Tag: FMCSA

Safety & Compliance

ELD mandate: Full enforcement has begun; AGC to seek construction exemption

Though full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate began April 1, the Associated General Contractors of America has not given up on seeking an exemption for the construction industry. Brian Deery, senior director of AGC’s Highway & Transportation Division, said that over the next few months AGC will be talking with other industry […]

April 5, 2018

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More truckers, bus drivers wearing seat belts, FMCSA reports

Commercial truck and bus drivers are buckling up more than ever, according to a recent survey by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The survey reports that 86 percent buckled up in 2016, up from 84 percent in 2013, when the survey was last conducted. The rise in seat-belt use has been steady since the […]

November 24, 2017

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NTSB: Fatal bus crash caused by driver fatigue, regulators’ failure

A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board on a motorcoach crash that killed four passengers August 2, 2016, near Livingston, California, criticizes federal regulators for not doing enough to prevent such accidents. “Here’s yet another fatal crash involving both a motorcoach carrier with a starkly evident history of safety problems and a severely […]

November 17, 2017

Crowded rest areas prompt states to help truckers find parking spaces

Eight Midwestern states have joined together to try to solve the lack of available parking for long-haul truckers. The goal is to establish an app that truckers could access to find parking spots in rest areas and truck stops. The technology is now needed more than ever as a federal law takes effect in December […]

November 9, 2017

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$70 million awarded to help reduce commercial vehicle crashes

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded more than $70 million in grants October 2 to states and educational institutions to prevent commercial vehicle crashes. Most of the money will go to help states improve their commercial vehicle safety programs, including adding advanced technology, and to improve the national commercial driver’s license program, the FMCSA […]

October 3, 2017

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Construction Equipment

Breaking down the FMCSA’s 30-minute rest break exemption for heavy haulers

Last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it had granted an exemption of the 30-minute rest break provision in the current hours-of-service regulations to haulers of oversize/overweight loads. The decision is certainly welcomed by the heavy hauling industry, but is a long time in the making. Below, we detail the history of the decision and how it […]

June 22, 2015

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THUD bill heads to full Senate for final vote; Senate committees talk highway funding

Highway funding is a hot topic in the Senate this week as the Appropriations Committee moves the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill to the full Senate floor, the Commerce Committee evaluates the House’s plan to use U.S. Postal Service savings for transportation revenue and the Finance Committee seeks funding for highway and […]

June 5, 2014

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Government shutdown suspends certain DOT activities

The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m., and today 18,481 U.S. Department of Transportation employees aren’t at work because of the shutdown. Obviously, the furloughs are affecting federally-funded programs, with many operations shutting down until the government is back to business as usual. Here’s a breakdown of how the shutdown is impacting DOT activities: […]

October 1, 2013

18,481 DOT positions would be furloughed with government shutdown

Better Roads reported Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would remain operational if the federal government shuts down Tuesday. However, if a government shutdown occurs, about one in three USDOT employees would face furloughs. According to a plan released Friday by USDOT, the agency employs 55,468 people, 18,481 of which could be furloughed […]

September 30, 2013

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FMCSA awards nearly $1 million in grants to train veterans for transportation careers

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) last week announced that nearly $1 million in new grants will be used to help train veterans and military families for jobs in the transportation industry. FMCSA awarded the grants to six colleges in the U.S. as part of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator […]

July 8, 2013

FMCSA inspector sentenced for taking bribes

A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.,A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official in New York state has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes from trucking companies. James H. Wood, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., former supervisor of the Buffalo office of the FMCSA, pleaded guilty in June to taking bribes from third parties working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange he postponed safety audits, provided lists of Canadian companies scheduled for FMCSA inspections and information to be covered in inspections, and initiated favorable audits for those carriers and unfriendly audits for their competitors, according to court documents.

January 3, 2012

Appeals court vacates onboard recorder reg

A federal appeals court on Aug. 26 vacated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder regulation for not addressing how the rule could prevent the devices from being used to harass drivers. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit concluded that “the rule cannot stand because the […]

August 30, 2011

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