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Channel 19

Driver hours changes: Bummer of a proposal?

Expectation among many haulers leading into FMCSA’s Dec. 23 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to change drivers’ hours of service regulations was that at least some larger degree of sleeper berth flexibility would be reintroduced in order that, as so many have put it to me over the past year’s worth of debating the issue, “truck […]

December 28, 2010

Business

FMCSA proposes hours-of-service changes

One of the big questions had been whether FMCSA would reduce the number of driving hours allowed between off-duty periods from the current 11 to 10.

December 23, 2010

Channel 19

Auto-texting, safety-minded app available for Android, Blackberry

On the heels of the Department of Transportation’s proposed rule to ban handheld cell phone use by commercial drivers, I’ve been hearing from haulers who object to being singled out on the issue, as seems to be the modus operandi of this department when it comes to driving behavior of late. Given the predominance of […]

December 21, 2010

Channel 19

Three weeks: FOIA turnaround for PSP information

On November 23, I made note of an avenue toward gaining access to crash and inspection information contained on drivers’ Pre-Employment Screening Program reports. Working through the official FMCSA contractor, the fee to obtain a copy of the report to guarantee quality of the information is $10, but in my November 23 “Save $10 on CSA […]

December 20, 2010

Business

FMCSA seeks handheld cell phone ban

Rule would prohibit interstate commercial trucker from reaching for, dialing or holding handheld cell phone while operating a commercial motor vehicle.

December 17, 2010

Home

December: Renamed CSA goes nationwide

The new federal safety program you’ve been hearing about all year expanded to all 50 states this week. Are you ready for it? To get your questions answered about the Compliance Safety Accountability program (formerly known as Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010), review our CSA Drivers Handbook. Want to grasp the whole process in a glance? Check […]

December 14, 2010

Business

December: Renamed CSA goes nationwide

The new federal safety program you’ve been hearing about all year expanded to all 50 states this week.

December 14, 2010

Business

FMCSA goes live with CSA-related data

FMCSA’s new disclaimer on Safety Measurement System data states the system does not represent a safety fitness determination.

December 13, 2010

Business

Most carriers unranked as CSA launches

Fewer than 14 percent of active motor carriers are ranked in any of the five safety categories within the new Safety Measurement System the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made public Dec. 12.

December 13, 2010

Overdrive Extra

Ghosts of violations past

For owner-operator purposes, CSA 2010 started three years ago. That’s how far back your violations are taken into account.

December 7, 2010

Business

Agency defends CSA 2010

FMCSA claims similar data have been available for more than a decade.

December 7, 2010

Business

Agency to take comments on port sticker rule

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been asked to determine if federal law preempts Port of New York/New Jersey rule.

December 3, 2010