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⏰ The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) has extended the time allotted for Covid-relief hours of service to carriers.
The 90-day extension includes direct assistance to support the logistics involved with Covid-19 supplies. Commodities included are gasoline, food, vaccines, and more.
Tom Weakley of the OOIDA Foundation is speaking out against a pay-by-the-mile system for drivers, which he claims encourages safety violations and takes money out of their pockets.
While the new ELD mandate doesn’t modify any of the underlying rules in place for hours-of-service (HOS) requirements, Canadian provinces and territories now have the authority to monitor vehicles and issue citations based on ELD data.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a change to its mandate regarding pre-2000 engines and how ELDs are expected to act.
The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (HR7517), which is currently being evaluated in Congress, would end the exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act for motor carriers.
FleetOps, a Toronto-based capacity aggregation and freight matching software provider, analyzed data from electronic logging devices (ELDs) and came up with some surprising conclusions.
In March 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an emergency order in light of the pandemic, providing some regulatory relief from a handful hours-of-service regulations truckers had been relegated to previously.
Canada is preparing to enforce electronic logging device (ELD) rules for motor carriers on January 1, 2023.
The 90-day extension includes direct assistance to support the logistics involved with Covid-19 supplies. Commodities included are gasoline, food, vaccines, and more.
Studies have been released singing the praises of automation, and labor talks are beginning to incorporate the operations method for the ports’ future.
The FMCSA’s adjustment to its 30-minute rest break rule conflicts with two safety issues that are caused by the previous regulation.
Employed company drivers and leased owner-operators are often expected to record a level of ‘personal conveyance’ - a term meant to refer to off-duty driving of the vehicle for reason unrelated to business.
The OOIDA is organizing in order to represent trucker’s interests during oral arguments in regards to a lawsuit involving hours-of-service requirements.
Furthering their efforts, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is continuing to press for the removal of electronic logging devices that do not meet their minimum requirements.