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Driver action on sleep apnea, CSA, EOBRs, cross-border trucking
Regular readers will recall my post from last month following the first annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention, which spurred on driver advocate Frederick Schaffner to be a presence in D.C. at the November meeting of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committtee. There, a large part of the discussion was devoted to standards for […]
November 23, 2011
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ATA challenges need for hours proposal
Association letter pointed to newly available data about the trucking industry’s safety performance in arguing against change.
November 18, 2011
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FMCSA shuts down carrier
Agents issued order after concluding Gunthers Transport was an “imminent hazard to public safety.”
November 16, 2011
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When burned-out lights glare
The top equipment-related violation is lighting, according to a “CSA: One Year Later” panel discussion at the Commercial Carrier Journal Fall Symposium in Phoenix.
November 11, 2011
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White House reviews hours rule
FMCSA on Oct. 28 announced it would not be able to publish the rule by that day’s deadline. The deadline was extended to Nov. 28.
November 2, 2011
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Cross border program starts, EEOC files suit against carriers, agency urges CSA driver ratings, Icahn buys a percentage of Navistar and more industry news items are featured.
November 1, 2011
The cross-border pilot trucking program with Mexico is officially under way after the initial Mexican carrier received approval to operate in the United States.
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Hours final rule delayed till Nov. 28
FMCSA misses Oct. 28 target date transportation officials had indicated to a federal court.
October 28, 2011
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ATA rebuts LaHood on hours proposal research
Transportation secretary said comprehensive data and analysis on driver fatigue supports proposed changes.
October 25, 2011
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First Mexican truck crosses border
Mexico had approved three U.S. carriers to deliver beyond its border by Oct. 21, when the first Mexican carrier crossed into Laredo, Texas.
October 24, 2011
Channel 19
The limits of social media: More drivers needed in Washington meeting rooms
The final moments of the panel discussion between attendees and presenters during the Truck Driver Social Media Convention in Tunica, Miss., Oct. 15, brought the point of the whole enterprise into inspired relief. Frederick Schaffner of TheAmericanDriver.com, whom you may be familiar with for his part in leading efforts with others to change the Virginia […]
October 21, 2011
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FMCSA launches cross-border program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted authority to one carrier and Mexico said it will remove tariffs against U.S. products.
October 14, 2011
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FMCSA considers CDLs for hearing impaired
The National Association of the Deaf submitted applications on behalf of 21 drivers seeking exemptions.
October 14, 2011
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