FMCSA’s hours-of-service exemption implicated in fatal truck crash

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board came down hard on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after the board found that a fatigued driver of a milk-hauling tank truck was abusing the hours-of-service agriculture exemption — with little oversight of the exemption from FMCSA — when he was involved in a fatal crash.

The NTSB met on Tuesday to discuss the findings and staff recommendations of an investigation into the multivehicle crash on June 9, 2021, that killed four...

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FMCSA clears up work rules for ag and livestock haulers

The Trump administration has issued a final rule aimed at making it easier for agricultural commodity and livestock drivers to comply with conflicting work-rule regulations.

The rule, which goes into effect 15 days after publication in the Federal Register, was issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“Our nation’s farmers and agriculture haulers will...

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Daily Infographic: The pocket guide to 2020 hours-of-service changes


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For more in-depth information on these changes, download J. J. Keller’s free whitepaper:
“The New 2020 Hours of Service Rule: More Flexibility & Productivity”

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