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Business
FMCSA says federal law trumps Alabama’s coil securement rules
Steel coil haulers can now bring coils to and from Alabama without additional certification above what’s required by federal law.
March 6, 2013
Voices
Truck GPS units aren’t the problem in NYC
New Jersey resident William Smith weighs in on the need for more accurate clearance signs in NYC and calls for operators to join him in pressing Congress.
March 5, 2013
Channel 19
Driver shortage: An economist and a recruiter ’round the bar
Owner-operator Jeff Clark, blogging as part of Freightliner’s new Team Run Smart initiative, breaks down the driver shortage issue in a crafty way: “An economist and a driver recruiter walk into a bar” and…
March 2, 2013
Business
MCSAC Committee gets new chair, members
Stephen C. Owings of Road Safe America will be the committee’s chair — new and returning members include representations from OOIDA, Schneider National and other carriers, and law enforcement.
March 1, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Safety advocates’ pathetic shell game
There are enough studies to prove just about anything in this arena, but the vast majority of studies, as well as federal data, bear out ATA’s assertion.
February 28, 2013
Channel 19
Audit your drug/alcohol testing consortium
Video interview with regulatory consultant Richard Wilson highlights the need to double-check and pre-audit your drug and alcohol testing consortium for compliance with regulations — if you don’t, it could come back to haunt you.
February 28, 2013
Business
Fuel tax less costly than mpg standards, says MIT
A study from MIT released last week says that higher federal gasoline taxes would be less costly to the public and do more to curb fuel use — thus, reduce emissions more — than mpg and efficiency standards instituted in 2012.
February 28, 2013
Hours of Service
FMCSA denies request for pushing back hours compliance
Per a letter from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week to the American Trucking Associations, there will be no delay in hours of service implementation, as requested by ATA in January.
February 27, 2013
Business
Broker bond increase challenge gets new backer
The National Association for Minority Truckers has joined the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents in calling for legislative repeal of increased surety requirements for brokers and freight forwarders.
February 26, 2013
Business
Load securement: Minding your CSA score
How cargo securement impacts Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores and what carriers and drivers can do to keep from getting dinged for load securement violations.
February 25, 2013
Business
Washington state bill would bar owner-operators from port
Washington House members are considering bills to requiring Port of Seattle to bar owner-operators and altering the state’s definition of independent contractors.
February 22, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Taking charge of your own EOBR data
Fleets already pay for MVR reports, why wouldn’t they pay to know drivers’ records for performance and profitability?
February 21, 2013
Business
Tenth Mexican carrier gets U.S. operating authority
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a tenth Mexican carrier authority while it awaits a court’s decision regarding the cross-border trucking pilot program.
February 21, 2013
Business
DOT shuts down operator after multiple violations
California trucker Nebyou Brook has been ordered by FMCSA to cease operation after he was found in “egregious” violation of safety and traffic laws while operating a truck.
February 20, 2013
Voices
Operators losing business because of CSA
Data quality and negative business impact stood out as key operator concerns as readers responded to early-2013 CSA reporting.
February 19, 2013
Business
Who’s keeping score: Carrier use of driver-ranking tools
The final installment in our investigation of third-party driver-scorecard services details carrier practices using the tools to rank current and/or prospective drivers in the perspective of CSA.
February 15, 2013
Business
Report: Car drivers at fault in nearly 80 percent of car-truck crashes
In trying to push FMCSA to act on crash accountability and CSA scoring, ATA says that studies show most accidents involving trucks are not the fault of the driver or carrier.
February 14, 2013
Voices
More hours flexibility would improve safety
Drivers, responding to an FMCSA study that some interpreted as backing up what they have been saying for years, showed unity around the call for more berth-use flexibility to improve safety,
February 14, 2013
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