Tag: FMCSA: Page 3

Overdrive Radio

In defense of truckers? FMCSA interim boss Jim Mullen says he’s committed to hours of service reforms

FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen notes the hours of service regulations need modification to benefit truck drivers. More information here on Overdrive.

February 25, 2020

Business

FMCSA delays driver training rule as it’s on the verge of taking effect

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sites IT issues for the delay of a federal rule regarding new truck driver training standards. Details on CCJ.

January 29, 2020

Business

New research under way on prevalence of sexual harassment in trucking

With the FMCSA moving toward a study of the predominance of the issue of sex/gender- and/or race-related crimes and other harassing or discriminatory acts, one Kentucky researcher and former trucker, Kim Bourne, moves ahead with her own research into the prevalence of sexually harassing behaviors toward women in trucking.

December 18, 2019

Business

Righteous whistleblower or ‘disgruntled employee’?

A dispute between 30-year veteran driver Kevin Hosea and the small-fleet employer who fired him earlier this year shows the complexity of coercion-related cases. The fleet owner denies allegations of coercion.

December 17, 2019

Business

News roundup, Dec. 16: Group seeks regulatory relief for deaf truckers; Love’s reopens Tacoma, Wash., location

The National Association of the Deaf is petitioning the FMCSA to remove the requirement for interstate truckers to be able to hear. Love’s reopened its Tacoma, Washington store, which has been closed since September 2018 for renovations.

December 16, 2019

Business

News roundup, Dec. 13: Group protests apparent training rule delay; FDA warns product marketers, public on CBD safety, legality

The TruckerNation organization has told FMCSA it no longer wants to be involved with the “Our Roads, Our Safety” campaign. The move is intended to express disapproval of the agency’s reported intent to delay the Entry Level Driver Training rule by as much as two years’ time. FDA issues warning letters to CBD product marketers on safety of products.

December 13, 2019

Business

Parties other than carriers now subject to enforcement under the coercion rule

One standout aspect of the coercion rule is that it marked the first time the FMCSA gained some authority to investigate and fine shippers and receivers not already under its regulatory purview. The rule also broadened agency authorities over brokers. Results, however, are a decidedly mixed bag four years in.

December 12, 2019

Business

News roundup, Dec. 12: FMCSA delays part of drug clearinghouse rule; TCA members set to haul rolling Vietnam vets memorial in 2020

The provision of the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule requiring states to query the database for CDL transactions has been delayed until 2023. The mobile Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall That Heals, will once again tour the United States in partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association.

December 12, 2019

Business

Drivers citing coercion face an uphill battle

While coercion complaint filing might be straightforward, resolving a complaint is anything but. The process can drag for months, and protection for complainants is impossible if the coercive act is what’s investigated. Add the absence of monetary award and possible work disruption, and there’s no shortage of disincentives for blowing the whistle.

December 11, 2019

Business

UPS Freight fined after firing driver who refused to drive without a required ELD

OSHA ordered UPS Freight to pay the driver $15,273 in compensatory damages, $30,000 in punitive damages and approximately $2,700 in back wages plus interest. The unnamed driver was fired for refusing to drive without an ELD, and his termination was later modified to be a suspension, according to OSHA.

December 11, 2019

Business

News roundup, Dec. 11: Five days remain before final ELD deadline; Tiger Truck Stop billboard: ‘Stop in for a bite’; trucking safety-themed holiday ornament

FMCSA adds a search function to its electronic-logging-device FAQ resource as AOBRD transition deadline approaches is six days away; Louisiana truck stop turns camel’s unfortunate encounter with a human’s bite into marketing opportunity; new trucking safety holiday ornament support ‘Trucking Moves America Forward’ effort.

December 11, 2019

Business

Cracks in the system: Blowing the whistle on coercion

In the more than four years since FMCSA’s driver protection rule took effect, results have been indirect at best, minimal at worst, when drivers report they’ve been pressured to violate regs.

December 9, 2019