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Speed limiter mandate clears final hurdle, set for publication
Little has been made public about the rule’s contents, however, such as what the regulated speed limit would be, when the rule would take effect and which trucks would be required to comply with the mandate. Those details will be made known once the rule proposal is published in the Federal Register.
August 15, 2016
KeepTruckin ELD certified with FMCSA, system meets all ELD mandate req’s, company says
Smartphone app-based electronic logging device provider KeepTruckin has announced its ELD system has been added to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s self-ceritifcation ELD registry, meaning the KeepTruckin ELD meets the device requirements spelled out in the DOT’s ELD mandate, the company says.
August 10, 2016
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Carbon Express owner says e-logs the ‘best thing to happen in trucking’
Steve Rush, president of Carbon Express, credits the use of e-logs for profitable growth and safety, as the technology has helped–or rather forced–management to find ways to improve the business.
August 9, 2016
Business
Short-haul carrier granted fleet-wide exemption from keeping logs
Instead of keeping daily logs, drivers will use an electronic logging system called Geotab to track their hours-of-service data, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
August 9, 2016
Business
FMCSA to take next step toward sleep apnea rule this month
An FMCSA board will meet this month to make recommendations to the agency on a potential sleep apnea rule to govern screening and treatment of truckers suspected of sleep apnea.
August 8, 2016
Business
DOT warns drivers about use of e-cigarettes, vaporizers
FMCSA says the use of e-cigarettes has resulted in several incidents including explosions, serious personal injuries and fires.
August 4, 2016
Business
Minnesota seeks exemption from certain CDL skills test requirements
Minnesota told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in its request that the state “can deliver CDL skills testing more efficiently in an alternative manner” to the current regulations.
July 29, 2016
Business
CVSA puts 14 percent of inspected trucks out-of-service during unannounced brake check day
CVSA says 12.4 percent of vehicles inspected were placed out-of-service for brake violations, and 13.9 percent of vehicles were placed out-of-service for violations other than brakes.
July 26, 2016
Business
Lightening the load: new options to outsource compliance
As the transportation industry continues to go electronic, third party service providers see increased demand from fleets to hand over controls for managing information
July 26, 2016
Business
Court date set for ELD lawsuit
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in September in OOIDA’s quest to overturn the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate.
July 25, 2016
Business
Two hours exemptions extended to five years
FMCSA extended hours exemptions for the Department of Energy and WestRock to five years from the date the exemptions were granted.
July 22, 2016
Business
Inspection regulations see minor changes
FMCSA amended its several provisions in its FMCSRs mainly for clarification purposes, and in doing so, removed the ability for carriers to use roadside inspections as their annual inspections, among several other changes.
July 21, 2016
Business
FMCSA extends some regulatory waivers, makes some hours exemptions permanent
FMCSA, in compliance with the FAST Act of 2015, has made permanent some hours of service exemptions and instituted several other regulatory changes.
July 21, 2016
Business
DOT delays online carrier registration system implementation until January
Kelly Regal, FMCSA associate administrator of research and information technology, said the agency is updating its IT systems and migrating existing data to new servers, which is causing the delay from the previous implementation date of Sept. 30.
July 20, 2016
Business
DOT still projects CDL clearinghouse, speed limiter rules for summer publication
Rules to implement a CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and to mandate speed limiters on Class 8 trucks are still set to be published this summer, according to the latest regulatory report from the DOT.
July 18, 2016
Business
Senate confirms Scott Darling as head of FMCSA
The U.S. Senate on July 14 confirmed by voice vote T.F. Scott Darling as the new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Darling has run the agency on an interim basis since the August 2014 departure of Anne Ferro.
July 16, 2016
Business
OSHA fines increasing by 78 percent for inflation adjustment
The increase in fines stems from a Congressional directive passed in November 2015 that requires agencies to publish “catch-up” rules to make up for inflation. The increase for OSHA’s penalties is the first since 1990.
July 14, 2016
Business
FMCSA floats proposal to up CSA crash threshold to three crashes
In addition to the two-year program intended to test the feasibility of removing certain non-preventable crashes from carriers’ CSA scores, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week also announced a proposed methodological change to the CSA Crash Indicator BASIC. The change, if finalized, would raise the minimum number of crashes to three — from the current two — needed before a carrier receives a Crash Indicator BASIC rating.
July 14, 2016
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