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Hours of Service

FMCSA enforcement chief details how drivers can pause 14-hour clock under new regs

FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo answered questions on preparing truck drivers for the new hours of service rule slated for the end of September. Watch here on Overdrive.

August 27, 2020

Hours of Service

Tonight: FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo answers drivers’ hours of service questions in live session

Join us live at 7 p.m. CST at Overdrive’s Facebook page for this presentation and Q&A with FMCSA chief of the Enforcement and Compliance Office — the hours of service changes, aimed at increasing duty flexibility, go into effect Sept. 29.

August 26, 2020

Hours of Service

FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo to answer drivers’ hours of service questions in live GATS Week session

Joe DeLorenzo, director of enforcement and compliance for the FMCSA, will answer new hours of service rule questions in a live GATS Week seminar. Details here.

August 13, 2020

Business

FMCSA adds grocery products back into extended COVID emergency hours waiver

FMCSA has extended the COVID-19 emergency hours declaration and added food, paper products and other groceries back to qualifying loads. In other news: Convoy expands factoring service to non-Convoy loads. Geotab has added COVID resources for drivers to its Geotab Drive app.

August 12, 2020

Channel 19

Drivers Daily Log software a casualty of time, ELD mandate, hours changes

At the end of August, an old friend moves on -- the owner-operator-built hours-logging software, Drivers Daily Log, will no longer be an up-to-date option..

August 12, 2020

Channel 19

Where to find a two/three-hour 14-hour clock pause in the new HOS

Confused by the 2020 split-sleeper changes? We explain everything owner-operators need to know about the new 7/3 split-sleeper berth rule, quick and easy.

August 10, 2020

Hours of Service

POLL: Which major hours change will most benefit your operation?

he FMCSA earmarked four areas of change in its hours of service modifications final rule — the 30-minute break, split-sleeper options, and the short haul and adverse driving conditions exceptions. With three months to better digest the rule, which of the changes do you stand to benefit from in your operation?

August 10, 2020

Hours of Service

DOT says it’s full speed ahead on hours changes implementation

DOT's FMCSA says it's full speed ahead on changes to HOS aimed at increasing flexibility for drivers. More from the first Truck Safety Summit session.

August 5, 2020

Electronic Logging Devices

Owner-operators, some already forced to switch ELD providers, stare down turbulent e-log market

Could the electronic logging device market be headed for consolidation? If so, what does that mean for owner-operators and small fleets? Find out on Overdrive.

July 16, 2020

Hours of Service

POLL: Will the revised hours of service affect rates come September?

Some watchers see the flexibility-enhancing portions of the hours of service revisions, currently set to implement September 29, as in general increasing over-the-road capacity without adding a single truck — do you think implementation will ultimately affect truckload rates? Weigh in here, and tell us why in the comments.

July 15, 2020

Channel 19

Rolling the 14: How to pull off the split-sleeper under the hours of service

Logbook examples illustrate the way the FMCSA's hours of service rule is expected to work come Sept. 29, 2020. Also: Executing a 3-hour duty pause with the split cycle.

July 9, 2020

Business

Surviving a Level 3 driver inspection: Are you ready for Roadcheck?

Drivers can expect Level 3 inspections to play a bigger part in CVSA's International Roadcheck inspection spree this year. Details here on Overdrive.

July 8, 2020