Log annotations to avoid hours of service violations — and more from FMCSA Q&A
When an annotation might save you a 14-hour-rule violation erroneously written, and much more from FMCSA’s hours of service Q&A yesterday relative to the new split sleeper, short-haul/adverse exceptions, and 30-minute break.
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Another annual tradition thrown off in this crazy year
NASTC President David Owen has announced the official cancelation of the association’s annual meeting in Nashville as COVID surges — with the announcement, though, he offered this video message from acting FMCSA chief Wiley Deck.
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Further extensions of CDL-related COVID waivers unlikely, official says
And more from FMCSA top brass and CVSA: a common misconception about the hours short-haul exception, new split-sleeper-berth usage among drivers, crash preventability, and more.
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POLL: Have you used the FMCSA’s DataQs violation/crash info system for any of these reasons?
The DataQs system is where drivers and fleets go to challenge/request official review of information associated with inspections and DOT-recordable crashes. Have you utilized it for any of the common reasons shown in this poll?
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Listen back: Truckers, brokers sound off in freight transaction transparency session
Three petitions, two to beef up the reg requiring broker disclosure of all freight charges, among other records, on both sides of a transaction, another to remove the reg entirely. In today’s Overdrive Radio podcast, track back through the myriad of vi…
Sundown symphony: Voices, air horns blend at National Mall
Video from horn-honking sundown runs mixed with the voices of advocacy at 10-4 on D.C. Attendees’ efforts benefited an area food bank and Truckers Final Mile.
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Final review: Hours of service recap, questions answered with FMCSA
How ‘to work your day’ in the words of FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo, explored in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast — a final review before new flexibilities come into play September 29, 2020.
Hours of service pop quiz: Can you haul 77 hours in 7 days?
It’s physically possible, of course, but any issue with a driver hauling that much is not an hours of service regulation problem, as rule-change challengers may want you to believe. Bonus: Four-wheeler-in-truck-space enforcement crackdown in Australia …
FMCSA announces new CMV panel
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is launching a new panel to provide feedback on critical issues facing the commercial driving community such as safety, hours-of-service regulations and parking. The panel will b…
New hours of service rule, new perspectives on enforcement readiness, split rest
How the hours of service changes going into effect Sept. 29 put split rest, driver coercion, personal conveyance, rates and so much more in a different light as FMCSA moves ahead toward implementation.