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NTSB: Truck operator in Tracy Morgan crash was within hours limits, but speeding
A preliminary report about the fatal high-profile Walmart crash that killed comedian James McNair and severely injured actor Tracy Morgan concludes Walmart driver Kevin Roper was traveling 20 mph over the posted 45 mph speed limit.
June 19, 2014
Hours of Service
POLL: Would rolling back 2013 restart changes affect highway safety?
Whatâs your intuition on highway safety relative to the restart changes that went into effect last year? If successful, would Congressional attempts to roll back the changes for a year influence highway safety in any way? Tell us here.
June 17, 2014
Channel 19
Restart watch: Whoopi doesnât get it either
âAttention mainstream media: There are a lot of people out here who think the changes that have been proposed in draft legislation may actually, on the contrary, âstrengthen safety rules,'â contrary to what NYT editorial board thinks is going on in Congress.
June 17, 2014
Hours of Service
Opposition expected against restart rollback on Senate floor this week
As the Senate resumes work this week on its 2015 DOT-funding bill, the American Trucking Associations said it expects an attempt will come on the Senate floor to undo work by the Senate Appropriations committee to halt certain provisions of the current hours-of-service rule.
June 17, 2014
Channel 19
âRestartâ hits the mainstream; rhyming couplets for the road
As with Anne Ferroâs now-infamous blog post about the Congressional efforts relative to the restart, NPRâs report on hours makes it sound like an attack on the entire rule is at issue.
June 14, 2014
Hours of Service
Has FMCSAâs Ferro lost it? Or is her credibility just shot?
Given recent actions by Congress to undermine FMCSA rulemaking and an emotional plea made to Congress in a recent DOT Fast Lane blog post by agency head Anne Ferro, whatâs going to come of Ferro and her time at FMCSA?
June 12, 2014
Hours of Service
Teamsters come out against hours changes, ATA still supportive
The Teamsters Union has voiced its opposition to recent Congressional action to roll back the 2013 changes to federal hours-of-service restart provisions, but ATA head Bill Graves is holding strong on the groupâs support for suspending the changes.
June 11, 2014
Business
Senate DOT appropriations bill would set e-log, CSA safety fitness determination deadlines
In addition to offering restart-changes relief pending further study, the bill requires an ELD final rule by January 2015 and SFD proposal by December of this year, in addition to an OIG audit of the compliance review program.
June 9, 2014
Hours of Service
FMCSA wonât listen to âfacts,â so trucking takes HOS case to Congress
Will it take an act of Congress to get the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider some of the restart provisions in the 2013 version of the hours-of-service rule? Trucking groups are giving it a shot.
June 8, 2014
Business
Citing âbias against truckers,â OOIDA calls for resignation of FMCSA head Anne Ferro
OOIDA has sent Anthony Foxx a letter asking for FMCSA head Anne Ferro to resign, saying she has a âclear bias against truckers and the trucking industryâ and that the agency âcan no longer perform its regulatory and enforcement duties impartially.â
June 6, 2014
Hours of Service
Groups praise amendment to suspend 2013 restart changes
Groups representing segments of the trucking industry have been quick to praise passage of an amendment to the Transportation Department funding bill that would suspend the 2013-imposed restart provisions in hours-of-service regulations for one year.
June 5, 2014
Hours of Service
POLL: Where are you doing your restarts?
Since the 2013 hours changes and new restart restrictions, are you getting your restart at home, a fleet terminal or out on the road? Or are you operating solely on recap hours? Tell us in this poll.
June 5, 2014
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