Tag: FMCSA: Page 74

Business

Mexican carriers’ EOBRs flag hours ‘violations’

FMCSA Associate Administrator Bill Quade updated the MCSAC August 27 on progress in the U.S. Mexican cross-border trucking program.

August 28, 2012

Electronic Logging Devices

EOBR mandate, CSA rating proposals coming early 2013

FMCSA looks to have electronic log rule in place by October 2013.

August 27, 2012

Channel 19

Using CSA to your advantage

CSA “isn’t going anywhere,” said Compliance Safety Systems’ David Saunders at the Great American Trucking Show in a session on CSA: learn to market yourself with your record.

August 26, 2012

Regulations

FMCSA renames ‘Fatigued Driving’ CSA category, among changes

Changes to the CSA program — including a new Hazmat category, adjustments to speeding severity weights and more — will go live in December.

August 24, 2012

Channel 19

Our favorite agency: Guess who’s on Facebook…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new Facebook page could be a great venue for drivers to get their viewpoints heard by the general public. Also: detail on an upcoming public meeting of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

August 21, 2012

Electronic Logging Devices

Agency researching EOBRs for rulemaking

FMCSA is gathering electronic onboard recorder data for analysis as it nears March 20, the agency’s projected publication date for the rulemaking.

August 20, 2012

Hours of Service

Forecast: EOBR proposed rule likely by March

Congress directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to mandate electronic onboard recorders.

August 16, 2012

Hours of Service

New oilfield exemption guidance requested

Sixty-three congressional representatives have signed a letter requesting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rescind recently published oilfield exemption guidance.

August 16, 2012

Regulations

​CDL health registry about to launch

Beginning May 21, 2014, drivers must obtain any medical examination from a certified examiner.

August 15, 2012

Channel 19

The forces at work on detention pay

Operators and industry reps weigh in on the problem of uncompensated detention time at shippers and receivers, and what is being and could be done about it. The problem was No. 3 in Overdrive‘s 2012 poll of top challenges for owner-operators.

August 6, 2012

Channel 19

The safety argument for increased pay

At U.S. House hearing on CSA, concerns about driver pay were aired with contentions that better nondriving-time compensation was much needed.

July 30, 2012

Business

FMCSA to study crash accountability

FMCSA says it will conduct an alysis to determine if a carrier’s role in a crash is a better indicator of future crash risk, relative to CSA ratings.

July 23, 2012