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Hours of Service
34-hour restart regs rebuffed by Congress in 2014 officially nixed from rulebook
The regulations, which have not been enforced since December 2014, limited truck drivers to one restart per week and required the restart to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods. Those regulations were suspended by Congress in December 2014, though they technically remained on the books.
September 11, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
The not-so-long haul: The operational challenges to owner-ops after the ELD mandate
The relatively sudden impact of the ELD mandate, on top of the growing demands of e-commerce, has narrowed haul lengths and challenged owner-operators to maximize productivity around more picks and drops. The short-haul choice is becoming more attractive even as many owner-ops report taking an income hit.
December 28, 2018
Hours of Service
‘It’s trucker sense’: Industry groups rally behind nixing of 34-hour restart restrictions
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, American Trucking Associations, The Trucking Alliance and the Truckload Carriers Association all issued statements of support for and agreement with the study’s results Monday afternoon.
March 7, 2017
Hours of Service
Study finds 2013 restart restrictions negatively impacted safety
“Regulations should serve to improve safety, not create additional safety risks.” –Maverick’s Dean Newell on the 2013-implemented restart restrictions.
April 29, 2015
Hours of Service
Two e-log makers update software to reflect 34-hour restart changes
Two e-log software providers, KeepTruckin’ and Big Road, have already announced software updates to accommodate the rollback of the 2013 provisions.
December 22, 2014
Hours of Service
Hours of service changes: FMCSA says changes take effect as soon as Obama signs
Clearing the air on some potential confusion about when procedurally the upcoming suspension of certain hours of service rules will take effect, FMCSA has told Overdrive the stay of enforcement begins as soon as the president signs the bill.
December 15, 2014
Hours of Service
34-hour restart rules to be suspended: Congress clears legislation to roll back 2013 provisions
Congress has cleared a bill that puts a stay of enforcement on certain hours of service rules. A bumpy start to the rollback, however, may be in store, given the need for re-training of enforcers and needed updates to e-log software.
December 14, 2014
Hours of Service
House clears bill to suspend restart rules, bill moves to Senate
The suspension of parts of the 2013 hours-of-service rule moved a step closer to fruition Thursday, as the House cleared a spending bill that includes language to halt enforcement of some HOS provisions at least until September.
December 12, 2014
Hours of Service
34-hour restart provisions could be suspended, bill strips funding from enforcement
Controversy and disagreement over inclusions in Congress’ omnibus appropriations bill have clouded the bill’s fate, but it’s still expected to clear Congress with the language to halt enforcement of the 34-hour restart provisions.
December 10, 2014
Hours of Service
Trucking groups urge Congress to suspend hours of service restart rules; Foxx urges otherwise
Several trucking industry groups offered their support over the weekend for Congressional action that would suspend two key provisions of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers and make FMCSA better justify the rule.
December 8, 2014
Channel 19
‘Tired truckers’ scare continues
Here we go again: Following CNBC “Collision Course” series on truck accidents, 20/20 follows with “Road to Ruin” — more from the public crash/fatigue discussion here.
September 22, 2014
Hours of Service
Former FMCSA administrator supports suspension of restart restrictions
Annette Sandberg comes out in support of suspending restart restrictions introduced in 2013; nearly six in 10 Overdrive readers believe doing so would positive impact highway safety.
June 26, 2014
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