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Short-haul carriers petition FMCSA for exemption from ELD mandate
An association representing drivers who contract to haul equipment for pipeline construction projects and a water service hauling fleet are seeking exemptions from the ELD mandate for some of their drivers who exceed the hours limits on the short-term logging exemption.
July 10, 2017
Business
FMCSA boosts education efforts to reduce highway fatalities
FMCSA is urging car drivers to stay out of trucks’ blind spots, make sure they can see truckers in the mirror before passing, not to cut in close in front of trucks, anticipate wide turns, avoid distractions and be patient when driving around trucks.
July 4, 2017
Business
North Carolina trucker shut down following fatal alcohol-involved hit and run
According to FMCSA, Simranjeet Singh Sandhu was driving on the Cross Bronx Expressway on March 27 when he allegedly changed lanes without signaling, then struck a car, killing the driver and hospitalizing a passenger. He then fled the scene.
June 28, 2017
Business
Large fleet gets exemption for pre-CDL drivers
New Prime, part of national fleet Prime Inc., has been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its pre-CDL drivers who have passed the CDL skills test to drive in team operations without a CDL holder in the front seat
June 26, 2017
Channel 19
Update: Safety review continues trend toward the negative, non-ratable
Tom Sanderson of Transplace and the ASECTT group is right in some ways about FMCSA having “doubled down” on its post-CSA policy, particularly with respect to how it conducts safety audits in this day and age. Latest ratings-issued numbers here.
June 24, 2017
Business
ASECTT group presses ahead on CSA, safety rating reform and other issues
In addition to its chief concern over reliance on CSA SMS scores in safety assessment, ASECTT now turns attention to reform of the safety-audit system and federal preemption of state wage/hour laws and independent contractor classification, among other issues.
June 23, 2017
Business
Daimler petitions FMCSA to allow lower windshield placement of warning system camera
Supplemental information submitted by DTNA clarified that the camera system would actually be mounted 8.5 inches below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers – more than twice as far below the area currently allowed by regulations.
June 23, 2017
Business
As Gulf Coast, Southeast hit by tropical storm, two states suspend hours regs
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued emergency declarations Tuesday, June 20. The declaration of emergency suspends certain regulations for truckers responding to the emergency, including hours-of-service regulations.
June 21, 2017
Business
Supreme Court refuses another trucking case, this one about carriers’ access to drivers’ history
The six driver plaintiffs claimed FMCSA’s PSP reports disparaged their reputations and made it harder for them to find work. The courts have also consistently disagreed with OOIDA-backed plaintiffs’ assertions.
June 20, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Two ELD webinars scheduled for July
FMCSA will host ELD webinars on July 6 and July 13. Participants can email questions ahead of time, or submit them during the question and answer sessions.
June 14, 2017
Business
C.R. England regs waiver for pre-CDL drivers renewed
The exemption allows commercial learner’s permit holders that have passed the CDL skills test but not yet received their CDL to drive a C.R. England truck while a CDL holder is in the truck, but not necessarily in the front seat, effectively allowing a team operation.
June 12, 2017
Business
FMCSA proposes rules to ease new drivers’ transition into trucking
FMCSA issued a rule proposal to extend the expiration date of commercial learner’s permits from 180 days to a full year, as well as a proposal to allow current and former military members who drove a truck in the military to waive the CDL knowledge test.
June 9, 2017
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