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Drug, alcohol violations grow as users added to federal database
If the total drug and alcohol violations in this year's first quarter continue at the same pace, the year's total will grow by 5% over 2020's nearly 56,000 violations. However, that trend isn't surprising, given the growth in clearinghouse users.
June 28, 2021
Regulations
Drug and alcohol violations in 2021 outpacing 2020 numbers through first quarter
FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has been in effect since January 2020. If the number of violations in 2021 keeps up at its pace through the first three months, there will be considerably more violations this year than in 2020.
June 24, 2021
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Regulations
Trucking exempt from AB 5 until Supreme Court weighs in
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals leaves in place the injunction exempting trucking from California's AB 5 law while the case plays out with the Supreme Court. Also: Hirschbach acquires 300-truck fleet; Trucker Tools acquired.
June 23, 2021
Trucking Law
You failed your DOT physical. Now what?
The medical review process isn’t always clear-cut, and some examiners don't stay current with official guidelines, so there can be cases where a failed driver should seek a second opinion.
June 23, 2021
Business
In another AB 5 setback for trucking, court denies request for rehearing
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied a petition from the California Trucking Association to rehear its case on the application of the AB 5 law and its ABC test to trucking. The law effectively bans the leased owner-operator model in Calif.
June 21, 2021
Regulations
Insurance hike, parking relief not in Senate highway bill
The bill, which passed the committee level Wednesday, includes requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, an apprenticeship pilot program for under-21 truckers; stronger underride guards and more.
June 17, 2021
Business
More guilty pleas in staged-accident scheme | FMCSA boss examining pandemic supply chain disruption
Two more people pleaded guilty in the widespread staged-accident scheme in New Orleans. Also: FMCSA's Meera Joshi looks into America's broken supply chain; Canadian ELD mandate update; more.
June 17, 2021
Regulations
DOT outlines near-term regulatory priorities
The DOT's portion of the Biden administration's Unified Agenda includes automatic emergency braking on trucks, revisions to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and more. Also: Bestpass adds Alabama tolls; Old Dominion's new patriotic rig.
June 15, 2021
Regulations
Mexican trucker barred from operating in U.S. following fatal crash, DUI charges
A fatal crash May 19 and subsequent failed field sobriety tests led to an FMCSA shutdown order. Also: Recalls issued for certain Volvo, Mack, Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks; ArDOT looks to ease congestion on I-55 Miss. River bridge; Spot market update.
June 14, 2021
Overdrive Radio
What's the congressional endgame on parking, under-21 drivers, more?...
With the House's detailed approach to trucking-related legislative items in its draft highway bill, the viewpoint in this Overdrive Radio podcast from TCA's Dave Heller well grounds the bill in what's possible, given political realities.
June 11, 2021
Business
Liability insurance hike left in House's highway funding bill
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted Wednesday to leave a provision in the bill that would increase carriers' minimum required liability insurance to $2 million. A raft of other trucking-related provisions remain as well.
June 10, 2021
Regulations
Fleet owner ordered to pay $632k for falsifying FMCSA documents
The former fleet owner was sentenced for using someone else's ID to falsify FMCSA docs to hide his affiliation with a carrier under an out-of-service order. Also: Mack adds automated manual transmission to TerraPro concrete pumpers; Great Dane van recall.
June 9, 2021
Equipment
Truck-only miles tax passes Conn.'s legislature, amid road-funds debate
Though much of trucking continues to favor the fuel tax as the most efficient route toward better highway funding, Connecticut is pushing the envelope on a miles tax with a scaled 2.5-17.5-cent/mile levy on heavy trucks only.
June 9, 2021
Regulations
DataQs: Are truckers mere 'victims' of the inspection, crash review process?
A big sticking point for carriers when it comes to FMCSA's DataQs system has always been the perception, often enough a reality, that the review process is biased against them. Two perspectives here point the way toward potential reform.
June 8, 2021
Business
Truck-involved traffic fatalities fell in 2020
NHTSA's preliminary crash data chart a 7% increase in fatalities in 2020, despite a 2% decrease in truck-involved fatalities. Also: Certain fuel haulers get HOS relief extended; I-40 bridge closure timeline update; Navistar hit with cyberattack; more.
June 8, 2021
Regulations
House $547 billion highway bill draws mixed trucking reaction
The bill includes $1 billion boost to truck parking but calls for an insurance coverage hike, personal conveyance changes, screening for sleep apnea and taking CSA scores public. Trucking groups' initial reactions were mixed.
June 4, 2021
Regulations
Group seeks regulatory relief for livestock, meat haulers after cyberattack on meat processor
A cyberattack on the world's largest meat processor, JBS, prompted a beef producer group to ask the DOT for hours relief for livestock/meat haulers. Also: Transflo's new subscription pricing model; spot market update; an ask for flashing brake lights.
June 3, 2021
Regulations
California Trucking Association asks for rehearing on recent AB 5 ruling
A three-judge panel from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April that trucking is not exempt from the law that effectively bans leased owner-operators.
May 28, 2021
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Court pauses DOT rule seeking to push 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers out of commercial work
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