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Women of Trucking Advisory Board Ensures Future of Female Drivers

WOTAB is designed to recruit, retain, support and ensure the safety of women commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and strengthen the trucking industry as a whole.

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ELD Compliance Deadline Will Not Be Extended Past Dec. 17

On Dec. 17, 2019, all motor carriers and drivers subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic logging devices final rule must use an ELD.

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FMCSA Wants to Make Drivers Safer and Have More Flexibility

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its proposed rulemaking on changes to the hours of service rules to increase safety on roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial vehicle drivers.

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FMCSA Streamlines CDL Skills Testing

A proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking to let states have more flexibility to conduct commercial driver's license skills tests.

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FMCSA Looks to Allow You Truckers to Cross State Lines

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a potential pilot that would allow drivers ranging from ages 18 to 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce

Produce Groups Seek Two-Year Wait on ELDs

Industry associations have asked the FMCSA for a two-year exemption on the ELD mandate.

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Women of Trucking Advisory Board Ensures Future of Female Drivers

WOTAB is designed to recruit, retain, support and ensure the safety of women commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and strengthen the trucking industry as a whole.

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ELD Compliance Deadline Will Not Be Extended Past Dec. 17

On Dec. 17, 2019, all motor carriers and drivers subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic logging devices final rule must use an ELD.

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FMCSA Wants to Make Drivers Safer and Have More Flexibility

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its proposed rulemaking on changes to the hours of service rules to increase safety on roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial vehicle drivers.

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FMCSA Streamlines CDL Skills Testing

A proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking to let states have more flexibility to conduct commercial driver's license skills tests.

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FMCSA Looks to Allow You Truckers to Cross State Lines

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a potential pilot that would allow drivers ranging from ages 18 to 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce

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Produce Groups Seek Two-Year Wait on ELDs

Industry associations have asked the FMCSA for a two-year exemption on the ELD mandate.

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First ELD Mandate Exemption Granted

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted the first exemption to the upcoming electronic logging mandate last week to the Truck Rental and Leasing Association.

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FMCSA Postpones Driver Training Rule in Compliance with Trump Memo

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OOIDA Files Another Appeal Targeting FMCSA's Sleep Apnea Provision

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association claims the DOT slipped in a provision on sleep apnea screening into the final rule that was not included in the proposed rule, thereby bypassing the legal rulemaking process.

During the three-year pilot program, the safety records of these younger drivers would be compared to the records of a control group of comparable size, comprised of drivers who are 21 years of age or older and who have comparable training and experience in driving vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license (CDL).

FMCSA Proposes Allowing 18-Year Olds to Drive Commercial Vehicles Across State Lines

FMCSA has proposed a pilot program to allow a limited number of individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce if they have received specified heavy-vehicle driver training.

The CVSA petition noted roadside law enforcement officers and inspectors have no way to know for sure that truckers are actually not working during the 30-minute rest break. Along with not having any way to verify the legitimacy of the rest break, enforcement is also complicated by the exemptions to the rest break FMCSA has granted to select segments of the trucking industry, according to CVSA.

FMCSA Defends 30-Minute Rest Break Rule, Nixes Proposal

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, a national association of commercial motor vehicle enforcement officials, petitioned FMCSA in November 2015 to drop the mandatory 30-minute rest break.

Effective Aug. 8, 2016, the final rule revises Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and holds motor carriers and drivers responsible for ensuring that passengers riding in large commercial trucks are using seat belts.

FMCSA: Commercial Truck Passengers Must Wear Seat Belts

In 2014, 37 passengers traveling unrestrained in the cab of a large truck were killed in roadway crashes, according to the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

This notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) presents the hybrid approach adopted by the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee (ELDTAC), combining a required minimum number of behind-the-wheel (BTW) hours (range and public road) with a prescribed theory curriculum for which no minimum number of hours is required. The NPRM incorporates performance-based concepts by requiring that driver-trainees demonstrate proficiency in both the BTW and theory portions of the curricula.

FMCSA Proposes Training Standards For Entry-Level Commercial Drivers

This notice of proposed rule making presents the hybrid approach adopted by the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee, combining a required minimum number of behind-the-wheel hours with a prescribed theory curriculum.

FMCSA To Post Recorded ELD/HOS Webinars

The webinars are designed to give industry participants an overview of the rule and implementation plan, and explain how the first phase of its implementation will impact enforcement.

FMCSA: 34-Hour Restart Contingent On Suspending HOS Rules

Reimplementation of the rules, suspended by Congress in late 2014, is contingent on the recently completed study's review by the DOT, the Office of the Inspector General and Congress itself.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a rulemaking proposal designed to enhance the agency’s ability to identify non-compliant motor carriers.

FMCSA Announces Stricter Safety Rules For Trucks

The proposal would update FMCSA’s safety fitness rating methodology by integrating on-road safety data from inspections, along with the results of carrier investigations and crash reports, to determine a motor carrier’s overall safety fitness each month.

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FCSMA Finalizes Electronic Logging Rules For Trucks

The American Trucking Associations hailed the rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices by commercial vehicles as a historic step forward for the industry.

FMCSA Issues Rule To Protect Drivers From Coercion To Violate Safety Rules

The rule provides FMCSA with the authority to take enforcement action not only against motor carriers, but also against shippers, receivers, and transportation intermediaries.

American Trucking Associations Calls On FMCSA To Move To Risk-Based Enforcement Programs

The report presents a range of recommendations relating to FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, more efficient use of field enforcement resources ways to make on-site compliance reviews more effective.

FMCSA Rescinds ‘No Defect’ DVIR Rule For Motor Carriers of Property

Effective Dec. 18, 2014, professional truck drivers will no longer have to comply with a burdensome daily paperwork requirement associated with completing daily vehicle inspection reports (DVIR) when no defects were found.

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ELD Helps Fleets Comply With HOS And Other Driver Safety Rules

The ELD, which takes effect is 2016, is a way to enforce the drivers’ hours of service (HOS) mandate, which limits a driver’s working hours to 70 hours in order to lessen the risk of fatigue-related accidents.

FMCSA Announces Pilot Program For Wireless Inspections

Drivers will be able to stay at speed while the commercial mobile radio service technology actually does the inspections.

FMCSA Proposes New E-Log Mandate On All Trucks

The requirement would help enforce hours-of-service rules, reduce paperwork burdens on carriers and ensure that drivers are not harassed according to FMCSA.

FMCSA Pulls Carrier In US-Mexico Long-Haul Program

There have been more than 12,600 crossings into the U.S. by Mexican companies in the current program, with about 60 made by now-suspended carrier Tristan Transfer.