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 …
POLL: What do you most want out of an hours rule change?
As an expected release date for FMCSA’s pursed hours remap has come and gone once already, it bears asking again — what’s your main hope of the rewrite? Weigh in here.
Trucking reps testify before Congress on driver pay, hours, safety
The testimony from each of the stakeholders, along with their answers to questions from 17 representatives who are part of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, will be used to help shape the next highway funding bill after 2015’s FAST Act ex…
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…
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.
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 …
When changing lanes, don’t forget to think differently
Quick-changing freight conditions affect carriers large and small, and faster than they ever did before as tech greases the change skids. The people who are going to adjust best, as has always been the case, will be independent thinkers with high-level…
FMCSA begins process of potentially redefining ‘ag commodities’ for hours exemptions
FMCSA has filed a “pre-rule,” also known as an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget that will seek industry input for defining who is allowed to run under exemptions granted to truckers hauling …
DOT’s hours of service proposal listed for early June publication
That date is not binding and could change, but it’s the first insight the DOT and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have provided as to when a proposed rule on hours of service could be unveiled.
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…