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Business

Two one-truck companies charged with falsifying DVIRs

According to the indictment, the owners of the companies directed their employees, under threat of termination, to falsify Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs) and not report safety defects or deficiencies that would affect the safe operation of vehicles or in a breakdown.

April 12, 2018

Business

Tennessee hotshot carrier shut down for illegally hauling explosives

Police found that the truck was transporting numerous cases of Class 1 explosives, including ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture; electric detonators; blasting caps and detonating cord. It is illegal to transport detonators on the same vehicle as explosives unless the detonators are packed in a U.S. DOT-specification container.

April 10, 2018

Voices

Report: Truckers take to D.C. streets (one Tased and arrested) and engage FMCSA, Congress on hours change, more

Grassroots groups of owner-operators and drivers returned 30-40 power units to Constitution Ave. between the White House and Washington monument yesterday, April 9, to press concerns to the public, lawmakers and regulators over the ELD mandate and hours of service flexibility. In an otherwise productive day, according to participants, one owner-op tells a story of use of force gone wrong.

April 10, 2018

Channel 19

Truckers engage with FMCSA, work on follow-on petition for hours change to allow more sleeper splits

Remember that recently invoked saying about squeaky wheels? Some good emerged from the MATS session on hours that went off the rails, as several truckers pivoted with outreach to FMCSA, planning and taking part in meeting with officials about hours of service revision potential.

April 6, 2018

Business

Certain fuel haulers land 30-minute break exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says these drivers take several “breaks” throughout the day when unloading at service stations, which essentially meets the needs of the 30-minute break.

April 6, 2018

Business

Group asks FMCSA to allow camera systems to replace rearview mirrors

Trucking technology company Stoneridge has filed an exemption request with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that would allow carriers to use the company’s MirrorEye Camera Monitor System instead of the two rear-vision side mirrors.

April 5, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

Fleet requests ELD waiver for Department of Energy loads

According to the notice, in order to haul these loads, electronic tracking of shipments must be disabled “in order to limit identification of the physical location of the shipment.”

April 4, 2018

Business

FMCSA renews exemption to allow one-year learner’s permits in some states

Federal regulations state CLPs should be valid for no more than 180 days. Under this exemption, CLP holders are not required to retake the general or endorsement knowledge tests for the six-month extension as regulations require.

April 4, 2018

Business

FMCSA seeks public input on how current regs impact autonomous testing, deployment

FMCSA is seeking information from the trucking industry, safety advocates, the motoring public and ADS manufacturers on any current regulations that could hinder the development and testing of ADS-equipped trucks.

April 2, 2018

Channel 19

How to blow the whistle on problem shippers/receivers when delays force violations

A way to hold shippers and receivers accountable for delaying you into an hours violation that will require drivers doing something that hasn’t exactly been easy for a fed-up group of late: working with the DOT and FMCSA. (And FMCSA holding to their part of the bargain.)

March 29, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD headaches: Dealing with technical glitches and other equipment issues

Much has been made about the operational challenges of running under more rigid hours with an electronic log. Now, three months into the mandate, some truckers new to e-logs are experiencing technical malfunctions that jeopardize compliance.

March 27, 2018

Business

Regs waiver request would allow GPS windshield mounting in ‘safety technology’ area

Currently under federal regulations, GPS devices are not considered “vehicle safety technology,” therefore they cannot be mounted within the area swept by the windshield wipers.

March 26, 2018