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Electronic Logging Devices
Electronic logging device mandate delayed, still could come soon; speed limiter rule expected next week
The rule will take effect two years following its publication, the date by which fleets, owner-operators and drivers must be using electronic logging devices that satisfy the rule’s requirements.
September 16, 2015
Business
Lives matter, regardless of who’s a fan
Wendy on Ontario court’s speed limiter ruling: “If the people who bring you literally every single thing you eat, drink, wear, sit on, lay on and pee in don’t represent a broad societal interest,’ then I’m afraid no one does. … Trucker lives matter.”
September 4, 2015
Business
Speed limiter mandate: White House extends review period, pushing back publication date
The OMB, which must stamp approval on rules prior to their publication, has added a note to the status of the so-dubbed Heavy Vehicle Speed Limiter rule that says “review extended,” a change made Sept. 1.
September 3, 2015
Business
Societal benefits of speed limiters outweigh trucker safety, Canadian court rules
“The public benefits associated with improved highway safety exceed the detrimental effects on the truck drivers,” a Canadian judge wrote in the court’s majority opinion.
September 3, 2015
Business
OOIDA campaigning against speed limiter rule with online petition
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has posted an online petition against the DOT’s upcoming rule to mandate use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.
August 18, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
Rule to require speed limiters could come this week, e-log rule expected soon too
Rules to mandate the use of speed limiters and electronic logging devices should see action soon. Here’s the latest.
August 17, 2015
Business
Continuation of hours-of-service suspension, CSA disclaimers, e-log deadlines and more included in Senate bill
The Senate bill sets deadlines for rules mandating e-logs and speed limiters, allows 33-foot double trailers, continues the suspension of certain hours-of-service rules and requires a disclaimer next to CSA scores.
June 25, 2015
Channel 19
Thursday ‘share the road’ trio
Local Tennessee paper instructs motorists on safety around big trucks, large Georgia newspaper likens crash victims to casualties of war, and a little good news on Virginia port investment to combat congestion.
May 21, 2015
Overdrive Radio
‘Huge mistake’: Readers sound off on speed limiters
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, voices are raised against any speed limiter mandate, while some emphasize alternatives to imposing a single speed on on-highway trucks, such as adequate training and rewards for voluntary governing,
May 20, 2015
Business
Crash treatment in CSA ‘not fair,’ says FMCSA’s safety head, says agency wants to fix
FMCSA’s Jack Van Steenburg, while admitting the agency’s CSA program’s lack of crash weighting is unfair, did not give specifics as how the agency could fix it. He spoke Tuesday with TCA’s David Heller about a wide range of trucking regulations.
May 20, 2015
Business
Speed limiter mandate one step closer to publication, sent to White House for approval
A proposed federal rule to require the installation and use of speed limiters on heavy trucks has been sent from the DOT to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for its approval.
May 19, 2015
Business
As speed limiter rule nears, OOIDA and ATA butt heads over regulating truck speeds
With a proposed rule to mandate the use of speed limiters on heavy trucks looming in the coming months, two of the trucking industry’s biggest lobbying groups reiterated last week their stances on the rulemaking.
April 27, 2015
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