Jim Mullen is leaving FMCSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jim Mullen, who as acting chief of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rolled out the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program in January, is leaving the agency at the end of August. His impending departure was…
FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo to answer drivers’ hours of service questions in live GATS Week session
Register to receive a timely reminder for any or all sessions of Overdrive’s GATS Week — they include this Aug. 26 live Q&A with and presentation by Joe DeLorenzo, who will explain some of the intricacies of the new hours rule going into effect ne…
DOT says it’s full speed ahead on hours changes implementation
“Right now,” said current FMCSA chief Jim Mullen, “there’s no effort to abate or hold off on Sept. 29,” the day on which the new provisions can be utilized by drivers. Views on safety technology, hours petitions and more aired in first session of agenc…
Rolling the 14: How to pull off the new split-sleeper under the hours of service come September
We’re firing up T. Dills Trucking again for a run between Midwest and Mid-South and back again, to illustrate the way the FMCSA’s revised hours rule is expected to work come September 29, 2020. Also: How to execute a one-time three-hour pause with spli…
Small business truckers could land a larger voice on FMCSA’s regs advisory committee
“I think that small truckers are currently under-represented on MCSAC,” says a current member. “A one- to five-truck fleet guy or gal would make a great addition to the board.” Language in House version of a highway bill may pave the way toward that.
Evidence emerges of stricter approach – and confusion – over sleep apnea screening
New protocols may be the result of online posting of a draft update to FMCSA’s official guidebook for medical examiners and a technical glitch that may make the draft appear to be complete for some. Yet, FMCSA said, the draft “does not provide current,…
FMCSA investigating alleged broker transparency violations
The U.S. DOT has said it is investigating complaints filed against brokers by motor carriers, who allege violations of federal law that requires brokers to provide carriers records of what shippers paid for a load.
D.C. protest reached an apex on Wednesday inside the White House
Amid financial pressures and abysmal rates for many small-business truckers, the demonstrations in D.C. on their 20th day Wednesday reached an apex with a meeting in the White House with administration reps on the subject of issues in the brokered-frei…
POLL: Which hours of service change will benefit you most, if any?
The FMCSA earmarked four areas of change in its hours of service modifications final rule — the 30-minute break, split-sleeper options, and the short haul and adverse driving conditions exceptions. Which do you stand to benefit from in your operation?
With rates ‘nowhere near sustainable’ for independent truckers, debate stirs over ‘re-regulating’
Voices from D.C. demonstrations as well as around the trucking business as everybody seems to be looking for the elusive, profitable ‘new normal’ that might help businesses sustain through the COVID-19 crisis.