Letters: Broker Bonds Again, Recruitment Revisited, Hours-of-Service
This never-ending hours-of-service regulatory process reminds me of a quip from a John Wayne movie: “We’re burnin’ daylight.” Trucks continue to roll down our nation’s highways, with drivers more confused than ever on pending legislation.
June 20, 2011Trucking Exec Testifies Against Proposed Changes to HOS Rule
Proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service rule are unwarranted and would harm small businesses nationwide, a trucking executive told a Congressional panel Tuesday.
June 14, 2011Reaffirm the HOS Rule
Now that the comment period on the latest twist in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s long, drawn-out trek to a permanent hours-of-service rule has expired, it’s time for the agency to reaffirm its support for the very successful regulation that already exists.
June 10, 2011Ferro Says FMCSA Should Complete Work on New Hours-of-Service Rule by October
BALTIMORE — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to complete work on hours-of-service rule revisions by late October, three months later than its original target date, according to Administrator Anne Ferro.
May 30, 2011FMCSA to Issue HOS Rule by Oct. 28
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will publish its revised hours-of-service rule by Oct. 28, not the July 26 deadline previously set by a court, the agency said in a court filing.
May 27, 2011FMCSA Reopens HOS Comment Period for Review of Four New Studies
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reopening its hours-of-service proposed rule to public comments in order to allow review of four new studies.
May 9, 2011ATA Backs Electronic Logging to Monitor Drivers’ Hours
American Trucking Associations is endorsing a federal proposal that trucking companies use electronic logging devices to monitor drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service rules
April 8, 2011ATA Remains ‘Poised’ to File Lawsuit if HOS Rule Is Unchanged, Windsor Says
American Trucking Associations is “poised” to file a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if the agency adopts a proposed rule that could cut driver time to 10 hours a day, ATA Chairman Barbara Windsor said.
March 28, 2011Opinion: Does the U.S. Hate Big Trucks?
As the latest round of hours-of-service regulatory change plays out in Washington, I have come to the realization that the trucking industry is broken.
March 25, 2011ATA Mulls Suit Over HOS Rule
American Trucking Associations is “poised” to file a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if the agency adopts a proposed rule that would cut driver time to 10 hours a day, ATA Chairman Barbara Windsor said.
March 22, 2011