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Business

Part of drug/alcohol database rule could be delayed; bulk of rule still slated to take effect in January

The proposal would delay the compliance date for states from Jan. 6, 2020. The January 2020 compliance date would still remain in place for all other requirements of the Clearinghouse rule, including the requirement fleets query the database for all new hires, as well as once a year for all existing drivers.

September 6, 2019

Channel 19

Do we need a rulemaking on crash ‘preventability’ as a standard for removal from carrier scores?

Yes, according to the Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform coalition. Too many around the industry conflate “preventability” with fault, creating blowback potential particularly for truckers with accidents on their record for which they have no legal liability yet that get deemed “preventable” and labeled as such.

September 5, 2019

Business

Deadline to file comments on detention time is next week

FMCSA is looking for information on available data about loading, unloading and delay times at shippers and receivers; technology that could track detention time; how contracts between carriers and shippers address detention time; what actions FMCSA could take to reduce detention time; and more.

September 4, 2019

Business

FMCSA waiving Temporary Operating Authority Registration fees for Hurricane Dorian

The waiver of the fees will continue until the end of the agency’s regional emergency declaration, which will expire at the end of the emergency or Sept. 28, whichever is sooner, unless the declaration is extended.

September 3, 2019

Business

Don’t get fooled by DOT biennial update scams

FMCSA and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation say companies and websites that want drivers to pay to file their biennial update with FMCSA are not associated with the U.S. DOT or WisDOT. Filing can be done for free on government websites.

September 3, 2019

Hours of Service

Second FMCSA listening session on hours of service set for D.C.

The second of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s listening sessions on the proposed hours of service changes will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at U.S. DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. The listening session will be held from 1-3 p.m. and is open to the public.

September 2, 2019

Overdrive Extra

One trucker’s somewhat mixed feelings on the hours of service proposal

Clifford Petersen on the hours proposal: “I will say definitively … that yes, we need greater flexibility. After all, we are professionals, and no one knows our needs better than we do. Still, there are areas that need clarification …”

August 28, 2019

Overdrive Radio

Listen/watch: Owner-operators, drivers weigh in on hours at FMCSA’s listening session

If you missed the Great American Trucking Show or the FMCSA’s webcast last week, you can sit in on the first hour_plus of the hours of service listening session held at GATS Aug. 23 via this video and/or audio player. The session was devoted to some proposed hours changes aimed at increasing both safety with some measure of flexibility for drivers.

August 28, 2019

Business

Grocery delivery fleet gets 30-minute break flexibility

Transco’s team drivers in its grocery division who make wholesale deliveries to grocery and convenience stores will be allowed to use on-duty non-driving time to satisfy the 30-minute break requirement.

August 27, 2019

Business

FMCSA proposes decrease in 2020 UCR fees

Carriers with one or two trucks paid $69 in 2018 and $62 in 2019. Under the new proposal, these companies would pay $60 for their 2020 UCR fees.

August 26, 2019

Business

As GATS kicks off Thursday, follow the show with Overdrive’s live coverage

Catch live coverage of this week’s Great American Trucking Show via Overdrive’s daily newsletters, live Facebook videos and on Twitter and Instagram.

August 21, 2019

Overdrive Extra

Hours overhaul a little slow out of the gate

The U.S. DOT’s proposal to revamp federal hours of service regulations still hasn’t been officially published in the Federal Register, though an agency spokesperson says the notice of proposed rulemaking teed up for publication Thursday.

August 20, 2019