DOT funding bill would force 30-minute break to remain in hours regs
In what could become a clash between lawmakers in the U.S. House and a Department of Transportation aiming to propose an overhaul to drivers’ hours of service regulations, a working version of the annual Transportation Department funding bill released …
DOT seeking input on regs around autonomous driving
The agencies announced Wednesday they will publish advance notices of proposed rulemaking “to ensure that all potential approaches are fully considered” while moving forward with autonomous vehicle regulations.
Comment period for FMCSA pilot program for under-21 interstate truckers ends next week
Drivers and interested parties can now comment on the proposal through Aug. 14. The proposal would expand the current under-21 program for military-trained drivers to drivers under the age of 21 that were not trained to drive trucks in the military.
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker convicted of felony assault after hitting CARB inspector with truck
A truck driver in California has been convicted of felony assault after being found to have intentionally moved his truck and struck a California Air Resources Board inspector during a roadside inspection. A Mississippi CDL tester was also arrested in …
How to make the transition to the ELD spec from grandfathered e-logs, or AOBRDs
The key thing for trucking companies large and small to know about the Dec. 17, 2019, last-permissible date to utilize grandfathered electronic-logging-devices-by-another-name (that’d be those AOBRDs), is that it’s not too early to start making the tra…
Large fleet gets waiver to install pulsating brake lights on back of tankers
Groendyke Transport has been granted a waiver that allows it to install amber brake-activated pulsating lights on the back of its tankers to increase visibility when braking.
Erroneous status-switch to on-duty driving, while parked — Mark Kirbyson’s latest ELD issue
In November Kirbyson began having an issue with the ELD in his 2007 Caterpillar-powered Peterbilt kicking him into on-duty driving status, while he was asleep in the bunk. “Have others experienced a similar issue?” he asks. How’d you solve it?
Ohio DPS looks to ease transition of military veterans into trucking
Ohio DPS proposes to eliminate skills test waiver requirements that state an applicant must have been a military position that requires driving a commercial vehicle in the last year and that the applicant must have operated a commercial vehicle for at …
Fireworks haulers seek hours relief during Independence Day holiday period
The American Pyrotechnics Association has submitted a petition to add four new members to its existing hours exemption during the Independence Day holiday period. A separate fireworks hauler, Extreme Logistics, has also requested an HOS exemption for i…
Fireworks haulers seek hours relief during Independence Day holiday period
The American Pyrotechnics Association has submitted a petition to add four new members to its existing hours exemption during the Independence Day holiday period. A separate fireworks hauler, Extreme Logistics, has also requested an HOS exemption for i…