Trucking and Motorcoaches
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316
U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program Operational Update Report for Reporting Period: 02/03/2014 - 02/09/2014
Number of Motor Carriers with Active Operating Authority, Carrier Name, Operating Authority Granted, Pending, Dismissed, Withdrawn, Revoked Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study
The study compared 5-month work schedules and assessed SCEs (e.g., crashes, near-crashes, and crash-relevant conflicts), operator fatigue/alertness, and short-term health outcomes among CMV drivers operating under a 1-night rest period versus drivers operating under a rest period with 2 or more...
National Safety Code Change: Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has revised National Safety Code (NSC) – Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection (PMVI) - Standard 11. Implementation for the revised NSC-11 standard is anticipated throughout Canada starting in 2015. The Federal Motor Carrier...
U.S. Regulatory Change: Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports
In a Final Rule published on December 18, 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rescinded the requirement that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in the United States in interstate commerce, except drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs, submit, and motor...
Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee (ELDTAC) by Charter to conduct a negotiated rulemaking (Reg-Neg) on entry-level training for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMV). The Committee will provide...
Hours of Service of Drivers
FMCSA suspends enforcement of certain sections of the Agency’s Hours of Service (HOS) rules as required by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, enacted December 16, 2014. Specifically, FMCSA suspends the requirements regarding the restart of a driver’s 60- or 70-hour...
FMCSA Announces Intention to Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through a Federal Register notice that the agency is seeking comment from commercial driver and training organizations, truck and bus associations, motor carriers, state licensing and law enforcement agencies, labor unions,...
U.S. Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Billion Annual Paperwork Burden for U.S. Trucking Industry.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that, effective Dec. 18, 2014, professional truck drivers will no longer have to comply with a burdensome daily paperwork requirement, saving the trucking industry an estimated $1.7 billion annually without compromising...