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Hours of Service

New personal-conveyance FAQs illustrate FMCSA’s round-trip view of ‘under dispatch’

In the agency’s new FAQ series, Question No. 1 solidifies an interpretation of any dispatch as encompassing a round trip, and also attempts to clarify seeming contradictions between that interpretation and the new personal conveyance guidance. More on PC enforcement during audits, too, muddying waters.

November 9, 2018

Business

‘Winds of change’ at FMCSA: Administrator Ray Martinez opens NASTC conference with keynote

Leadership at the Department of Transportation on up to the President of the United States, Martinez said, “wants us to work with the regulated community” to boost safety and efficiency. Also: NASTC honors Dan Baker on his 80th birthday, Roar Logistics as Broker of the Year and Women in Trucking’s Ellen Voie for promoting female truckers.

November 2, 2018

Business

Short-haul concrete pumpers get waiver to work 14-hour day

The American Concrete Pumping Association says allowing concrete pumpers to return to their work-reporting location within 14 hours instead of 12 hours harmonizes hours of service rules for concrete pump drivers with the rules for drivers of the trucks that supply the concrete.

October 31, 2018

Business

FMCSA fielding feedback on weeding out insolvent brokers for another month

FMCSA is accepting public comments until Nov. 27 on its proposal to set criteria for revoking the operating authority of brokers who don’t comply with federal surety bond and trust fund requirements. Click through to find the link to file public comments.

October 26, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Redefining ‘driver’ puts ‘self-driving’ into sharper focus

With a sobering awareness of driverless truck challenges, the road to Level 5 autonomous trucking should be a very long one.

October 24, 2018

Business

FMCSA renews CRST exemption allowing pre-CDL truckers to drive team

As long as the CLP holder has passed the CDL skills test, he or she can drive in team operations until returning to his or her home state to receive a CDL.

October 19, 2018

Hours of Service

Fleets seek waivers from 30-minute break, short-haul exemption restrictions, more

Each of these four trucking companies is looking to exempt out of certain hours of service regulations. More information here on Overdrive.

October 18, 2018

Hours of Service

Comment period ends today on potential hours of service reforms

Deadline to file comments on the FMCSA’s process to evaluate hours of service regs is approaching. Get more information and other industry news on Overdrive.

October 10, 2018

Business

FMCSA suspends regs in 8 states ahead of Hurricane Michael

The FMCSA's Southern Service Center issued a regional emergency declaration for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee ahead of the hurricane.

October 9, 2018

Business

Wisconsin announces ‘even exchange’ CDL program for certain military vets

The state of Wisconsin announced that certain military personnel will be able to exchange their military CDL and obtain a civilian CDL. More on Overdrive.

October 9, 2018

Business

In fresh autonomous policy, DOT no longer assumes truck driver is human

The key point from updated guidance on policies for development and deployment of autonomous vehicles: A loosened definition of what constitutes a truck driver, acknowledging that a driver may not always be human.

October 8, 2018

Custom Rigs

10-4 D.C. event under way: Scenes from the Fredericksburg rally point preparing for the convoy downtown

Check out some of the scenes at the rally point for the 10-4 D.C. truck event. Take a look at the video footage, too. Details and more on Overdrive Online.

October 4, 2018