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Channel 19
Inside small-fleet advocacy at NASTC annual meeting
Rounding up highlights from the NASTC annual meeting: CARB politics, enforcement; speed limiter rule with retrofit requirement expected in 2014, “conditional” rating the new “unsatisfactory”…
November 9, 2013
“In California, we call it the ‘war on diesel.'” –Joe Rajkovacz of the California Construction Trucking Association
Regulations
Lawsuit against CSA could see decision within 6 months, attorney says
Henry Seaton expects a decision in the next six months — meanwhile, two reports from House committees on the CSA SMS are expected before the end of the year.
November 8, 2013
csa crash map
Business
NTSB says investigations ‘raise serious questions’ about FMCSA, asks for audit of agency
In light of four deadly crashes that it has investigated within the past year, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended to DOT head Anthony Foxx that FMCSA be audited on its oversight capabilities of motor carriers and trucking companies.
November 7, 2013
Business
FMCSA abandoned its ‘duty to regulate safety’ with CSA, attorney says
A transportation legal expert didn’t parse his words when talking the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program when he named nearly a dozen flaws with the program.
November 6, 2013
Business
CSA safety measurement system display changes now available for review
Among the changes being proposed are de-emphasizing BASIC percentile rankings and better describing so-called “absolute” carrier BASIC measures’ relationship to scoring.
November 4, 2013
snapshot from sample carrier BASICs
Channel 19
Looking for fleet/owner-operator common ground
If drivers and fleet folks truly presented a united front on hours to Congress and regulators, would anything change for the better in terms of flexibility?
October 26, 2013
Overdrive published a series of reports and related stories on the top five problems ranked in this list by readers in August of 2012. Find the main reports via the following links. 1) Fuel prices. 2) Hours and EOBRs. 3) Uncompensated detention. 4) Freight rates. 5) Equipment costs / emissions regs.
Business
Mass. fleet owner pleads guilty to bribery; FMCSA shuts down three drivers
Korca Enterprises owner Irfan Dushku faces home confinement and extended probation after bribery attempt; and drivers in Texas, Michigan and Illinois are declared imminent hazards to public safety by FMCSA.
October 25, 2013
All three imminent hazard orders proceeded from crash investigations that uncovered patterns of serious violations, a dynamic discussed in-depth in Overdrive‘s “Crashes and Interventions” reporting as part of our CSA’s Data Trail series earlier in 2013.
Hours of Service
Hours rules, CSA top industry issues, study shows
Though taken from fleet executive responses and geared toward the same group, an annual study released this week shows regulations and programs of the federal government — namely, hours of service rules and CSA — draw the most concern from carriers.
October 24, 2013
truck highway
Channel 19
Light violations aren’t the only ones being stacked
Readers offer further examples of multiple violations written that stem from one root cause, known as “stacking” and discouraged at the federal level.
October 24, 2013
Find a variety of ways to manage the CSA program, as well as discussions of the regime’s inequities and what’s being done to challenge them, via our CSA’s Data Trail main page.
Business
Five trucking grievances part of planned protest
Detail/background on the trucking-related grievances in the Ride for the Constitution manifesto and further reporting on logistical elements of the effort.
October 8, 2013
This poll ran over the weekend of September 29-30 following the Ride for the Constitution’s move toward organization earlier that week. Assuming wide participation, most readers see a potential positive in an independents shutdown.
Business
‘Truckers Ride for the Constitution’ details emerge
The Doswell Truck Stop in Doswell, Va., is to serve as a rally point for convoys to the Capitol Beltway as well as into D.C., organizers report.
October 7, 2013
This image is the “Ride for the Constitution” Facebook page’s profile picture. The agenda for the ride and weekend-long demonstration, say organizers, is focused on a mix of trucking and “constitutional” issues. The three-day demonstration has been joined by groups like Overpasses for Obama’s Impeachment, and promoters offer some rally support information via this page.
Channel 19
Say no to stacked light violations
An advocate, going to bat for a driver hit with five “stacked” lighting violations during an inspection, uncovers some intel on a potential final fix for stacking ongoing via CVSA/FMCSA development work. High time for it. . .
September 24, 2013
Find a variety of ways to manage the CSA program, as well as discussions of the regime’s inequities and what’s being done to challenge them, via our CSA’s Data Trail main page.
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