FMCSA grants exemption to allow cameras as rearview mirror alternative
FMCSA says use of the Stoneridge system eliminates blind spots on both sides of the truck, expands the field of view by an estimated 25 percent, and a trailer panning feature automatically tracks the end of the trailer to keep it in view when the truck…
FMCSA remains fully operational amid partial government shutdown
The lingering shutdown of certain portions of the federal government has little effect on employees at the two agencies tasked with overseeing trucking and highway operations, according to a document from the U.S. DOT.
2018 in review: A month-by-month look at the year’s top stories
The implementation of the ELD mandate again loomed large as one of the most read topics on Overdrive in 2018. Adjustments to personal conveyance rules, the beginning stages of potential hours of service reform and more also ranked as some of the most-r…
Carriers, drivers exempt from California break laws, FMCSA rules
In a significant decision that rebukes a major 2014 ruling by a federal court, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has said that carriers do not have to comply with California laws requiring employers to provide workers with regular meal br…
Carriers, drivers exempt from California break laws, FMCSA rules
In a significant decision that rebukes a major 2014 ruling by a federal court, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has said that carriers do not have to comply with California laws requiring employers to provide workers with regular meal br…
FMCSA scraps split-sleeper berth study amid press for hours reforms
FMCSA has canceled a study meant to gauge the safety aspects of allowing truck drivers to split their on- and off-duty time into segments. The agency’s new — and pressing — move to propose changes to hours of service regulations has rendered the study …
FMCSA to allow states to issue one-year commercial learner’s permits
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will soon allow states to issue commercial learner’s permits for up to one year instead of the current six-month limit with the option to renew the permit for another six months.
FMCSA issues shutdown order to driver cited for myriad of violations, multiple DUI arrests
Arkansas-licensed driver Jeffrey Scott Mitchell was issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order on Dec. 14, forbidding him to operate a commercial motor vehicle. In five separate roadside inspections, he was arrested for being either under the influ…
Five groups file for hours exemptions for emergency response situations
The American Bakers Association and International Dairy Foods Association, Association of American Railroads and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and North Shore Environmental Construction filed exemption requests with FMCSA from …
Avoid getting stiffed: New flag on brokers with bonds pending cancellation can be effective recon tool
If a surety provider’s notice of cancellation of a broker’s bond can’t result in an immediate suspension because of “the need for rulemaking,” as FMCSA has noted, “that is a catch-22,” one watcher says, a “stretch of highway 100 miles long” with no sto…