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Business
Oral arguments set for CSA suit
The suit brought by the Alliance for Safe and Efficient Truck Transportation (ASECTT), filed last year in federal district court in Washington, D.C., will see first oral arguments made Sept. 10.
July 27, 2013
inspection
Overdrive Extra
Hours of service option: Earning flexibility
Gold Card status would bring freedom from hours of service regs on the assumption that this is an experienced, safe, mature driver who knows to drive when rested and rest when tired.
July 25, 2013
Jeff Clark, 54, has been driving 25 years. He’s leased to Paper Transport of Green Bay, Wis.
Voices
Weighing in on the hours changes
Reader response to the hours changes that went into effect July 1 show operational limitations, with implications for revenue.
July 23, 2013
This poll was conducted at OverdriveOnline.com over the third week following the hours of service revision’s effective enforcement date of July 1.
Business
Wash hands, prevent crashes
I have it on good authority the FMCSA will be unveiling their ā€œWe are the Borgā€ campaign sometime next year. It will require drivers to look directly into an inward-facing dashcam every 30 seconds and moo.
July 22, 2013
Cattle Crossing Road Sign
Business
Broker organization sues over hike in bond requirement
AIPBA alleges FMCSA violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, given the agency did not conduct rulemaking to raise the minimum required broker bond from $10K to $75K, slated to go into effect October 1.
July 19, 2013
Overdrive reporting on efforts to raise the broker minimum surety requirements in June 2012. Read that story here.
Business
Hours changes premium: $300 down, more to comeā€¦
Wendy details losses incurred directly as a result of the new hours of service changes: ā€œAs of the 10th, weā€™ve lost approximately $300 due directly to the new laws.ā€
July 15, 2013
Gubmint control
Business
Modern, no-emissions diesel engines gain market penetration
According to a report released this week from the Diesel Technology Forum, about 28 percent of trucks registered in the U.S. employ 2007 or later emissions mitigation technology and output almost no particulate matter.
June 25, 2013
exhaust
Voices
CARB mandate: ā€˜Government working against usā€™
From raising rates to running in the Golden State no longer, owner-operators sound off on methods of dealing with and impacts real and potential of CARBā€™s powertrain upgrade requirements.
June 24, 2013
california
Voices
Owner-operators: How are CARB rules affecting your business?
With 1996-2004 model-year engines current under DPF retrofit or upgrade requirements and 2005-06 engines coming under the fun in January, this poll looks at owner-operatorsā€™ current California strategy.
June 10, 2013
Channel 19
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
Company driver Todd McCann blogs about various trucking topics via his AboutTruckingDriving.com site, home to his blog and podcast. His piece on the 34-hour restart you can find here.
Overdrive Extra
Rules that ā€˜decimateā€™ trucking? Sounds familiar
Rule changes are bringing much uncertainty to a trucking industry far, far from the U.S.
May 7, 2013
road
Channel 19
How the national drug/alcohol clearinghouse could save you
Food for thought: In defense of the national clearinghouse for positive test results for drug and alcohol.
April 9, 2013
drug test
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