Movers Seek Hours-of-Service Exemption
The American Moving & Storage Association has applied for an exemption for its 3,700 member companies from federal regulations preventing motor carriers from driving following the 14th hour after coming on duty.
September 10, 2014Fleets Struggle With HOS Effects in 1st Year Since Restart Change
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says the changes to the hours-of-service restart rule, which marks its first anniversary this week, are saving lives and making the roads safer.
June 30, 2014McKee Foods’ Hours-of-Service Waiver Comment Period Closes
The comment period on a McKee Foods Transportation application for an hours-of-service waiver ended June 11 with 12 comments filed, total, including one from American Trucking Associations in favor.
June 17, 2014Printouts of Onboard Recording Device Records Not Required, FMCSA Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued regulatory guidance clarifying that commercial motor vehicles equipped with automatic onboard recording devices do not need to supply print outs of their hours records to inspectors.
May 13, 2014ATRI Slams Safety Claims in HOS Restart Report
The American Transportation Research Institute said a government-commissioned study of the federal hours-of-service rule change was overly generous in crediting the new regulation for improving safety.
April 28, 2014Letters: Hours of Service, Carriers’ Dilemma
When I received my March 24 copy of Transport Topics and saw the front-page article with the words “Level the Playing Field” in the headline, I was immediately angered. What do all the big fleets want? It appears to me that they want to upset the field completely in their favor.
April 21, 2014Key House Lawmakers Question HOS Rule
WASHINGTON — The top transportation appropriator in the House on April 3 called into question the benefits of a rule that limits work hours for truckers, in a hearing examining the Obama administration’s fiscal 2015 budget request for transportation agencies.
April 3, 2014Key House Members Ask GAO to Evaluate HOS Rule’s 34-Hour Restart Provision
Two leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have requested that the Government Accountability Office evaluate the studies used to support the 34-hour restart provision in the federal hours-of-service rule.
April 3, 2014Fleets Say HOS Hurts Driver Pay, Recruiting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fleet executives said last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rule continue to cut into drivers’ productivity and take-home pay, further complicating their efforts to recruit and retain drivers.
March 17, 2014HOS Rules Continue to Hurt Drivers, Execs Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fleet executives said last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rule continue to take a bite out of drivers’ take-home pay and further complicate efforts to retain drivers.
March 11, 2014