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Regulations
Speed limiter notice published, opening 30-day comment period
The advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking does not propose any regulatory changes, but rather seeks to answer questions related to speed limiters and electronic engine control units to help FMCSA in creating the new rulemaking.
May 3, 2022
Equipment
Diesel prices continue to batter profitability, soaring to new record highs
Fuel prices blew past the last record high in mid-March to well above $5/gal. in the most recent week. Also: Get Roadcheck-ready when it comes to securement regulations with new online training resources.
May 3, 2022
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Regulations
POLL: Should FMCSA be pursuing a speed-limiter mandate?
With FMCSA signaling intent to pursue a mandate for motor carrier use of existing speed-limiting capability in electronically-controlled trucks, weigh in via this poll on your view of the notion of a limiter-use mandate and possible speed settings.
May 3, 2022
Regulations
OOIDA decries FMCSA's revival of speed limiter mandate
The group has long been opposed to speed limiters on trucks, citing increased congestion and decreased safety if limiters are mandated in all trucks. Also: Another sentencing, guilty plea announced in staged-accident scheme; new Love's in Minnesota.
April 29, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA updating household goods regs with new recommendations
The agency received recommendations from the Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group and is incorporating a number of those recommendations into HHG regs. Also: Overdrive Radio named 'Best Podcast'; Driver honored for on-highway rescue.
April 28, 2022
Channel 19
'Personal conveyance' in the hours of service: Owner-ops say no to time/distance limits
The majority of respondents to Overdrive's recent poll querying readers about CVSA's idea to officially limit drivers' personal conveyance use of their equipment rejected the notion. Plenty, however, agreed enforcement variability runs rampant.
April 28, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA again plans to explore speed limiters for heavy-duty trucks
The agency issued a notice of intent to proceed with a rulemaking that would require the use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.
April 28, 2022
Business
A spot market volume boost, owner survey shows optimism | Operator shut down by FMCSA after crash
Recent survey results from owner-operators show optimism about growth in volume and rates this year, despite rising costs. Also: A Pennsylvania-based propane hauler was shut down after post-crash testing revealed high blood alcohol content.
April 27, 2022
Overdrive Extra
How would overtime pay affect trucking safety?
Eliminating the FLSA exemption to deliver overtime pay to drivers would impact safety, but would the impact be positive or negative? Researchers have identified several factors that could shape the outcome.
April 25, 2022
Overdrive Extra
Overtime pay for employee drivers: Market benefits and drawbacks
Part 1 in this two-part series by three supply chain researchers features a review of how requiring motor carriers to pay overtime to over-the-road employee drivers could impact the trucking business. Part 2 follows with safety effects analysis.
April 25, 2022
Regulations
Texas border delays cost U.S. an estimated $9 billion, owner-ops canceled loads | Border vax mandates extend
The Perryman Group estimated delays at the U.S.-Mexico border with increased inspections cost the U.S. billions; one owner-op's experience. Also: Homeland Security extends border vax mandate for non-U.S. travelers; Carrier Transicold's dealer award.
April 25, 2022
Regulations
Michigan weight restrictions removed up to Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Transportation has rolled back its spring weight restrictions from the state's southern border north to the Upper Peninsula. Also: Two new Love's in South Carolina, Washington; latest Highway Angel.
April 22, 2022
Regulations
Achates near-zero-emissions opposed-piston diesel may get axed by cylinder deactivation, electric powertrains
Big investments for all-electric, fuel cell and bolt-on solutions for cutting emissions on existing four-stroke platforms has Achates pushing harder to make their ultra clean, record-setting 10.6-liter diesel an attractive choice for production.
April 20, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA responds to under-21 apprenticeship program concerns | Georgia guv suspends HOS
The agency is moving forward with its Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. Also: Hours regs suspended in Georgia; used truck sales, prices increased in March; driver named Highway Angel for helping prevent suicide; Pilot offering coffee deal.
April 19, 2022
Regulations
Legislation looks to guarantee overtime pay for company drivers
Bill HR 7517 would remove the fair-labor exemption codified nearly a century ago and applied to many over-the-road employee drivers thereafter. Removal would guarantee time-and-a-half pay after 40 weekly hours worked for employee drivers.
April 18, 2022
Regulations
Proper wheel end play the difference in bearing life and loose wheels
Pre-adjusted wheel end systems are intended to be locked down and secured based on the tolerance stack ups of components inside the system.
February 18, 2020
Regulations
Two diesel shops plead guilty to emissions tampering charges
According to a Colorado U.S. attorney, two diesel shops pleaded guilty to charges related to disabling on-board emissions diagnostics systems. Also: New Love's opens in New York; driver named Highway Angel for helping at crash scene.
April 15, 2022
Overdrive Radio
Meet your regulator -- FMCSA chief Robin Hutcheson -- and post-PIB biz talk, part 2
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, track back through a half-hour session with reporters the FMCSA chief held at MATS, touching on trucking pride, regulatory change, and much more; also: Part 2 of our post-Partners in Business best practices roundtable.
April 15, 2022
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