American Road and Transportation Builders support ELD exemption, stress 14-hour-rule issues as well
ARTBA’s support for the Pipe Line Contractors’ request for an ELD exemption re-stressed the largely short-haul construction operators’ long support for an exemption from the hours rules entirely for transportation construction companies.
FMCSA holds listening sessions on CSA, ELDs with no notice to trucking
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, with no public notice to the trucking industry or trucking media, is in the midst of a three-stop tour intended to gather input from trucking stakeholders on some of the agency’s most prominent regulations.
The difference between passionate speech and the truth
Passion is great, but the truth is often found far from it: The sleep apnea rulemaking being shelved does not mean a truck driver is now “more likely” to be nodding off behind the wheel, as noted a former Federal Railroad Administration official on CBS…
FMCSA eyes removal of diabetic drivers’ exemption requirement
Truckers with insulin-treated diabetes may no longer have to request a formal exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, should a new federal rule come to fruition.
DOT withdraws rule to set sleep apnea screening criteria for truckers
A sleep apnea rule would give clarity to medical examiners, carrier employers and drivers themselves about what criteria or combination of criteria would prompt a driver to be referred for an in-lab apnea test. The agency’s withdrawal of the rule prese…
New FMCSA guidance allows states to accept commercial learner’s permit applications from any out-of-state drivers
The guidance issued this week is in line with FMCSA’s final rule issued Oct. 13, 2016, that amended CDL regulations to ease the transition of military personnel into the trucking industry. Previously, states could only accept out-of-state applications from military personnel, but the new guidance applies to all drivers.
The cost of pre-2000 ELD regulatory indecision: Winners and losers among owner-ops
In the Trump era, when governing by Tweet is something of a norm, “regulating by FAQ” might stand to gain in prominence — with scarcely five months remaining prior to the December ELD deadline, recent significant change to the pre-2000 exemption well-…
A shot in the arm for fixing CSA
The added weight of an objective party is welcome, especially knowing it gives Congress a clear vision of CSA problems. FMCSA has made relatively superficial changes – slowly – to CSA. It’s a shame it’s taken so many voices to repeat the call that change needs to be faster and more substantive.
Owner-operators can dispute certain crash rulings in CSA beginning next week
Crashed deemed to be non-preventable during the pilot program will still appear in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Safety Measurement System, but will have a note stating FMCSA reviewed the crash and determined it was non-preventable.
Trucking rap sheet: Fleet owner pleads guilty to tax evasion, another CDL testing scheme
A New Jersey trucking company owner pleaded guilty to tax evasion and bankruptcy fraud, while a Georgia-based DOT drug and alcohol screener pleaded guilty to falsifying medical exams and certifications and more.