Hours of service
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Driver issues
Inside hours-of-service changes: How driver productivity, safety benefit
With upcoming changes to hours-of-service rules, drivers and fleets could see improved productivity, safer operation and fewer violations.
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Infrastructure
Truck stops join owner-operators in rejecting Dems’ highway bill
Provisions still face major scrutiny by Republican-controlled Senate.
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Driver issues
Texas Supreme Court rules against family in ‘overworked’ truck driver death
Mo-Vac’s terminal manager stated that truck drivers, including Fabian Escobedo, were ordered to work at least 100 hours per week and sometimes worked 19-24 hours…
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Driver issues
House Democrats propose delay of hours-of-service rules
Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill
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Driver issues
5 self-audit steps needed to ramp up carrier compliance
As trucking operations ramp up after COVID-19-related shutdowns, and drivers return to work, some routines may need refreshing so fleets and drivers avoid violations.
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Driver issues
FMCSA yet to receive evidence of broker transparency law violations
Mullen not expecting the issue to “go away any time soon”
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News
Carrier safety ratings to continue despite COVID-19 constraints
FMCSA plans to “leverage technology” to conduct off-site compliance reviews during pandemic emergency.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Pronto AI seeks hours-of-service exemption for Copilot drivers
Startup wants its customers to be allowed an additional two hours in workday.
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Driver issues
TruckPark reservation system integrated with Trucker Tools app
A new integration between TruckPark and Trucker Tools will allow users of the Trucker Tools app to reserve parking spaces in the TruckPark network inside…
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Trucking Regulation
COVID-19 Update: FMCSA Hours of Service waiver extended
Virginia opens up scales to parking The Hours of Service (HOS) waiver handed down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) last month at…
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