hours of service News Updates
Editorial: Waiting and Hoping
The good news is that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration missed the court-imposed deadline for submitting its latest iteration of the hours-of-service rule to govern commercial drivers.
November 7, 2011DOT Moves Driver Hours Rule to White House for OMB Review
The Department of Transportation advanced its hours-of-service rule revision to the White House Office of Management and Budget last week, the final procedural step before the public gets a first glimpse of the new regulation.
November 7, 2011FMCSA Postpones Issuing Final HOS Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not meet Friday’s court settlement deadline to issue its final hours-of-service rule.
October 31, 2011ATA Cites Concern with LaHood’s HOS Letter
American Trucking Associations cited concern with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s recent letter to Congress that DOT is drafting a new hours-of-service proposal based on the “most comprehensive and up-to-date data and analysis.”
October 26, 2011LaHood Urges Senator to Drop HOS Amendment
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent a letter to Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) shortly after the freshman senator filed paperwork introducing an amendment to keep current hours-of-service rules in place, urging her to drop the motion.
October 20, 2011Senator’s Measure Would Block HOS Rule
A Senate amendment introduced this week would stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from implementing its plan to revise the federal hours-of-service rule.
October 19, 2011Teamsters, Safety Groups Press Obama on HOS Changes
Highway safety advocates and the Teamsters union have written to President Obama asking him to “expeditiously more forward” on the new hours of service rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 11, 2011Boehner, Cantor Ask Obama to Withdraw HOS Proposal
The two senior-ranking House Republican members said the Obama administration should withdraw proposed regulations for truck drivers’ hours-of-service, Bloomberg reported.
October 6, 2011Mica Letter Cites ‘Concern’ on Proposed Hours-of-Service Rule Changes
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and three other congressmen have sent a letter to President Obama expressing “concern” over proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service rules governing truck drivers.
September 28, 2011Rand McNally, McLeod Offer HOS Application
CHICAGO — Rand McNally Co. announced the latest integration of its TruckPC and TND 760 Fleet Edition software with McLeod Software’s upgraded LoadMaster Enterprise and Powerbroker Version 10.3 applications.
September 26, 2011