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Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA asks court to toss ELD decision and rehear case
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear its case against the U.S. DOT’s rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices.
December 15, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Supreme Court rejects trucker’s request to intervene in ELD lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a trucker’s formal request to intervene in the lawsuit brought against the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate, siding with a lower court that also barred the trucker from intervening in the case.
June 7, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA gets two extra weeks to issue response to ELD court challenge
FMCSA must now issue its response by June 15. The plaintiffs in the case, which includes the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and truckers Mark Elrod and Richard Pingel, under the new schedule now have until June 29 to file a court response to the agency’s brief.
June 1, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA declines to file response to motion asking Supreme Court to hear ELD lawsuit
The latest on the renegade effort (of sorts) by trucker William Trescott to intervene in the OOIDA-brought lawsuit seeking to strike down the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate. Trescott this month asked the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
May 16, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs and trucker harassment, Part 1: What FMCSA’s new mandate does to protect truckers against harassment
In this three-part series, Overdrive examines anti-harassment measures in the DOT’s December-published electronic logging device rule. Topics include the rule’s anti-harassment provisions, privacy of truckers’ records and the harassment complaint process.
January 25, 2016
Overdrive Extra
More on required ELD connectivity options: What inspectors need at roadside
If operators opt for a device that uses solely local connections like USB and Bluetooth, the device must be equipped with both Bluetooth connectivity and a USB 2.0 port, not one or the other.
January 8, 2016
Business
E-log noncompliance penalties yet to be determined, FMCSA says
What will the punishment be for truckers who fail to comply with the looming electronic logging device mandate? FMCSA is still hammering out those details, it says.
January 6, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
E-log rule advances, publication expected by month’s end
A federal rule to require truck operators to use electronic logging devices to keep records of duty status has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, paving the way for the rule to be published by the DOT.
November 17, 2015
Business
FMCSA initiates potential sleep apnea rulemaking, report shows; e-log, speed limiters still in queue
FMCSa has started work on a potential rule that would set up screening and treatment requirements for drivers who by definition are at risk for obstructive sleep apnea.
October 16, 2015
Overdrive Extra
E-log enforcement: Will it be ‘one strike, you’re out’? That and more from FTR conference
“It’s a mandatory regulation,” said former FMCSA head Annette Sandberg, meaning enforcers likely will drop a carriers’ safety rating to Unsatisfactory, giving them 60 days to comply with the rule or be shut down, she says.
September 18, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
Rule to require speed limiters could come this week, e-log rule expected soon too
Rules to mandate the use of speed limiters and electronic logging devices should see action soon. Here’s the latest.
August 17, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA advances e-log mandate, rule sent to OMB for approval
FMCSA sent the e-log rule to the OMB July 30, along with a rule that will implement stiffer penalties for carriers, shippers, brokers and others who coerce or pressure drivers to not abide by federal safety standards like hours-of-service limits.
July 30, 2015
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