FMCSA Accepting Petitions to Roll Back Meal and Rest Break Rules
The California and Washington State preemption rulings have withstood legal challenge. Nonetheless, FMCSA now takes the unprecedented step of accepting waiver petitions to set aside those rulings. FMCSA advises prospective petitioners that they need not argue that the preemption decisions under the prior administration were erroneous. Instead, FMCSA requests that petitioners address three issues.
Blog, Regulations, Trucking CommunityGot Trucking Hazmat Questions? PHMSA Developing FAQs.
There is a little-known U.S. Transportation Department agency that is responsible for developing and enforcing regulations for the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials, including by truck. Recently, it took another step to help improve compliance with federal hazmat regulations.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyThe Trucking Lawsuit Problem and How to Fix It
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) documents and studies the impact of litigation on trucking, tracking both large and small but numerous verdicts. Now the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, through its Institute for Legal Reform, is building on the ATRI research. Chamber researchers offer an overview of truck accident litigation and its effect, not just on trucking, but on the customers of trucking and ultimately, the U.S. economy.
Blog, Safety, Trucking CommunityPodcast #75: The Problem with Truck Driver Medical Certificates
In order to legally drive a big rig in interstate commerce, truckers are required to have a physical examination from a qualified medical examiner. If they pass, they get a Medical Examiners Certificate that’s good for up to two years. However, nearly half of the nation’s truck drivers are certified for less than one year, resulting in problems for them as well as truck fleets.
Blog, Podcasts, Regulations, Trucking CommunityUrinalysis Fails to Catch Most Truck Driver Drug Use
In the study, hair testing revealed opioid use at a rate 25 times greater than detected by urinalysis. Cocaine was identified by hair tests 23 times more often than by urine tests. Amphetamines and methamphetamines? Thirteen times as much. Marijuana was found five times more, PCP three times more, and, though fewer in number, ecstasy a resounding 65 times as much as determined in urine tests.
Blog, Regulations, SafetyTolls Cost Motor Carriers More Than Just Road Fees. Much More.
This article is not about the price of doing business on America’s roadways. Tolls aren’t going anywhere, and neither are their annual fee increases. This resource details the hidden costs beyond tolling rates and how overlooking the true price of ineffective toll management affects your business’s bottom line.
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