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Business
Mass. fleet owner pleads guilty to bribery; FMCSA shuts down three drivers
Korca Enterprises owner Irfan Dushku faces home confinement and extended probation after bribery attempt; and drivers in Texas, Michigan and Illinois are declared imminent hazards to public safety by FMCSA.
October 25, 2013
Business
Attention to detention: Solutions to the problem of uncompensated time, part 1
Everyone in the supply chain benefits from uncompensated detention time – except the driver. Some see a shift toward hourly pay as a solution; other solutions are explored in this part 1 of a two-part series on detention.
October 24, 2013
Hours of Service
Hours rules, CSA top industry issues, study shows
Though taken from fleet executive responses and geared toward the same group, an annual study released this week shows regulations and programs of the federal government — namely, hours of service rules and CSA — draw the most concern from carriers.
October 24, 2013
Channel 19
Light violations aren’t the only ones being stacked
Readers offer further examples of multiple violations written that stem from one root cause, known as “stacking” and discouraged at the federal level.
October 24, 2013
Channel 19
One quarter down: Economic impact of new hours rule?
Have you seen direct mileage and/or revenue reductions over the last quarter yourself? If so or if not, let’s keep the conversation on the rules ongoing. (Bonus: Trucker’s Wife tee available…)
October 21, 2013
Business
FMCSA chief honors safe drivers at OOIDA celebration
Trucking’s top regulator said Friday that she was “grateful and honored” to call the names of 35 “remarkably impressive owner-operators” in recognition of their accident-free years.
October 18, 2013
Channel 19
Language of the sleep apnea bill close to becoming law
The text in full of H.R. 3095, a bill to require FMCSA to adopt any sleep apnea/disorder provision in driver’s medical certifications procedures through formal rulemaking.
October 8, 2013
Business
Senate passes sleep apnea bill, president’s signature would make it law
The U.S. Senate passed last week the so-called sleep apnea bill, which would require that any action taken by FMCSA pertaining to sleep disorder screening come via formal rulemaking. The bill now moves on to President Obama for his signature.
October 7, 2013
Voices
Amid government shutdown furor, a tap on the sleep apnea brakes
For now. There are indications that Congressional mandating of FMCSA taking a rulemaking approach to any apnea regulation would slow the process down, though some readers didn’t see it that way.
October 3, 2013
Business
Latest Mexican carrier application ready for public comment
TRACSO has become the latest Mexican carrier to apply for operating authority in the U.S. under the cross-border pilot program with the country. Public comment is being accepted until Oct. 10.
October 2, 2013
Business
Agency increases fines, strengthens out-of-service order authority
FMCSA — in compliance with the MAP-21 highway funding law finalized last year — has increased fines for several violations of its regulations and widened its authority to issue out-of-service orders.
October 1, 2013
Business
Government shutdown? Not for FMCSA, trucking regs
Enforcement of trucking regulations and the operation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not be affected by the federal government shutdown that went into effect Oct. 1.
October 1, 2013
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