Trucking

FMCSA permits mobile devices for truck inspection screenings

July 24, 2013

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now permitting states to allow mobile electronic devices such as smartphones or GPS navigation units to be used as transponders for electronic screening systems.

News

FMCSA clarifies off-duty time requirements

July 17, 2013

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revised its regulatory guidance on recording meals and routine stops as off-duty time to be more consistent with its hours-of-service regulations.

Calculators/Utilities

Trucking research institute launches fatigue management website

July 17, 2013

Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, has launched a website on commercial motor vehicle operator fatigue management.

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Livestock haulers receive rest-break exemption for summer

July 10, 2013

Washington – Drivers who transport livestock have received a temporary exemption from the mandated rest break that went into effect July 1 as part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service rule.

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Hours-of-service rule for truckers goes into full effect

July 3, 2013

Washington – The remaining two provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2011 final rule on hours of service went into effect July 1.

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Ferro testifies about hours-of-service regulations

June 28, 2013

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s updated hours-of-service regulations would prevent an estimated 1,400 crashes, 560 injuries and 19 fatalities each year, according to agency Administrator Anne S. Ferro.

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Researchers analyze crash trends among large truck types

June 27, 2013

Arlington, VA – Large truck crash rates are decreasing overall, but the decline is slowed by an increase in crash rates involving medium-duty trucks, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

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FMCSA removes out-of-state conviction reporting requirement

May 1, 2013

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has eliminated a requirement that commercial motor vehicle operators report out-of-state traffic convictions to their licensing state, according to a final rule scheduled to go into effect May 28.

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Cross-border trucking pilot program upheld in court decision

April 24, 2013

Washington – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 19 rejected petitions for review for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program.

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