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Business
Two FMCSA rules take effect
Regulations regarding new entrant safety assurance and intermodal equipment providers take effect this week.
December 16, 2009
Business
Fed committee to meet on hours of service
The agency is gathering information and recommendations to provide advice on new hours requirements.
December 7, 2009
Business
Feds field health questions
FMCSA’s Medical CDL program will feed medical certification data directly to the CDL Information System database.
December 3, 2009
Business
LogBook
A safety program, hours-of-service rule, sleep apnea, medical marijuana a new 2010 engine, Class 8 truck orders, Pennsylvania’s I 80 are in the news.
December 1, 2009
The new program will accumulate comprehensive records from inspections and other sources.
Business
Agency overturns Boston hazmat ban
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rejected Boston’s de facto ban on hazmat hauling.
November 18, 2009
Business
LogBook
DOT plans to ban trucker texting Truck and interstate bus drivers would be prohibited from using text messaging while driving under a rulemaking planned by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition, DOT plans to place restrictions on the use of cell phones while driving. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s Oct. 1 announcement came after […]
November 1, 2009
A Virginia Tech study shows that drivers are 23 times more likely to get into a crash when texting on their phones.
Business
Senate committee approves Ferro
A Senate committee approved the nomination of Anne Ferro to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 29, 2009
Business
FMCSA strikes on drugs, alcohol
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted its first national drug and alcohol strike force in September that removed 77 truck and bus drivers from the road.
October 27, 2009
Overdrive Extra
Putting safety news in context
The good report last week on 2008’s highway fatality numbers, including truck-related deaths, was a bit incomplete because of the highly unusual drop in vehicle miles traveled (VMT, in government-speak). Of course, that decline was due to months of outrageous fuel prices during late 2008. The press release from the American Trucking Associations conveniently failed […]
July 8, 2009
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