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Feds grant Wilson Logistics team-driver flexibility

A new federal exemption will allow Wilson Logistics more flexibility for its drivers holding commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) to participate in revenue-generating loads.

The Springfield, Missouri-based carrier sought the exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to allow CLP holders who have passed the commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills test — but have not yet obtained the CDL document from the state where they live — to drive a truck without having a CDL...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/feds-grant-wilson-logistics-team-driver-flexibility

Buttigieg: Raising gas tax ‘on the table’ to pay for infrastructure

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg acknowledged on Thursday that raising the federal gas tax will be one of the options to fund “major investments” needed for highway infrastructure.

“I think all options need to be on the table,” Buttigieg said during his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

“The current state of the highway trust fund [HTF] is that there’s more going out than coming in, and up until now...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buttigieg-raising-gas-tax-on-the-table-to-pay-for-infrastructure

The Daily Dash: Missing driver medical exams; surging freight rates

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a federal watchdog has said that as many as 780,000 truck driver medical examinations may not be in the federal database. Plus, freight rates continue to surge and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans another study on providing more sleeper berth flexibility.

Missing medical records

A seven-month outage of a medical examiner registry maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-daily-dash-missing-driver-medical-exams-surging-freight-rates

The most common e-Log errors & violations – and how to avoid them

the most common ELD violations during roadside inspections

Electronic logging violations cost carriers tens of thousands of dollars, with potential violation fines ranging up to $13,000 per instance in some cases. Most violations, though, are preventable with the right mix of education, training and due diligence.

The recent changes in hours-of-service (HOS) regulations, designed to offer more flexibility for drivers in managing their time, has upped the complexity level of e-log compliance.

The HOS changes, which went into effect at the end of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-most-common-e-log-errors-violations-and-how-to-avoid-them

Hours-of-service rules still flummox fleets

Hours-of-service (HOS) rules remain on the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) 2020 Top 10 list of Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry. But paperwork more than policy changes frustrates fleet managers, according to another study.

The HOS issue fell from second overall to No. 10 in ATRI’s recent critical issues list drawn from responses by more than 3,100 industry stakeholders. HOS placed no lower than third in the ATRI survey over the past decade. It took the No. 1 spot for...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hours-of-service-rules-still-flummox-fleets

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”

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daily-infographic-the-pocket-guide-to-2020-hours-of-service-changes

Split-duty rest break: A lever for boosting capacity?

As the coronavirus pandemic injects more instability into the trucking sector, a push by federal regulators to make hours-of-service (HOS) rules more flexible could also make drivers’ schedules more predictable while boosting capacity.

Last month the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a proposed Split Duty Pilot Program whereby participating truck drivers would have the option to pause their 14-hour driving window with an off-duty period lasting between 30 minutes and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/split-duty-rest-break-a-lever-for-boosting-capacity

Safety advocates considering HOS rules challenge

Two of the safety groups that have been most vocal in opposing the hours-of-service (HOS) changes since they were first proposed in 2018 were still considering on Thursday whether to challenge them immediately after they were rolled out in final form.

The public has 30 days to file a petition for reconsideration with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) after the final rule is published in the Federal Register.

“We’re still going through the [232 pages] with a fine-tooth comb,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/safety-advocates-considering-hos-rules-challenge

BREAKING: FMCSA issues final driver HOS rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its long-awaited final rule on changes to driver hours-of-service (HOS) regulations today with four key provisions it asserts will increase driver flexibility and generate $274 million in cost savings for the U.S. economy.

“The Department of Transportation and the Trump Administration listened directly to the concerns of truckers seeking rules that are safer and have more flexibility – and we have acted,” said FMCSA Acting...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/breaking-fmcsa-issues-final-driver-hos-rule

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