FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the system’s effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.
May 1, 2013
Business
Delving into CSA data shows enforcement irregularities
Overdrive is excited to launch the expanded CSA’s Data Trail website, which is dedicated to empowering trucking professionals with data and analysis of how CSA affects their businesses.
May 1, 2013
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