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Electronic Logging Devices

Group of D.C. demonstrators parks up near the White House

Twenty-nine bobtail trucks staged in the wee hours on Constitution Avenue between the Washington Monument and the White House today in an attempt to garner the attention of the President on the electronic logging device mandate.

October 6, 2017

Overdrive Radio

From the scene in D.C. and around the country as grassroots groups press against the ELD mandate

This week’s Overdrive Radio podcast: Anti-ELD demonstrators in D.C. met with officials at FMCSA offices Thursday after spending Wednesday spread across the city in small groups. Tony Justice on tactics. A sampling of calls from around the country about events this week.

October 5, 2017

Business

Stop draggin’ this theoretical ELD report around

“Theories are great. I have some you’d probably be concerned about, therefore I don’t share them. And I certainly don’t present them as empirical evidence.”

October 4, 2017

Business

Bills in Congress would require FMCSA to implement sleep apnea rule

Following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s announcement this summer that it had tabled a rule meant to implement screening criteria and treatment protocol regulations for obstructive sleep apnea, Congressional Democrats aim to press the agency to resume working on the rule.

October 3, 2017

Overdrive Radio

14-hour, ELD reform should be top priority for new FMCSA administrator, readers say

Readers delivered on our call for viewpoint on just where the next FMCSA administrator’s priorities should sit — the electronic logging device mandate stood out, with views toward hours of service reform with an emphasis on greater split-sleeper flexibility a primary theme.

September 29, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

FMCSA hosting driver-focused ELD implementation event at Virginia truck stop next month

The agency will have “subject matter experts” on hand both days to discuss ELDs and answer questions from drivers. A driver-focused ELD presentation will also be held both days from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

September 28, 2017

Business

FMCSA doles out $70M for driver training entities

Grants were awarded to states to fund commercial vehicle safety efforts and CDL training, while some commercial driver training schools received grants to help train military veterans to drive trucks.

September 27, 2017

Business

Trump nominates Raymond P. Martinez to head FMCSA

For Martinez to become the official head of FMCSA, he must be confirmed by the Senate.

September 26, 2017

Business

Group seeks 30-minute rest break exemption for certain fuel haulers

The group is asking FMCSA to allow the drivers to not observe the 30-minute break, as long as those 30 minutes are spent attending the load.

September 25, 2017

Business

Trucking rap sheet: Trucking co. owners indicted for evading OOS order, bribery scheme, more

Utah trucking company owners were indicted for allegedly evading an out-of-service order, Virginia trucking company owners were indicted for a bribery scheme with Virginia DOT employees and a former FMCSA employee was convicted of bank fraud.

September 21, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

No more ‘catching up the logbook’ with ELDs, a paradigm shift that raises numerous issues

A panel of drivers at the August Great American Trucking Show illustrated that the seemingly simple change brings with it a raft of complications, from new administrative and operational burdens placed on drivers and carrier dispatch to the pressing need for shipper/receiver customers’ appreciation of the new dynamics.

September 20, 2017

Business

FMCSA floats plan to reduce carrier registration fees for 2018, 2019

The reduction, FMCSA says, will range from approximately $7 to $6,700 per entity in 2018, and from approximately $3 to $3,400 in 2019, depending on the number of vehicles owned by the affected carriers.

September 20, 2017