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Hours of Service
House members call for GAO to evaluate FMCSAâs methodology in creating hours rule
Two members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate studies done by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that justify the most recent hours of service regulations changes, which took effect last year.
April 2, 2014
Hours of Service
Hours rule waivers for propane haulers extended as Obama signs exemption bill
Propane haulers in 36 states are exempt from federal hours-of-service regulations until May 31, as President Barack Obama signed a bill into law March 21 that extends waivers first granted in February by FMCSA.
March 24, 2014
Business
Hours rule, CSA draw sharp criticism in House hearing, FMCSA head Ferro defends both
FMCSA head Anne Ferro defended in front of Congress last week her agency and two of its most criticized regulatory actions in recent years â the hours-of-service rule changes made in July of last year and the agencyâs CSA program.
March 17, 2014
Voices
ELD mandate: Readers respond
Among Overdrive readers, more than half of the respondents to a poll conducted in the weeks prior to the ELD mandateâs release showed a strong preference for another line or work or retirement over use of the devices.
March 17, 2014
Hours of Service
Senate passes bill to exempt propane haulers from hours reg to May 31, bill goes to president
The Senate unanimously passed March 14 a bill that would extend hours-of-service waivers for propane haulers and home heating fuel haulers to March 31. The bill now goes to President Obama, where his signature would make it law.
March 14, 2014
Hours of Service
House approves bill to exempt some fuel haulers from hours regs until May 31
U.S. House members have approved a measure that would extend hours-of-service exemptions for propane and home heating fuel haulers to May 31.
March 5, 2014
Hours of Service
Agency, states waive hours rules for fuel haulers, some food and relief load haulers
In light of severe cold temperatures impacting much of the country and some nationwide fuel distribution problems, FMCSA and some states have continued issuance of hours-of-service waivers for fuel haulers and, now, some other relief loads, like road salt, food and livestock.
March 4, 2014
Hours of Service
House bill would extend hours of service waivers for fuel haulers to end of May
A bill introduced in the House this week would if passed extend the exemptions to hours of service rules for propane and home heating fuel haulers to May 31, essentially taking measures beyond what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is capable of.
February 26, 2014
Channel 19
âZero highway deathsâ goal needs general public target
Regulatorsâ ultimate goal pondered, in light of the laundry list of highway-bill recommendations the MCSAC delivered to Congress two weeks back.
February 24, 2014
Custom Rigs
Still rolling: Old Time Express 2001 Freightliner
Catching a rig from the pages of Overdrive in person at a carrier yard â and a discussion of the dynamics of safety rating, in flux today with CSA. Have you seen the effects of a Conditional rating?
February 22, 2014
Business
Agency shuts down driver said to have driven 35 hours straight before fatal crash
FMCSA announced it has shut down an Illinois-based driver with an imminent hazard out-of-service order after a fatal crash led to the discovery he had driven well over HOS limits and falsified his logs to conceal the violations.
February 13, 2014
Channel 19
Introducing âDrivers for the TRUE Safety Actâ
In November Chris Gadarowski launched the âDrivers for the âTRUE Safety Act'â Facebook page as a grassroots gathering point for those in favor of the billâs call for an independent hours review attendant to a rollback of changes made last July.
February 8, 2014
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