The increasing number of regulatory exemptions approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is causing confusion and inconsistencies in enforcement by roadside inspectors, according to the head of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
February 29, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Congress Has Multiple Options for Fixing HOS Glitch
Multiple pieces of congressional legislation are being considered as the best vehicle to fix a technical glitch in a fiscal 2016 funding law related to the hours-of-service rule for truckers.
February 21, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Lawmakers to Look at Legislation to Fix Hours-of-Service Rule ‘Glitch’
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will look at legislation that would provide a short-term authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration to attach technical language pertaining to an hours-of-service rule for truckers in a fiscal 2016 funding law.
February 17, 2016GovernmentBusiness
ATA Working to Avoid Inadvertent Elimination of HOS Restart Rule
An omission in the fiscal 2016 omnibus funding bill would require federal regulators to eliminate an hours-of-service restart rule that took effect in 2013 if a federal study of the rule fails to show it has safety benefits, according to a spokesman for American Trucking Associations.
February 16, 2016GovernmentBusiness
J.J. Keller Receives Patent for HOS Technology
J.J. Keller & Associates announced that it has received a U.S. patent for technology that improves the collection of vehicle data and reporting of drivers’ hours of service for light- and medium-duty trucks.
February 12, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Virginia Tech to Lead FMCSA-Funded Flexible HOS Study
Virginia Tech, along with subcontractors from Washington State and SmartDrive, has been awarded a $2.5 million contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to study a flexible hours-of-service safety provision that will allow longhaul truck drivers to split their required sleeper berth time into shorter periods.
December 30, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Congress Imposes Hurdles for Restoring HOS Restart
An expansive fiscal 2016 funding bill that avoids a shutdown of the federal government offered a significant victory for the trucking industry by extending the suspension of the hours-of-service restart rule, but it did not include language to allow twin 33-foot trailers nationwide.
December 21, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Congress Passes Omnibus That Adds Requirements to HOS Restart Study
Congress has passed a fiscal 2016 funding bill that would direct federal trucking regulators to expand a review of a suspended hours-of-service restart rule for motor carriers before that rule may be reinstated.
December 17, 2015GovernmentBusiness
HOS Restart Suspension May Extend Through February
The hours-of-service restart rules for truck drivers likely will remain suspended through February, a few months longer than expected.
November 20, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Moving Association to Press Congress on CSA Reform, HOS
American Moving and Storage Association members will call on Congress to reform trucking regulations they say impact the industry.
September 16, 2015