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Channel 19
The regs: Threading the needle through 2014
Part 2 in this Channel 19 year in review highlights the most-read stories from the blog this year having to do with regulations â and their enforcement. CARB, insurance, CSA, hoursâŚ
December 29, 2014
Channel 19
Restart rollback: An origin story
Throughout efforts to battle FMCSAâs recent round of hours of service changes, truckers have been at the forefront with continued calls for rest flexibility.
December 19, 2014
Business
Equipment regulator NHTSA gets new boss following Senate confirmation
NHTSA â a regulatory agency under the Department of Transportation responsible for some trucking-related regulations â has a new head man, coming after nearly a year-long vacancy at the top of the agency.
December 17, 2014
Hours of Service
House clears bill to suspend restart rules, bill moves to Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday, as the House cleared a spending bill that includes language to halt enforcement of some HOS provisions at least until September.
December 12, 2014
Hours of Service
34-hour restart provisions could be suspended, bill strips funding from enforcement
Controversy and disagreement over inclusions in Congressâ omnibus appropriations bill have clouded the billâs fate, but itâs still expected to clear Congress with the language to halt enforcement of the 34-hour restart provisions.
December 10, 2014
Hours of Service
Trucking groups urge Congress to suspend hours of service restart rules; Foxx urges otherwise
Several trucking industry groups offered their support over the weekend for Congressional action that would suspend two key provisions of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers and make FMCSA better justify the rule.
December 8, 2014
Business
Apnea clarification unlikely in short term to remedy the conditionâs growing importance in medical certifications
Though FMCSA says it will send a bulletin to medical examiners to clarify its guidelines on screening drivers for sleep apnea, itâs unlikely medical examinersâ willingness to issue short-term driver medical certifications contingent on apnea testing will be affected.
December 4, 2014
Business
Senator: FMCSA should vet driver records to help prevent âchameleonâ carriers
Sen. Schumer says the agency needs to review driver safety records when a carrier applies for authority. FMCSA spokesperson Marissa Padilla says the agency has âtaken aggressive stepsâ in recent years to better vet new entrant carriers and upped fines for carriers who do reincarnate.
December 4, 2014
Business
FMCSA publishes official notice of insurance increase consideration, looking for industry input
FMCSA announced Nov. 26 it is seeking trucking industry input on a potential rulemaking that would increase the $750,000 minimum amount of liability insurance motor carriers must have.
November 27, 2014
Business
CVSA joins industry in call for CSA SMS scores to be removed from public view
In a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx dated Nov. 14, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance echoed industry calls for CSAâs SMS scores to be removed from public view.
November 21, 2014
Business
FMCSA to press states on CDL program compliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking approval for an information collection request in which it plans to question states on their progress of complying with Congressionally required upkeep of CDL-issuing agencies.
November 12, 2014
Business
Conspirator in FMCSA shutdown order violation case sentenced to probation
A Georgia man has been sentenced to a year of probation for conspiring to violate imminent hazard out-of-service orders (shutdown orders, essentially) issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
November 10, 2014
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