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Hours of Service
Group wants turfgrass sod included as ‘ag commodity’ for hours exemptions
Currently, drivers hauling ag commodities operate under certain HOS exemptions, such as the 150-air-mile radius exemption that allows drivers carrying ag commodities to skip recording duty status if they stay within a 150-air-mile radius of the source of the commodity, among others.
June 19, 2019
Hours of Service
DOT funding bill would force 30-minute break to remain in hours regs
In what could become a clash between lawmakers in the U.S. House and a Department of Transportation aiming to propose an overhaul to drivers’ hours of service regulations, a working version of the annual Transportation Department funding bill released by the House’s Appropriations Committee last week would bar the DOT from eliminating the 30-minute break requirement of current hours regs.
May 28, 2019
Hours of Service
FMCSA denies reports that hours of service rule has cleared White House review
FMCSA officials have confirmed that a proposal to reform hours of service regulations remains under review by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. OMB must clear the rule before it is published and before details of the proposed reforms are made public.
April 2, 2019
Hours of Service
It’s official: DOT intends to propose hours of service reforms
The U.S. Department of Transportation intends to propose a rule that would change federal hours of service regulations for truck drivers, said Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Friday. However, since the rule is still under review, Chao said she could not provide any specifics as to what’s in the rule or when it will be published.
March 29, 2019
Business
2018 in review: A month-by-month look at the year’s top stories
The implementation of the ELD mandate again loomed large as one of the most read topics on Overdrive in 2018. Adjustments to personal conveyance rules, the beginning stages of potential hours of service reform and more also ranked as some of the most-read stories of the year.
December 28, 2018
Business
Five groups file for hours exemptions for emergency response situations
The American Bakers Association and International Dairy Foods Association, Association of American Railroads and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and North Shore Environmental Construction filed exemption requests with FMCSA from certain hours of service provisions when responding to emergencies.
December 18, 2018
Hours of Service
Hours of service listening sessions planned for this week and next
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has planned two more hours of service listening sessions to be held September 28 and October 2, 2018.
September 24, 2018
Business
13 states now under FMCSA’s regs waiver declaration ahead of Hurricane Florence
The governor of South Carolina ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents living along the South Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence approaches landfall.
September 12, 2018
Overdrive Extra
With a sense of hope for hours reforms, truckers air their suggestions in first FMCSA listening session
Truckers seek review of hours regulations with flexibility & common sense in mind. Read more about what drivers said at the first FMCSA listening session.
August 25, 2018
Hours of Service
FMCSA wants feedback on hours of service reforms around 14-hour rule, split sleeper, 30-minute break
The FMCSA needs feedback pertaining to extending drivers' 14-hour daily limit, split sleeper, 30-minute break requirement, and short-haul drivers' hours.
August 21, 2018
Business
Concrete pump operators file petition for hours reprieve
If the FMCSA approves the ACPA's request, concrete pump operators will be treated the same as ready-mixed concrete truck drivers. Get the details on Overdrive.
June 20, 2018
Hours of Service
House measure related to hours of service reform withdrawn
An amendment that would have allowed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to potentially expedite hours of service reforms, if any, in the next two years was withdrawn before it was brought to a vote on the House floor.
April 26, 2018
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