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Business
Driver coercion mitigation rule projected to be published this month
FMCSA is working on a rule to mitigate potential coercion of drivers by shippers, receivers and carriers when crafting new rules. A speed limiter rule and Safety Fitness Determination rule could see action soon too.
April 16, 2014
FMCSA is working on a rule to mitigate potential coercion of drivers by shippers, receivers and carriers when crafting new rules.
Business
Speed limiter rule coming? DOT report says yes, and could be this year
Joining an already full trucking regulatory docket this year could be a rule that requires trucks to use speed limiters, though what the limited speed may be isn’t known.
March 13, 2014
truck-highway
Parking
FLSA reform, parking, detention: MCSAC prioritizes reauthorization recommendations
Reforming employee-driver compensation by removing the FLSA overtime exemption was among top recommendations, likewise expanding truck-parking availability, sleep apnea, further New Entrant attention and more.
February 11, 2014
truck stop parking
Voices
Driver-to-driver tip: Slow down for a passing rig
Reader Kurt Kleinschnitz offered this driving tip in part to “improve the quality of life for the other drivers on the highway, and boost the standing of all truck drivers with the public.”
February 3, 2014
Reader Kurt Kleinschnitz offered this story as his “No. 1 OTR driving tip.”
Business
Study says 6Ă—2 axles average 2.5 percent better fuel mileage
The analysis of existing data — with some new track tests — by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed an average payback time of 20 months given fuel-efficiency gains.
January 21, 2014
Find out more about the North American Council for Freight Efficiency via nacfe.org.
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
Life
5 things members of the general public don’t know about truckers
From typical speed to on-the-road conditions and pay packages, misunderstood elements of the trucking business remain in the dark for many in the general public.
September 19, 2013
Wendy Parker writes the George & Wendy Show blog, appearing several times a week on OverdriveOnline.com, dispatched from her ridealong position in the truck with her owner-operator husband, George.
Business
LogBook
Court rejects EPA’s Navistar exemption, expanded Overdrive coming in August, EOBRs among hot topics for agency, OOIDA challenging Minn. out of service criteria and more industry news items are featured.
July 2, 2012
The future of Navistar’s heavy-duty engines, such as this MaxxForce 13, is in question, though the company says it plans to continue selling them.
Business
FMCSA study: Speed limiters improve safety
Research confirms safety benefits of using technology to electronically govern and limit the top speed of commercial trucks.
March 29, 2012
Channel 19
New speed governor: Public art on the roadways
No, it’s not a joke the Kansas DOT is playing on truckers and motorists — nor any kind of sophisticated speed trap. Click through the thumbnail of the picture at right here for a story from the Olathe News on the Kansas City Star’s website about Gastinger Walker Harden architect Joel Marquardt’s Art-n-R-Park public art project/series, […]
June 24, 2011
34mphspeedlimit
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