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Channel 19
Whereâs a trucker supposed to eat?
Owner-operator Erick Engbarth shares his experience of challenges the coronavirus is producing for trucking -- just where to eat, what to haul and much more.
March 20, 2020
Business
Parties other than carriers now subject to enforcement under the coercion rule
One standout aspect of the coercion rule is that it marked the first time the FMCSA gained some authority to investigate and fine shippers and receivers not already under its regulatory purview. The rule also broadened agency authorities over brokers. Results, however, are a decidedly mixed bag four years in.
December 12, 2019
Channel 19
Hereâs proof your input can be effective in changing regulation â for the better
Take a look at how your voice is effective at bringing about regulation changes and don't forget to file your comments with the FMCSA about hours of service.
September 20, 2018
Channel 19
Rise of the âshipper of choiceâ phrase, particularly when it involves truck parking
In addition to the case of shipper Unileverâs Newville, Pa., facility, which I wrote briefly about last week, there are plenty other shippers and receivers who do make parking options available to drivers when space allows. At once, theyâre hardly the norm, yet attention to parking issues is growing in the ELD mandateâs wake.
April 11, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs put spotlight on the detention quagmire
The uncertainty around detention timing in live-load/-unload situations is perhaps the biggest potential problem for drivers and carriers using ELDs. Itâs also one in which ELDs may be the best tool for combatting the issue, to the benefit of drivers and fleets.
December 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Dealing with hours violations beyond your control in ELDs
Recording hours with ELDs: State and federal law enforcement officials urge drivers to practice blunt honesty in special cases, using annotations on duty statuses and status changes to explain the situation in detail. In many cases, officer leniency could prevail.
December 7, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
No more âcatching up the logbookâ with ELDs, a paradigm shift that raises numerous issues
A panel of drivers at the August Great American Trucking Show illustrated that the seemingly simple change brings with it a raft of complications, from new administrative and operational burdens placed on drivers and carrier dispatch to the pressing need for shipper/receiver customersâ appreciation of the new dynamics.
September 20, 2017
Channel 19
Trucker Bob Stanton on sleep apnea, fatigue research and bringing researchers, regulators into the truck
âOh my God, Iâm one of them, Iâve got it! I have the scarlet A on my forehead!â âTrucker Bob Stanton somewhat facetiously opening his presentation on apnea to the regulators, researchers and transport folks attending a conference last month.
April 21, 2017
Channel 19
Thursday roundup: Chiropractors and sleep apnea tests, Rhode Island throws parking bone to truckers
Road report from owner-operator Joe Bielucki on a recently-reopened Rhode Island truck rest area on I-95, and a view on the Medical Review Boardâs recent apnea screening/testing recommendation: Should chiropractors be able to order retesting?
October 27, 2016
Channel 19
Sleep apnea back front and center of health/safety conversation
Following release of FMCSA apnea âpre-ruleâ requesting information, and release of study on apnea and crash risk, conversation among advocates heats up over studyâs validity, more.
May 5, 2016
Business
Getting to FMCSAâs sleep apnea listening sessions May 12, 17 and 25
The sessions, in downtown Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Ill.; and Los Angeles are not in locales that are particularly truck-friendly. Here find tips on attending and an information source for parking and transport to the sessions.
May 4, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Trucker Bob Stantonâs proposals for the Beyond Compliance effort
Trucker Bob Stanton brought three distinct proposals to FMCSAâs Beyond Compliance listening session in Chicago attendant to the CVSA Workshop event. Hear his proposals here.
April 26, 2016
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