Regulators are giving thousands of truck drivers relief from work-hour rules to prevent fireworks shows around the country from fizzling out.
The Trump administration is amending a list of truck safety rules, aiming to streamline regulations and make compliance easier.
Stricter language requirements for truck drivers and motor carrier hours-of-service reforms figured prominently in responses to DOT’s request for a regulatory overhaul.
On Monday, the FMCSA revoked eight electronic logging devices tied to Gorilla Fleet Safety LLC, citing failure to meet federal technical standards. Fleets now face a 60-day deadline to replace noncompliant systems or risk violations.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is getting conflicting advice from trucking’s biggest lobbying groups over whether ELDs should remain a requirement for tracking driver hours.
Truckers are getting a new opportunity to tell the Trump administration what regulations are hurting their business.
FMCSA has been told to strengthen ELD requirements after a fatigued truck driver was found to be the probable cause of a 2022 crash that killed three people.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday removed two ELDs from its registered list.
Axle’s universal data platform gathers intelligence that’s focused on helping fleets optimize deliveries, reduce fuel costs and increase driver retention.
After a notice Tuesday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it is revoking an electronic logging device — TMS ONE’s ELD ONE — from its list of self-certified ELDs, CEO Radu Murzac says the company is working on a fix and plans to have the “final issue” resolved in less than two weeks.
America’s top truck safety regulator provides insight into what will be important at her federal agency as she closes in on a year in the driver’s seat.
AskWaves checks in on the latest sentiment from the trucking industry on the effectiveness of ELDs.
Federal regulators are inviting the public to comment on a truck driver’s request to be exempt from hours-of-service rules.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has invalidated an ELD from ArionTech Inc. for “failure to meet the minimum requirements.”
Safety officials warn that federal trucking regulations are not keeping up with industry changes.
OMB’s 2022 agenda for regulatory agencies includes proposals from FMCSA on ELDs and carrier safety ratings.
Regulators are urging carriers to take action to ensure their ELDs remain legal after mobile networks transition out of 3G.
U.S. House passes the five-year surface transportation reauthorization that boosts truck insurance requirements and mandates automatic braking on new trucks.
With the Canadian ELD mandate going into effect on June 12, fleets operating in that country need to know the key differences from U.S. regulations and whether they have a compliant device.
Fireworks lobbying group warns Fourth of July celebrations at risk without waiver extensions from FMCSA.
“For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform.”
KeepTruckin is petitioning the National Transportation Safety Board to rescind its recommendation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remove the company’s logging devices from its list of self-certified vendors following a fiery crash that killed seven motorcyclists.
Since the federal government started regulating the number of hours a truck driver can legally drive in a day, requiring either paper logs or higher-tech records, some motor carriers and truckers have devised ways to skirt the rules by falsifying drivers’ log books.
You can expect the Biden administration to make some type of impact with trucking regulations, but in what areas?
A trucking lobbyist sees the Biden administration taking up the detention time challenge.
Road Hunter, a popular navigation app for truckers, surveyed its users to find out more about their ELD providers. The app’s founder said there is a huge market for truckers potentially willing to switch ELD providers.
FMCSA rule expanding definition of ag commodities called “meritless and reckless” by group of safety advocates.
KeepTruckin landed on FreightWaves’ 2021 FreightTech 25 list for the third time by developing new technology to help alleviate COVID-19 supply chain challenges.
As trucking fleets reassess their safety programs for 2021 and the post-pandemic world, here are five steps they can take to reduce their risk exposure.
Two companies are bringing in partners with yard space that might not already be available or marketed to truck drivers.
E-log violations during roadside inspections and compliance reviews can add up to thousands of dollars in penalties for carriers. Knowing the most common violations is the first step to avoiding these penalties.
Most comments on the SBTC request were in favor of easing ELD and work-day restrictions.
FMCSA has given truck drivers more flexibility with a new split-sleeper provision, but few drivers used the previous provision. Will any use the new one?
“Key differences” also found between ELDs and calculating mileage-based user fees.
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble is a provider of technology solutions for trucking companies, private fleets, freight brokerage, and third-party logistics providers.
Utilizing an open-platform approach allows technology developers to focus on core product development and provide quicker ROI to fleet customers.
Industry has been working with FMCSA to ensure turfgrass was considered an ag commodity under federal rules.
Most small-company truckers are equipped with ELDs despite exemptions.
The partnership includes 15% discounts to Convoy’s carriers looking to buy KeepTruckin products and solutions.
Werner sought hours-of-service exemption to help company upgrade its in-cab telematics.
Provisions still face major scrutiny by Republican-controlled Senate.
Continental customers will switch from using the RoadLog ELD to KeepTruckin ELD solutions.
“The impact of these nuclear verdicts, as well as higher insurance costs, could send more carriers out of business,” said Zach Strickland.
Ransomware could cripple our nation’s transportation infrastructure if firms don’t protect their data and demand more stringent security compliance.
Making the 30-minute rest break more flexible is one of the proposed changes.
Partner Hub enables carriers to control who can access the data coming out of their trucking operations.
Initiative will consider strategies to cut ozone emissions by 2027.
Trailer orders move up and down but the overall industry is ending a decade of growth that is just beginning to slow.
Action averts government shutdown, funds key infrastructure programs.
Platform Science ranked No. 10 on the FreightTech 25 list for 2019. Its open-platform technology streamlines transportation processes to help trucking fleets eliminate waste and save time and money.
R&D investment delivers top-5 status among FreightTech 25.
Automatic onboard recording device users can expect no leniency after Dec. 16.
Connectivity is crucial to success in trucking. Darren Prokop writes about various aspects of connectivity that make trucking more transparent and efficient.
The hard deadline for the ELD mandate hits on December 16, and a significant portion of the fleets that run AOBRDs are looking to put off ELD adoption until the last minute.
Omnitracs reported that 99.9% of its electronic logging devices (ELDs) affected by a four-day connectivity issue are working again, meaning truck drivers can stop manually tracking their movements.
Industry telematics leader Omnitracs is still chasing a fix for a connectivity glitch that caused some models of its electronic logging devices to stop reporting accurate time and location data on Nov. 2.
Sandeep Kar writes about how the ELD mandates in the U.S. and Canada are changing the trucking landscape.
Among the resistant 30%, reasons to avoid dash cams range from protecting driver privacy to the fear of driver turnover.
Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, calls out “small but growing” segment of the trucking industry that is circumventing regulations, including the practice of intentionally misclassifying employee-drivers as contractors
Volvo Trucks North America and its Mack Trucks sibling are partnering with connected transportation company Geotab to send electronic logging device data to the cloud and back for interference-free reporting.
Dan Doran suggests the industry should’ve focused on HOS revisions before discussing ELDs.
IIHS says driver fatigue still is a “major risk factor.”
Software and telematics technology provider Konexial recently launched a Spanish-language version of its electronic logging device (ELD) product, My20 ELD. Ken Evans, chief executive of Knoxville, Tennessee-based Konexial, said the company added the Spanish-language feature at the request of its carrier customers. “We recognize there are people that are of Hispanic descent that are an […]
Experts say revisions could help fix long-term market inefficiencies.
The USDOT and USDA are seeking comments on a revision to hours-of-service and electronic logging device regulations for the agriculture and livestock industries.
Denial to SBTC follows last year’s denial to OOIDA.
Measure also seeks to keep 30-minute rest break, ag hauler ELD exemption.
Whether truck location data is generated from electronic logging devices (ELDs) or proprietary tracking or routing software, there’s one location – the loading dock – where more supply chain visibility is desperately needed, according to freight industry experts. “Anyone can learn how to drive a truck; the hardest part for drivers is navigating through all […]
In partnership with Reliance Partners …Telecom operators are terminating cell phone based tracking services, which would be a game changer in the freight industry as many shippers and 3PLs depend on cellphone pings to track freight movement.
A new petition is seeking White House help to get two bills that would exempt most small trucking companies and owner-operators exempted from the ELD requirement reintroduced to Congress.
Hours of sleep are critical to truck driver safety and to driver retention. The “science of sleep’“ in the context of truck drivers is examined in this article.
ELDs have been required for the majority of the industry for more than a year now, but there are still some that do not have to comply until Dec. 16, 2019. A look back at ELDs, and what the next deadline means.
Canada is working to finalize an ELD rule for truckers in that country. The rule would closely mirror the U.S. regulation, with a few significant differences.
