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Channel 19
How to avoid need for bail money: Richard Millerâs comment of the week (about, well, what else?)
Who says truckers donât have a sense of humor on the subject of the ELD mandate? ⌠And: Crowd-sourcing state enforcement plans â weâve heard from some states who wonât be writing ELD noncompliance tickets until April 1, just marking violations. If youâve heard, whatâs your stateâs plan?
December 15, 2017
Hours of Service
FMCSA proposes altering personal conveyance guidelines as ELD mandate arrives
The key change to the personal conveyance guidance is the removal of the requirement that trucks be unladen to be used for personal conveyance. FMCSA says the change is mostly meant to allow straight truck drivers the opportunity to use their truck, even if it is laden with work- or load-related materials or tools, for personal use.
December 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD compliance extension for ag/livestock haulers formally issued by FMCSA
FMCSA has officially issued a waiver giving drivers who haul livestock and ag loads until March 18 to switch from paper logs to ELDs. Itâs also soon accepting comments on changes to hours of service exemptions offered to ag haulers.
December 15, 2017
Business
More duct tape on a broken ax handle
âAnyone with a lick of sense knows itâs unsafe to duct-tape a broken ax handle. Those who donât have that kind of sense work for the FMCSA.â
December 8, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Dealing with hours violations beyond your control in ELDs
Recording hours with ELDs: State and federal law enforcement officials urge drivers to practice blunt honesty in special cases, using annotations on duty statuses and status changes to explain the situation in detail. In many cases, officer leniency could prevail.
December 7, 2017
Business
California wildfire prompts hours suspension, road closures
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the fire has burned at least 65,000 acres as of noon Pacific time Wednesday. Mandatory evacuations are in place for the cities of Santa Paula and Ventura.
December 6, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Will enforcement use ELD data for purposes beyond hours of service?
Some in the industry have worried ELD data would be used at roadside or by compliance-review auditors to uncover violations other than hours infractions. If it is, it will be a violation of Congressional directive.
December 6, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD compliance guide: The specâs your unit needs and a full chart of suppliers
From Overdriveâs in-depth report to ELD compliance: The basic specâs required of devices â and a list of the suppliers and their unitsâ key features.
November 28, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Bill Frerichsâ ELD implementation notes, hopes, worries as mandate bears down
In which a nine-truck fleet owner begins implementing ELDs. And: A few key differences between AOBRDs, grandfathered in with the ELD rule through 2019, and the much more detailed ELD specification/required capability.
November 27, 2017
Channel 19
Roundup: A source of supposed DOT âbot attackâ; The âfatbergsâ clogging the regs swamp
Source of supposed âbotâ attack on regulatory reform comments identified. And transport attorney Henry Seatonâs talk at NASTCâs annual meeting identifies safety-rating, hours and other issues as principal fatbergs to clear in regs-reform efforts.
November 21, 2017
Hours of Service
Intermodal fleet gets log-keeping exemption
Rail Delivery Services has been granted an exemption that allows its drivers who occasionally work more than 12 hours in a day to utilize the 100 air-mile radius logbook exemption.
November 13, 2017
Hours of Service
Propane shortage prompts emergency declaration, hours suspension in Wisconsin
Carriers and drivers âin the process of obtaining and transporting propaneâ are eligible to operate under the hours suspension on all highways in Wisconsin, including intestates.
November 7, 2017
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