Ohio Trash Collection and Recycling Carrier Seeks Exemption From HOS Shorthaul Requirements
Kimble Recycling & Disposal Inc. has requested a five-year exemption from federal hours-of-service shorthaul requirements, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced in a May 28 Federal Register document.
Railroad Representatives Petition FMCSA for HOS Exemption
Two companies and a trade association representing railroad employees have petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for relief from certain hours-of-service rules.
4 Ways to Improve Your Fleet By Managing Driver Hours
Tracking is a well-known telematics feature, but it’s just the start of what telematics can do. In the latest white paper from MiX Telematics, we’ll explore how monitoring and analyzing driver hours can drastically improve a fleet's safety, efficiency and compliance.
February 13, 2019FMCSA Grants One HOS Exemption, Receives Request for Another
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted reprieve from hours-of-service rules to one group and received an exemption request from the rules from another.
Industry Experts Take on Top Trucking Issues
For trucking companies today, the good news is that business is booming. That is also the less than good news. Tight capacity is making some of trucking’s top issues – the driver shortage, ELD, hours of service, truck parking – even more challenging.
September 5, 2018Go Beyond Compliant
What does it take for drivers and assets to be worthy of your company’s name? After all, they represent your company in a highly visible way every day they are on the road as your moving billboards. Fleetworthy believes the only way to safeguard your business – and the public’s safety – is to operate at a higher standard. To insist on not just meeting the minimum standard requirements, but exceeding them.
June 30, 2018PepsiCo Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Settle California Drivers’ Work Break Lawsuit
PepsiCo Inc. and related companies agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that drivers didn’t receive breaks required by California law.
Guest Editorial: A Clear Message on Hours-of-Service Reform
From ATA President and CEO Chris Spear: There’s a growing chorus to address federal hours-of-service rules, and American Trucking Associations is actively shaping the debate.
Roadcheck Focuses on Fatigued Truck Drivers
BRANDON, Iowa — Officer Chris Wicklund with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Agency peered into the red Kenworth’s engine, slid under the semitrailer on a mechanic’s creeper and checked the driver’s log book.
Senate Bill Would Ease HOS, ELD Demands on Livestock Haulers
A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced a bill that would relax both electronic logging device and hours-of-service requirements for livestock haulers.