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Mail carriers request exemption of 14-hour rule compliance
NSRMCA requests that mail-carrying drivers have the ability to — after being off duty for eight consecutive hours — choose to be on-duty up to 15 hours in a 24-hour period and drive up to 10 hours.
August 19, 2015
Major carrier asks FMCSA to allow its drivers to use split sleeper berth periods
CRST Expedited has filed an exemption request with FMCSA asking the agency to allow some CRST drivers to use split sleeper berth time to satisfy federally required off-duty periods.
August 19, 2015
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Speed limiter mandate expected this week, e-log mandate still on track for September
The DOT is scheduled to publish in the next six weeks a final rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices and a proposed rule that will require use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.
August 17, 2015
Business
TivaCloud launches compliance management software, for fleets of all sizes
TivaCloud, based in Houston, announced a new cloud-based compliance software system designed for motor carriers of all sizes.
August 14, 2015
Business
Hours exemption: Flexible sleeper berth time granted to carrier for meeting these criteria
The private carrier of Little Debbie owner McKee Foods was granted in March an exemption that allows some of its drivers three options to satisfy the federally required 10 sleeper berth hours for truck operators.
August 13, 2015
Business
Tracy Morgan crash update: NTSB blames truck operator’s lack of sleep, creates animation of crash scene
The root cause of the fatal June 2014 crash involving a Walmart tractor-trailer and actor/comedian Tracy Morgan was a tired truck operator, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded. The NTSB released the results of its year-long investigation Aug. 11.
August 11, 2015
Business
No qualms from Big 2 trucking groups with Darling nomination
Both the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have expressed their support for the nomination of Scott Darling to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as official administrator, a role he’s performed on an acting basis for nearly a year.
August 6, 2015
Business
Obama nominates Scott Darling to head FMCSA
President Barack Obama this week nominated T.F. Scott Darling to become the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a position he’s filled on an acting basis since former Administrator Anne Ferro’s departure last August.
August 5, 2015
Business
GAO: FMCSA study on 2013 hours-of-service rule flawed, safety conclusions could be inaccurate
A new Congressional report says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has limited ability to truly evaluate the 2013-implemented hours-of-service rule because its study did not meet research standards and has data constraints.
July 30, 2015
Business
E-log mandate advances, FMCSA sends rule to White House for approval
The rule, which will take effect two years following its publication in the Federal Register, will require all truck drivers who are required to keep records of duty status to use an electronic logging device.
July 30, 2015
Business
Feds say better oversight needed of state CDL testing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration needs to clarify and improve its oversight of state CDL testing, according to a new federal report.
July 24, 2015
Business
Kentucky driver shutdown by FMCSA over false logs, fatal crash
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order, effectively a shutdown order, to a Kentucky-based driver after FMCSA determined he falsified his records-of-duty status in the days leading up to a crash that killed six.
July 22, 2015
Business
Video whiteboard: FMCSA’s 7 goals for ELD mandate explained
Omnitracs released a new video detailing what fleets need to know about the upcoming Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, expected to be published in September 2015.
July 21, 2015
Business
Action on e-log rule expected this month
A federal rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices by truck operators is scheduled to make its next move toward implementation this month, according to a recent report issued by the Department of Transportation.
July 17, 2015
Business
Turning on compliance: ‘paperless’ third-party services growing
Managing logbook data and driver hiring are two areas where outsourcing has gained traction by way of new technology and services.
July 16, 2015
Business
FMCSA denies HOS exemption requests from two movers groups
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by two movers associations seeking hours-of-service exemptions, the agency announced this week.
July 15, 2015
Business
Rule to mandate e-logs takes a step forward
A looming Final Rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices has been sent from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to the Office of Secretary of Transportation, moving the rule a small step closer to publication and implementation.
July 1, 2015
Business
FMCSA denies several requests for hours exemptions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Tuesday the denial of several hours-of-service exemption applications.
June 30, 2015
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