Several states already have or are in the process of legalizing marijuana. This can prove to become a serious issue for the trucking industry considering their zero-tolerance policy for drugs.
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![Potential impact of the ELD mandate on the trucking industry]()
Analysts are looking closely at what the implementation and enforcement of what the ELD mandate will look like throughout the industry.
Even as the electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate is set to come into effect three months from now, out of the 3.5 million trucks in the industry, the majority are yet to install ELDs. Most of these are small carriers and owner operators, who are against the ELD mandate and are waiting until the eleventh hour in hopes of the mandate being stalled.
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Public meetings held last week and this week by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration did not require a formal public announcement in the U.S. Federal Register or a 30-day advanced notice, agency spokespersons said this week.
Discussion topics of the meetings, as publicized by FMCSA last week, include prominent trucking regulations like the electronic logging device mandate, the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and other safety regulations.
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On December 18, 2017, the trucking industry will enter a new phase as drivers will move from manually logging their hours on paper to using electronic logging devices (ELDs).
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Recently, the Trump administration withdrew a proposed rulemaking for sleep apnea stating that it limits the economic growth of America. Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects the quality of sleep and results in unintended sleep episodes, lack of sleep and fatigue.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is disappointed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) decision to withdraw the proposed rulemaking relating to sleep apnea.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, with no public notice to the trucking industry or trucking media, is in the midst of a three-stop tour intended to gather input from trucking stakeholders on some of the agency’s most prominent regulations.
Two meetings will be held next week: In Collegeville, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, and the other on Thursday, Aug. 17, in Denver, Colorado. The first meeting was held Tuesday, Aug. 8, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Though the agency did not publicize the meetings in any way, they were listed this week obscurely on FMCSA’s website under the Events section.
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Preparing for the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is not limited to trucking fleets. During recent media events and earnings conference calls, equipment manufacturers and freight railroads discussed the potential trickle-down effects.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) imposed that the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is a cause for concern among livestock haulers of Nebraska. According to current Hours of Service regulations, truck drivers are allowed to work only 70 hours a week.
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The electronic logging device (ELD) set to become effective on December 18, 2017. This combined with the implementation of regulations for safe transport of food has increased truckload capacity.
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The Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety under the guidance of the Trump administration have withdrawn a proposed rulemaking that required trucking companies to screen the employees for sleep apnea.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has made significant announcements regarding two pending rulemakings, first the obstructive sleep apnea ANPRM and the notice concerning elimination of the exemption requirement for Diabetic drivers.
Sleep Apnea Rulemaking Withdrawn
Despite noting lingering concerns about the potential dangers of obstructive sleep apnea, FMCSA also announced in the Federal Register on Aug. 7 plans to formally withdraw a 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking information on the potential for adopting standards to assess risks associated with transportation workers in safety sensitive positions diagnosed with apnea.
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Recently, a bill to exempt livestock haulers from complying with the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by a year was approved. This is good news for livestock haulers as hauling animals from the line to the packing plant vary with marketing agreements and availability.
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What will the run-up to the ELD mandate deadline is going to be like — how many carriers still need ELDs? Will there be an eleventh-hour stampede for ELDs? Will ELD providers be able to meet the last-minute demand?
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A bill to delay the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by two years has been signed by more than 21 members of the U.S. House. However, the bill in itself cannot become the law since the Congress is currently preoccupied with sorting out larger reforms.
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Trucks equipped with model year 2000 and older engines are exempted from the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate not taking into account the model year of the truck, according to the new guidelines put forward by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
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Earlier this month, the House Appropriations Committee had passed a bill that delays livestock haulers from complying with the upcoming electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by a year. The bill also includes provisions for the Denham Amendment and also blocks a Safety Fitness Determination rule from being enacted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) until the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program of the agency is modified accordingly. The FMCSA was also asked to determine if the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate should be delayed.
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So, the American Trucking Associations came out throwing wild punches this past week on the electronic logging mandate.
The prose of the letter can easily be described as frenzied and blustering. It was the letter version of someone so mad that they stammer, yell and spit. In the end, all you get out of it is they are mad that a delay of the ELD mandate is picking up steam.
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Even if the current legislative effort on Capitol Hill succeeds in its goal of delaying the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for two years, it is still only a delay: ELDs still seem poised to eventually become a routine part of everyday trucking life of owner-operators and company drivers alike.
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![FMCSA withdraws rulemaking on obstructive sleep apnea]()
Sleep apnea recommendations have been made to railroad operators by the FRA, but FMCSA is standing by its previous position, despite a joint rulemaking between the agencies earlier this year.
The withdrawal of the proposed rulemaking on obstructive sleep apnea by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is creating confusion and uncertainty among truck drivers.
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Last week, U.S. Representative Brian Babin introduced a bill that would delay the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by two years. The bill is supported by the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA).
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The bill introduced by U.S. Representative Brian Babin to delay the implementation of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by two years has become a subject of controversy. On one hand, the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is fully appreciative of the bill after its efforts to stall the mandate were rejected by the Supreme Court.
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The proposal for implementing speed-limiting devices in trucks has been put aside by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration according to a revised agenda published on July 20.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation, as expected under the Trump administration, has signaled it will not continue to pursue a rulemaking to mandate the use of speed limiters in the trucking industry, at least any time soon.
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![Congress attempts to pass legislation that restricts rest breaks for California truckers]()
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A Congressional attempt has been made to restrict the rest periods that California truckers are allowed under state laws. Truckers are allowed a 30-minute meal break every five hours and a 10-minute every four hours when they are working. This is extremely important for safety.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation, as expected under the Trump administration, has signaled it will not continue to pursue a rulemaking to mandate the use of speed limiters in the trucking industry, at least any time soon.
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Havis has released a new whitepaper to help fleet managers strategically plan their implementation of the new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate.
Havis’ “The Impact of ELD Mandate on a Total Mobility Solution” details steps for planning and implementing the new standards, including choosing eligible devices and software, and securing the devices inside the vehicle.
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Transco Inc., a food hauler, had recently requested the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) an exemption from the federal hours of service regulations that require drivers to take a 30-minute rest break within the first eight hours of driving.
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Now that the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate compliance deadline is approaching with no apparent obstacles to delay it, the question is when these devices will be able to electronically transfer the recorded data for review by law enforcement agencies.
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In an effort to ensure that citizens are not charged unfair and excessive fines, a bill is being advanced in the Ohio statehouse to terminate a loophole that allows certain localities to issue unfair speeding fines.
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In a funding bill approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, the National Pork Council supported a move to delay the electronic logging device (ELD) requirement for trucks hauling livestock by one year.
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Despite passage of a measure requiring additional study on the pending electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by a Congressional committee, chances of a major overhaul of that rule or even its stoppage is being characterized as a long shot at best – especially after the Supreme Court declined to hear a legal challenge to it last month.
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New Prime, part of national fleet Prime Inc. (No. 15 on the CCJ Top 250), has been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its pre-CDL drivers who have passed the CDL skills test to drive in team operations without a CDL holder in the front seat, as regulations require.
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This week the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. OOIDA was appealing a lower court’s ruling on the electronic logging device mandate. With the high court’s rejection, the lawsuit will go no further.
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AUSTIN — A Houston state senator Friday hailed the new state law mandating training for truckers to help combat human trafficking and said she will urge other states to follow Texas’ lead.
“We will be putting thousands of sets of eyes and ears out there to help in our efforts against this this horrible epidemic,” said Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, who authored the legislation.
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s announcement of the availability of this year’s updated edition of its out-of-service criteria handbook noted the addition of criteria related to electronic logging devices. Unlike for other updates, however, the alliance didn’t spell out what those additions were.
None are new out-of-service conditions, perhaps the reason they weren’t directly shared. Rather, they’re footnotes related to current out-of-service conditions having to do with the hours of service themselves, namely having no logbook, having no previous seven days of logs, and presenting a false log, all of which call for an out-of-service declaration for the driver in force for eight consecutive hours.
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Mirroring the view throughout the nation, the trucking industry is mixed on its initial thoughts regarding the U.S. House of Representatives passing an Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) replacement bill on Thursday.
While the American Health Care Act (AHCA) targets the individual market, it could cause a ripple effect on employer-based plans and it almost certainly will affect individual truck drivers.
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Safety: It’s been a big part of the stated rationale behind all manner of regulations coming down the pike over the last decade, whether hours of service changes that were later determined to have little significant safety benefit and scrapped (though only after Congress stepped in and shut the door) and, now, of course, to ELDs. In its official, as-yet failed challenge to the ELD rule, OOIDA made a big deal out of what its attorneys deemed little more than the agency’s mathematical “sleight of hand” in justifying crash-reduction benefits expected from the ELD mandate.
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OOIDA announced this week that Mike Matousek will be the Association’s new director of government affairs. For the past three years, Matousek has served OOIDA as head of the state legislative affairs team – a position he will keep. Matousek will remain in the Grain Valley headquarters and will work closely with the executive staff and the D.C. office on strategy and direction for OOIDA’s overall advocacy efforts.
Since April 2014, he’s been tracking, analyzing and actively developing OOIDA’s involvement in state legislative issues. Matousek will continue to advance those initiatives along with directing the Association’s efforts on Capitol Hill.
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With potentially conflicting campaign promises to lower taxes and to come up with a trillion dollars to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, President Trump on Monday acknowledged the trucking industry’s concern over the deteriorating condition of highway system—and he opened the door to raising the federal tax on gasoline and diesel for the first time in almost 25 years.
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A number of trucking industry groups and motor carriers expressed support for using hair samples instead of urine when testing for drugs during pre-employment screenings of truck drivers. But in comments filed with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) made public this week, other groups and individuals questioned the reliability and fairness of testing hair.
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With time waning on the issue, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association still hopes to convince the courts or regulators to kill the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate before the Dec. 18 deadline for compliance. One of its most recent tactics has sparked a competition for the attention of the head of the DOT herself, Secretary Elaine Chao.
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Texas has updated its hours of service code to require intrastate truckers to use electronic logging devices to record duty status. Truck operators in the state must begin using the devices by Dec. 19, 2019.
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Truckers won’t be the only ones to suffer if the government implements a proposed speed limiter mandate for heavy trucks and other large commercial vehicles. To illustrate the point, The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association produced a video demonstrating the dangers of speed-limited trucks, particularly to motorists in passenger vehicles.
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case on the electronic logging mandate. In its petition to the Supreme Court, the international trade association asked the court to determine whether the electronic logging device (ELD) rule violated the Fourth Amendment by failing to create a regulatory structure at the state and federal levels that serves as a substitute for a warrant.
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TORONTO, April 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The spokesgroup for the industry that is often characterized as the poster boy for the lack of regulatory harmonization in Canada, says it welcomes the new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) announced today in Toronto by the provincial and federal governments. It will come into force on July 1, 2017.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is scheduled to hold a public meeting next month in Washington, D.C., to help electronic logging device manufacturers understand and produce ELDs that are compliant with the agency’s mandate.
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The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA), which NationaLease is a member of, recently asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for an exemption from the electronic logging device (ELD) ruling. It seeks a five-year the exemption for trucks that are rented for 30 days or less.
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ARLINGTON, VA – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is thanking leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for the introduction of legislation to increase the efficiency and security of the trucking industry by transitioning the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program closer to a “one-stop-shop” for clearances.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the requirement to transition to electronic logging devices fast approaches, federal trucking regulators explained to truckers the steps to take in the event their devices malfunction.
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I watched the video of your LiveOnWeb: Recruiting Young Drivers webinar (3-15) regarding how to reach the younger generation to become drivers. One thing that caught my ear was listening to Kevin Burch, chairman of American Trucking Associations, discuss the regulatory concerns about drivers under 21 being able to drive intrastate but not interstate. This has been a concern of mine for well more than 15 years. As Kevin has stated, there has been a lot of talk, even a congressional push two years ago, to change the regulation. I agree that if we are to survive as an industry, this regulation needs to be changed.
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Donations of hay to ranchers affected by this week’s wildfires are pouring in from fellow ranchers. Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma officials report activity has been brisk, and the efforts are helping save starving cows and give support to ranchers struggling in the aftermath of the fires.
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WASHINGTON — The so-called July 1, 2013, 34-hour restart provision that required two consecutive overnight periods and could be used only once a week is history.
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The bill in the Iowa state legislature shows how the adoption of new technology often requires close collaboration with the government, as arcane laws may unintentionally limit technology's potential.
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With the Dec. 2017 "due date" for using electronic logging devices, or ELDs — or their predecessor automatic on-board recording devices — in commercial motor vehicles now about nine months out, Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Office of Compliance and Enforcement, has advice and a few requests for fleets during this, for many, confusing run-up period to the deadline.
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A Department of Transportation (DOT) study did not find that an Obama-era proposal to change the hours-of-service rule for truckers improves driver safety and health, according to the agency’s inspector general.
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, a national association representing small-business truckers, expressed approval of a report by the Department of Transportation Inspector General about restrictions on the 34-hour restart provision of hours-of-service regulations.
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Two bills moving forward in the Pennsylvania Senate would authorize speed radar use by local police. Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that prohibits municipal police from enforcing speed limits with radar. Since 1961, only state troopers are allowed to use radar.
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A California state lawmaker is aiming to pass a bill that will add to the minimum entry-level driver requirements. Sen. Bill Monning, D-Carmel, is the sponsor of SB158 that would require 30 hours of driving for a Class A CDL and 15 hours for a Class B license. This would be in addition to the federal minimum standards set forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which doesn’t require behind-the-wheel time. Many safety advocates and OOIDA have asked that the FMCSA add minimum driving time.
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PHOENIX, Az. – Tom Cuthbertson, vice-president of regulatory compliance for Omnitracs, said a Canadian electronic logging device (ELD) mandate was soon coming down the pike, and it was a positive that thus far 80% of the bill was shaping up to be the same as the US version.
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SAN DIEGO — Penske Logistics recently settled a case over wages for meal and rest breaks for $750,000. The settlement comes after nine years of legal proceedings. The class-action lawsuit was filed by three of the company's drivers alleging that it failed to pay them for all hours worked under California labor laws and failed to pay them for meals and rest breaks.
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Concerned about the Department of Transportation’s proposed speed limiter mandate? Join the club: based on the whopping number of complaints the DoT received during the comment period last year, virtually every member of the trucking industry opposes the rule.
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In January, six large trucking companies requested that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration allow them to use hair testing in lieu of urinalysis for pre-employment screenings of truck drivers.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week issued new guidance on the use of older logging devices that, while lacking compliance with the agency’s electronic logging device stipulations, afford carriers two extra years — until December 2019 — to fully comply with the ELD mandate.
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GPS technology can tell a commercial trucker all about routes and traffic conditions. But when it comes to predicting the regulatory landscape, the road ahead is a lot less clear.
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A lawsuit brought by two high-profile public advocacy groups and a prominent labor union seeks to block the executive order signed by President Trump on Jan. 30 that directs federal agencies to repeal two federal regulations for every new rule they issue.
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As parts of the Northeast prepare to dig out from this week’s winter storm, legislators in New York and Illinois are addressing concerns about snow and ice removal from atop cars and trucks. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and countless truck drivers are opposed to rules that permit police to pull over drivers whose vehicles were not cleared of snow or ice.
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President Trump’s recent decrees on federal regulations likely spell the end of a U.S. DOT rule to mandate the use of speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks, says Joe Rajkovacz, head of regulatory affairs for the Western States Trucking Associations.
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President Trump in his second full week in office continues his crusade against new and existing federal regulations. Trump signed an executive order Monday directing federal agencies to eliminate two “prior regulations” for “every new regulation issued.”
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Manitoba’s trucking industry will be allowed to haul heavier weights to help improve competitiveness through changes to the Vehicle Weights and Dimensions on Classes of Highways Regulation, Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen announced. The announcement was made during Red Tape Awareness Week, which was proclaimed by the Manitoba government to highlight a focus on reducing unnecessary regulations and administrative burdens.
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Time is running out for thousands of truck drivers who received their medical certification from a DOT doc at the Atlanta Petro known as “Dr. Tony.” After the Georgia chiropractor was charged with doing substandard DOT physicals, truckers are being ordered to get recertified.
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The nomination of Elaine Chao as Secretary of the Department of Transportation is smoother than the highways the department oversees. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unanimously voted on Tuesday to report Chao’s nomination on to the Senate.
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Travel in the left lane on Oregon highways could soon be restricted for all vehicles. Other issues getting attention at the statehouse include bills covering local speed control, a Portland carpool lane, and posted speeds along U.S. 97.
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President Trump issued Friday an order to executive agencies directing them to freeze all new regulations pending further review by Trump and his team. It’s unclear, however, whether this rule will affect any coming trucking regulations, especially since the administration’s memo, circulated by Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, allows for regulations related to “health, safety, financial or national security matters” to continue.
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Time is running out for thousands of truck drivers, who received their medical certification from a chiropractor in Atlanta, to get recertified.
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Trucking needs to do a better job of promoting itself, outgoing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Scott Darling said Thursday in a last-day conference call with trade media.
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association claims the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s rule on medical examiner’s certification integration added regulations that bypassed the rulemaking process.
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A notice published in September in the Federal Registerby the Federal Highway Administration seeking public input on whether states should be allowed to expand commercial activities — such as adding more vending machines or selling produce — at rest areas has sparked contention between driver advocacy groups and an association representing truck stops.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – A South Carolina House subcommittee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday afternoon to allow trucks to follow each other much closer than they’re allowed to now, a process known as "platooning." The bill would apply only to trucks with new technology that links them to the trucks they’re following.
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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association President Jim Johnston said Thursday that the Association will continue to fight the government regarding its new law requiring electronic logging devices on trucks. At the same time, the Association is actively pursuing congressional relief on several fronts.
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Truckload rates will increase about 4% this year, with capacity pressure brought on by the looming ELD mandate more than compensating for an economic recovery that’s become “stale,” contends transportation economist Noël Perry.
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In an era of increased food safety regulation, transporting produce has gotten a lot more complicated than simply shipping product from Point A to Point B, brokers say.
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There will not be a rehearing of the lawsuit brought by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit following the court’s denial of a motion for a rehearing on Jan. 11.
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WASHINGTON — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has teamed with three safety advocacy groups to petition for reconsideration of the entry-level driving training final rule.
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An emergency declaration by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will give certain truckers operating in the state a reprieve from federal hours-of-service regulations through Jan. 27.
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Crash investigators point to several fatal wrecks in recent years as reasons for the new regulations, but some in the trucking industry question the accuracy and expense.
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While even truckers who support the idea of a speed limiter mandate point to serious flaws in the Dept. of Transportation’s first go at a proposal, the main objection coming from safety groups is that the rulemaking has taken so long.
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Truck drivers who received their current medical certification from Dr. Anthony Lefteris, who operated out of an Atlanta-area Petro, will need to be re-examined and issued a fresh medical certification by another examiner, the Department of Transportation says.
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For several decades now, Torbjörn Holmström has been helping Volvo vault the technical and logistical barriers to fulfill the dream of fully autonomous long-haul trucks.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there’s more coming down the road.
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The clarification of an hours-of-service rule for truckers in a short-term funding bill was signed by President Obama shortly after the Senate cleared the bill Dec. 9 and a shutdown of the federal government was averted.
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I'm as guilty as anyone in terms of predicting the demise of the small motor carrier – overlooking, as many in trucking do, that 90% or so of the fleets in this industry operate six or fewer trucks, while 97% or so operate fewer than 20 trucks.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on Wednesday announced a Final Rule establishing comprehensive national minimum training standards for entry-level commercial truck and bus operators seeking to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or certain endorsements.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there's more coming down the road.
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A group of Michigan lawmakers today heard the concerns of professional drivers on a bill to authorize toll taxes in the state. The House Commerce and Trade Committee took testimony on Thursday, Dec. 8, for a bill to permit the state to tap public-private partnerships to help get road work done.
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Calling it just one more in a long line of initiatives aimed at getting the government to perform the duties that should be the responsibility of large fleets to screen, train and monitor their drivers, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association asked federal regulators to reconsider a proposal that would mandate speed limiters on heavy vehicles.
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(Grain Valley, Mo., Dec. 6, 2016) – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to vice-president elect Mike Pence asking that the transition team for the incoming administration consider a stay of pending regulations that unjustly jeopardize small-business truckers.
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Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to invest heavily in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and reduce or roll back regulations that govern trucking, transportation and other industries.
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Improving the nation's infrastructure and reducing the burdens of "one size fits all" regulations were the top agenda items that the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association communicated to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team late this past week.
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![ATA Hires Michael Cammisa as Vice President of Safety Policy & Connectivity]()
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear announced that the nation's leading trucking industry group has hired Michael Cammisa as ATA's new vice president of safety policy and connectivity.
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A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Dallas-based Stevens Transport, the largest refrigerated trucking company in Texas, of violating federal law by refusing to hire an Air Force veteran as a truck driver because of his bipolar disorder medication.
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, whose lawsuit to overturn the electronic logging device mandate was denied Oct. 31, hopes to continue its fight against the requirement.
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While various trucking and transportation-related industries have congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his election victory, some people are wondering if recent regulations may be reversed and others are concerned if the poor state of the nation's infrastructure problems will be addressed by the new admiration.
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