FMCSA opens comment period for proposed CDL testing changes
FMCSA proposed to allow third-party CDL trainers to administer the CDL skills test to applicants trained by the third-party tester. Comments will be accepted through Sept. 9.
Panels on AOBRD transition to ELDs, truck parking, more set for GATS
Truck drivers attending GATS later this summer in Dallas will have the opportunity to sit in on presentations on topics ranging from the transition from Automatic Onboard Recording Devices (AOBRDs) to electronic logs, truck parking problems and more.
Group wants turfgrass sod included as ‘ag commodity’ for hours exemptions
Currently, drivers hauling ag commodities operate under certain HOS exemptions, such as the 150-air-mile radius exemption that allows drivers carrying ag commodities to skip recording duty status if they stay within a 150-air-mile radius of the source …
UPS seeks reprieve from two driver training rule provisions
In its request, UPS asks for exemptions from the requirement that a driver training instructor have two years of experience and have held a CDL for two years, and the requirement to register each training location for a unique Training Provider Registr…
Deadline to file comments on detention time is next week
FMCSA is looking for information on available data about loading, unloading and delay times at shippers and receivers; technology that could track detention time; how contracts between carriers and shippers address detention time; what actions FMCSA co…
House’s transportation bill would return CSA scores to public view
Scores were pulled from public view in December 2015 by the FAST Act highway bill, due to concerns about the data’s efficacy and whether the system accurately portrayed carriers’ safety performance and safety risk.
FMCSA grants waiver to fleet allowing 150 air-mile radius for short-haul exemption
RJR Transportation requested the exemption last October. In its request, the company told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration most of its trucks operate within 100 air-miles of its headquarters, but approximately 5% of its drivers exceed 10…
Under-21 interstate pilot program for military vets enters next phase
FMCSA is now accepting applications from drivers and carriers to participate in the pilot program. As part of the pilot, FMCSA will compare the safety records of the under-21 drivers in the program to a control group of drivers ages 21-24 with CDLs and…
Trash, recycling pickup company requests reprieve from certain short-haul exemption provisions
Kimble Recycling & Disposal says its short-haul trash and recycling pickup drivers cannot complete their work day within the 12 hours required by the short-haul exemption and requests to allow its drivers to operate up to 14 hours in a day.
Autonomous regulations comment period extended through late August
FMCSA is seeking comments on a number of topics, including cybersecurity, hours of service for automated driving system operators, CDL endorsements for ADS operators, medical qualifications for ADS operators and more.